'Area under notified forests in State decreasing'
The Assam State Forest Minister G C Langthasa today said that due to encroachment, the area under notified forests in the state has gone down to an alarming 16 per cent in terms of closed forests which is well below the norm of 33 per cent recommended by the national …
Cachar police launches afforestation drive in Silchar town
An afforestation project titled "Sabuj Dhara" of Cachar Police was ceremonially started in Silchar town in Assam by PHE Minster Dinesh Prasad Goala. Under this scheme, 22,000 saplings will be planted within August in various parts of Cachar districts.
Civic agencies colour blind to plight of trees
Just last week, around 2,000 trees were lost in the heavy rains and storm that lashed the Capital. the loss of green cover was deeply mourned by environmentalists, the Delhi Government and even the two civic bodies the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the New Delhi Municipal Council. Ironically, the …
Activists attack industry friendly forest policies
Environmental groups launched protests in Washington DC and Montana to draw attention to the impacts of President George W. Bush's energy and environmental policies on national forest lands. The groups have targeted former timber industry lobbyist Mark Rey, the Department of Agriculture's under secretary for natural resources and environment.
Minister warns timber mafia
Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister Thakur Roop Singh addressing a rural gathering of forest beneficiaries at Syanj village in Gohar valley of Nachan forest Division today said 364 Forest development Committees had been constituted in the Mandi district to ensure the active involvement of people in all forest activities right from …
Arunachal has 550 species of orchids, faces competition from Thailand
Arunachal Pradesh has 550 species of orchids out of which 300 of them are very rare, 50 endangered and four are rarest, species, according to A N Rao, the in-charge of Tippi Orchidological Centre. Since there was a less commercial beautiful object in India, Singapore and Thailand have taken the …
Nenmeli: Barren wasteland transformed into green zone
Nenmeli seems like just another village. Little would you guess that just a few years ago, it was a barren wasteland. The villagers of Nenmeli attribute the change to the persistent efforts of the CPR Environment Education Centre(CPREEC). The CPREEC authorities adopted watershed practices for hillock plantation.
Warding off environmental evils
On the occasion of World Environment Day, The Statesman, in association with Ogilvy and Mather advertising has started a unique campaign to draw attention to dwindling green cover of the Kolkata city and to save the existing trees.
RFs freed from encroachers
The Forest Department today demolished 115 houses in Amsang and South Amsang Reserve Forest (RF) in Guwahati city and recovered 36 hectares of forest land from the encroachers.
Karnataka to ease sandalwood cultivation rules
The Karnataka Government will come out with a new set of rules soon to liberalise sandalwood cultivation. The rules are part of a new thrust to tap the State's sandalwood wealth and are meant to curb the large-scale smuggling of the precious trees, the Forest and Ecology Minister, Mr. K …
Tree plantation organised
Youth Organisation of Pollution Control organised a tree plantation programme on Motia Lake road near Tajul Masajid(Madhya Pradesh) on the second day of its environmental awareness programme on Sunday.
Farmers make trees bleed in their fight for justice
In the ongoing agitation by the Bhartiya Kisan union,in Haryana trees have become a major casualty and this loss is being totally ignored. In a state where the forest cover is fats depleting, the union activists are felling trees for blocking highways.
Working plan of seven State forest divisions approved
Centre has approved working plan of Karnataka State Forest department for seven divisions. These plans will be in force for the next ten years. There are totally 37 forest divisions in the State. The Centre is likely to approve the working plan for another ten divisions in a month's time. …
Govt. seeks SC nod to cut dead trees
The Karnataka State Government is awaiting a green signal from the Union Government and the Supreme Court to clear dead and fallen trees from the forest area, said Forest Minister K H Ranganath on Monday. He said the presence of dead and fallen trees would pose a hindrance to many …
Adilabad forests up for grabs
Teak is being illegally felled by timber smugglers with apparent connivance of forest officials. The trees are being felled continously for the last one week on either side of the NH 7 starting from Mavala centenary park towards Seetagondi in an estimated area of 10 sqare km.
Timber smuggler held
A team of Assam Forest Protection Force and forest staff led by South Guwahati Range Officer Dilip Kalita arrested a timber smuggler Md. Chiraj Ali and seized two elephants while they were being engaged in pulling smuggler logs, at Kayempathal area along Assam-Meghalaya border on May 31.
A million trees in arid Ladakh and still getting strong
After planting over a million trees in arid Ladakh he wheezes now at the age of 72. Through his 30-years and beyond, of dedication in the Forest department Nawang Sanghe took up the daunting task of planting trees in the cold and dry wilderness of Ladakh. They (people and officials …
New action plan to conserve CHT forests soon
Deputy Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs, Bangladesh Moni Swapon Dewan said that the government would formulate a new action plan very soon to consere the forest resources of the hill district and their proper utilization.
Eco-friendly school begins course for Std XI students
International Baccalaureate curriculum with the Panvel International Eco-Friendly School(PIES) at Panvel fofering XIth standard courses for the coming academic year. PIES, which is on the verge of getting clearance from the forest department for constructing its unique ecosystem in tune with rural life at Karambeli village, will be offering the …
Strong winds fan forest fires across Canadian west
A wildfire burning huge tracts of tinder-dry northern Alberta forest spread last week despite the efforts of an army of firefighters, and meteorologists predicted little change in the hot, windy weather that has fanned the blaze. The inferno, which forced the evacuation of a small community, has grown by about …
