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 …
PANJIM: A ‘Vision Document’ detailing spending of money and priorities under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management Authority (CAMPA), for next ten years, has been finalized by state government, which will decide the way forward for this centrally funded project. The document prepared by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), a body …
LUCKNOW: The Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has objected to the work being undertaken for the Samajwadi Party government's ambitious Lion Safari project in Etawah forest division, calling it violation of forest conservation act. The forest department, however, does not see the Centre's missive as a red-card for …
Samajwadi Party president chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s dream project to have a lion safari in his native district, Etawah, has once again run into trouble. Taking note of alleged violation of provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked Uttar Pradesh to …
Fazilka: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal chose to launch the “Green Punjab Mission” from Fazilka today as the district has a mere 1 per cent forest area against the recommended 33 per cent. Accompanied by Forest Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani, the Chief Minister launched the mission by planting a sapling …
The authority has recommended that the Kochi Corporation could approach the Department of Social Forestry to monitor and implement the compensatory afforestation programme. The Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority (KSCZMA) has directed the Kochi Corporation to submit a proposal for a large-scale afforestation programme to compensate the loss of …
The government has sanctioned Rs 33.60 crore for forest development and preservation under this year's annual plan from the Thirteenth Finance Commission’s grants-in-aid for the forest department. The commission had sanctioned a sum of Rs 142.48 crore for the five year plan period. In the first two years, the government …
Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging notification giving Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) jurisdiction for cases from the state of Gujarat. A division bench of acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala also …
Against the backdrop of the contentious issue of country’s development vs environment conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is now drafting revised guidelines for evaluation of environmental losses weighed against economic gains before transferring forest land for various commercial projects. The Ministry has asked the Indian Institute of Forest …
SHIMLA: Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over Rs.2 crore (over $400,000) spread over 20,000 hectares has been destroyed in forest fires in just two months this year. A forest department …
Project proposed in Kanakapur on a pilot basis. The generation of power from bamboo will be a reality soon if the Forest Department has its say. Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara told reporters on Tuesday that a proposal had been submitted to the government to take up the project on …
Shimla: Forest fires in Himachal Pradesh have destroyed more than 20,000 acres of forest land and caused a loss of more than Rs 2.6 cr of green property in three weeks. The fires, which first started in the Hamirpur circle, were later also reported in the forests of Shimla, Nahan …
Rio de Janeiro The developed countries, hamstrung by a prolonged economic slump, have reneged on their promise to set aside a fixed amount — 0.7% of their gross national product — to enable the rest of the world to achieve its sustainable development goals (SDGs). The outcome document of the …
Task forces formed to curtail illegal activities in jungles, especially at night The State Forest department aims to curb forest fires, encroachment of forest land, poaching of animals and smuggling of wood from the jungles with ‘Operation Kalabhairava’. Personnel associated with the operation will keep a close vigil over the …
Communities can conserve forests and make a living out of it. Then why is the government playing spoilsport? EARLIER THIS year, the tiny village of Mendha-Lekha in Maharashtra’s Adivasi-dominated district of Gadchiroli made headlines when it reported sales of bamboo worth more than Rs 1 crore. The source of the …
The government has to deal firmly in protecting and preserving forests by making policy changes wherever required. The fast depletion of forestry, particularly on account of socio-economic and other factors and non-availability of water in riverine ecosystem had left its mark on this sector. Other reasons for decline in forests, …
IFS Probationers call on Vohra SRINAGAR: A group of 34 Indian Forest Service Probationers from the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun, currently on a 6-day Hill Tour to Jammu and Kashmir, called on N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan here this evening. The Governor, while interacting with the …
A day after the Haryana government notified the Mangar Development Plan, the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) had written to the state asking it to put the plan in abeyance. The letter dated May 18 says that the plan should be stalled till the state prepares the district forest …
A coalition of Brazil's leading conservation groups have condemned the country's president Dilma Rousseff for pardoning illegal deforesters, weakening protection of the Amazon and rowing back on efforts to recover land that has been cleared of trees. The fierce attack on Rousseff's environmental credentials comes just weeks before she is …
The report provides an analysis of actual REDD+ design and early implementation, based on a large research project – the Global Comparative Study on REDD+ (GCS), undertaken by CIFOR and partners. It takes stock of national, subnational and local REDD+ experiences, and identifies the political and practical challenges to designing …
