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 …
Around 500 students of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here have launched a campaign to save the Western Ghats. They have demanded that the Centre hold wider consultations on the draft notification of the High-Level Working Group (HLWG), also known as the Kasturirangan Committee report, which reduces the Ecologically …
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday launched a pilot afforestation programme, near the famous tourist resort of Pahalgam, with an aim to restore critically-degraded forests in the State. In an effort aimed at eco-restoration of the degraded forests, Governor N. N. Vohra and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed launched …
A community based conservation group in Tharaka-Nithi County has raised the red flag over continuous logging of indigenous trees in the Mt Kenya Forest. The Atiririri Bururi ma Chuka group said counties surrounding the forest were grappling with the problem of climate change as the logging continues unchecked. Speaking at …
Union Government has launched Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy-2015 to promote greening of National Highway corridors across the country. The policy was unveiled by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi. Key features of Green Highways Policy 2015: Promote greening and development eco-friendly …
The forest department has started building a team of forest ambassadors to promote forest and wildlife conservation among natives of the villages around Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. On October 2, the forest department will kick off a week-long programme where teenage boys and girls of the 85 villages in the surroundings …
Describing forest as nature's great gift, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for framing a policy and involving people to conserve forest wealth in the state. "A policy paper should be framed on rejuvenating our forest wealth. The people's participation should be central to the efforts …
The Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Co-oporation and Development have launched the "Programme on Conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity and ecosystems services in Viet Nam". The budget for project implementation is 4.950.000 euros (US$5.6 million) and the project will be jointly …
The world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and forest land is converted to agriculture and other uses, but over the past 25 years the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down by more than 50 percent, FAO said in a report published today. Some 129 million hectares …
KOLHAPUR: For the first time in last 30 odd years, experts have started revisiting Maharashtra's unique treasure, 'sacred groves,' locally called as Devrai, for the documentation and analysis of their present situation. In their maiden attempt, the experts have listed out 38 sacred groves in Satara district alone so far …
The boreal region is facing intensifying resource extraction pressure, but the lack of comprehensive biodiversity data makes operative forest conservation planning difficult. Many countries have implemented forest inventory schemes and are making extensive and up-to-date forest databases increasingly available. Some of the more detailed inventory databases, however, remain proprietary and …
Anne-Marie Ndong Obiang has a machete attached to her belt, which she assures us is “for cutting off poachers’ fingers”. In her spotless forest-green camouflage uniform she does not appear to be joking. Working for Gabon’s National Parks Agency (ANPN) she has firsthand experience of the harsh conditions in the …
Moshi — The campaign against tree felling in Kilimanjaro got a huge boost as the Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Environment), Dr Binilith Mahenge, called upon law enforcers to be more strict and called upon other regions to emulate Kilimanjaro. Dr Mahenge said here that he was happy …
Maun — The three-year project for enhancing national forestry monitoring system for the promotion of natural resources management is said to be on track. The project is implemented by Japan International Cooperation Agency in collaboration with Botswana government and it started in July 2013 and expected to be completed in …
Some half a million ants were recruited by the conservation organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest, ahead of a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Brazil. Working in collaboration with Cologne zoo in the west of Germany, messages of support such …
Ndalatando — The State Secretary for Forest Resources, André Moda, Friday in Açude, municipality of Golungo Alto, Cuanza Norte province, said that the Angolan authorities will strengthen the measures to combat over exploration of forest resources. The information was released to the press at the end of a three-day visit …
One of the world's largest pulp and paper manufacturers has today (13 August) pledged to immediately retire some of its commercial plantation areas in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions. edie editor Luke Nicholls reports from Jakarta. Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will stop sourcing wood from five active …
The first collaborative workshop on forest management and timber trade between Namibia, Angola and Zambia ended last week, on 7 August, with agreement reached on developing a time-bound action plan for collective forest management and timber trade. Directors of forestry and support staff from the three countries met at the …
BHIMDUTTANAGAR: The District Community Forestry Coordination Committee on Sunday handed over a total of 119 community forests to the concerned communities in Kanchanpur district. Committee Chairman Maheshdutta Joshi said that the move has helped in forest conservation and other development works in the society. Joshi further said that the community …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Development of Forest Villages, 11/08/2015. The forest dwellers including tribals play an important role in the protection, conservation and development of forest. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs had implemented a programme for development of forest villages from 2005-06 to 2011-12, as a one-time measure …
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification can provide net cost-benefits to forest operators, according to a new report from the WWF released today (5 August). The report – Profitability and Sustainability in Responsible Forestry – found that forest producers can benefit significantly from attaining FSC certification, ehich ensures that products come …
