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 …
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) …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Areas, 08/12/2015. The Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun assesses the forest cover of the country at the interval of two years. As per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013, there is a net increase of 5871 sq km. in the forest …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Forest clearances for mining projects, 07/12/2015. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has received 518 proposals, involving forest area more than 40 ha, seeking prior approval of the Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 including coal and iron ore mining …
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 …
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 …
