Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Safeguarding the world’s remaining forests is a high-priority goal. We assess the biophysical option space for feeding the world in 2050 in a hypothetical zero-deforestation world. We systematically combine realistic assumptions on future yields, agricultural areas, livestock feed and human diets. For each scenario, we determine whether the supply of …
The Amazon has it bad, but the Cerrado may have it even worse. After all, at least you’ve actually heard of the Amazon. The Cerrado isn’t as big, but it is still one of the largest and most important ecosystems in one of the largest and most environmentally rich countries …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called upon people to "collectively work" to conserve forests, saying more forests will lead to more water resources which will ultimately help farmers and future generations. "On International Day of Forests, let us pledge to collectively work to conserve forests and increase green cover," …
With over N676.8bn spent in international conservation funding to protect biodiversity and stop tropical deforestation in Africa since the early 1990s, the forest has gone down the more, a new study has found. The study found that conservation aid alone has not been able to counteract deforestation pressures, and in …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Changes in Forest Rules, 01/03/2016. Use of forest land and cutting of trees standing thereon for widening of roads and execution of other non-forest activities requires prior approval of Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 …
Dehradun: Chief minister Harish Rawat on Sunday directed the state forest department to impose a ban on religious feasts in areas that fall under national parks such as Rajaji National Park and Corbett National Park. Addressing a meeting of top forest and senior officials, including chief secretary Shatrughana Singh, at …
The National Mission for a Green India proposal, released under the aegis of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, is a significant attempt to integrate the mechanism of ecosystem services in the overall framework of forest conservation in India. It suggests a series of strategies for improving the quality …
BHUBANESWAR: The State level steering committee of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) has approved an ambitious annual plan of operation (APO) for 2015-16 with a financial outlay of Rs 513 crore. Claiming that Odisha has emerged as the leading State in implementation of CAMPA and creation of …
Reducing emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) that is being implemented in Kisongwe village, Kilosa district boundary (over 500km from Dar es Salaam) has caused dispute with their neighbouring village of Rudewa-Batini, after the former claimed to have invaded the latter’s location in a bid to expand its project. …
FAO and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD have joined efforts to prepare this discussion paper on sustainable financing for FLR. It provides an overview of existing funding sources and financial instruments that could be used and adapted specifically for the implementation of FLR efforts at the national, regional and …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred Sixty-ninth Report on "Environmental issues of Himachal Pradesh in General and Shimla in Particular". The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests undertook a study visit to Shimla from 14th …
A local tribe from East Kalimantan and a green group from Belitung, Bangka-Belitung province, have won prestigious UN Development Program (UNDP) green awards for their efforts to protect the environment and advance sustainable development. The Dayak Benuaq tribe from Muara Tae village in West Kutai, East Kalimantan, won the 2015 …
Forest dept credits its Mangrove Cell, but environmentalists dispute figures, say much more needs to be done. Maharashtra has seen the highest rise in mangrove cover across the country in the last two years, recording a phenomenal growth of 36 square kilometres, according to a Forest Survey of India (FSI) …
A new report from the New Climate Economy finds that land use practices that restore degraded agricultural or forest lands and protect natural areas could reduce emissions by as much as 9.0 Gt CO2e by 2030 while also delivering more productive agricultural lands and greater resilience of rural livelihoods. The …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mining in Forest Areas, 01/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects. The Central Government has accorded approvals under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 over 3,866 ha …
This paper compiles nine in-depth case studies of sub-national climate mitigation programs that exceed or lead national policy directives. From California to Rajasthan, India, these case studies reveal a range of local partnerships that exhibit strong climate leadership. In addition to examining the policy frameworks that make these accomplishments possible, …
For generations, Chen Jiafen’s family lived in the shadow of a 4,700-year-old ginkgo tree in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. But they and their neighbors had to move in 2011 to make room for the 50-meter tree whose vast roots were undermining nearby buildings. Despite now living about a kilometer away, …
Bhopal Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that protecting forests is necessary to conserve environment. Human race will not survive if forests are not saved. The Chief Minister was addressing 2-day Chief Conservators of Forests’ convention at Academy of Administration here today. Forest Minister Dr. Gaurishankar Shejwar was …
It was 2013 and I was swimming down a peaceful river in the Areng Valley in Cambodia, where many siamese crocodiles live. Further down the river young activists, who had earlier that year been shot at by the police during political protests, filmed me as I talked in Khmer about …
As many as 15,600 hectares of land in Jambi have been burned down in the last three months, some of which are in forest areas, a forestry official has said. Jambi Forestry Agency head Irmansyah said on Tuesday that around 35 percent of the total burned down land in Jambi …
