Forest Conservation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025

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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding forest fire control, 28/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/05/2019 regarding control of forest fires. Report filed by the MoEF&CC states that forest fire hotspots have been identified which are 74 in number based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) data. Satellite-based forest fire alerts are …

Peru’s first autonomous indigenous gov’t strikes back against deforestation

The Wampis is an indigenous group comprised of thousands of members whose ancestors have lived in the Amazon rainforest of northern Peru for centuries. Mounting incursions by loggers, miners and oil prospectors, as well as governance changes that favored industrial exploitation, left the Wampis increasingly worried about the future of …

Rainforest conservation in Peru must become more effective

A few years ago, the Peruvian government launched a program to protect the rainforest. However, an analysis by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn shows that its effect is small. But the researchers also have good news: Three measures could probably significantly increase effectiveness. The …

Rs 19 crore project to protect Delhi Ridge, 147 more guards to be deployed

NEW DELHI: Irked by the inaction of the forest department in adding more staff, the National Green Tribunal has rapped Delhi’s forest department for not complying with its 2015 directions and asked the state chief secretary to furnish a fresh report on the matter within a month. A bench headed …

The Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding preservation and conservation of forest in NCT Delhi, 25/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aditya N. Prasad & Others Vs Union of India dated 25/03/2019 regarding preservation and conservation of forest in NCT Delhi. The application seeks enforcement of order of the Tribunal dated 10/12/2015. The NGT directs the Chief Secretary, Delhi to furnish …

Delhi’s green cover is on the rise, but it’s not all good news

While the forest cover in the NCT of Delhi rose from 188.7 sq km in 2015 to 192. 4 sq km in 2017, two out of three categories of forests that constitute forest cover, namely Very Dense Forests and Moderately Dense Forests, saw a decline. Delhi’s green cover, comprising forest …

Skewed development gobbles up 2,39,572 ha forest

In the last fifteen years (2003-2018), India lost nearly 2,39,572 hectares of forest land due to various developmental activities such as mining, thermal power plants, and dams besides road construction. Eight States — Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Arunanchal Pradesh and Rajasthan — accounted for half of the …

Biocultural heritage for resilient mountain communities

The International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) aims to support capacity development for biocultural heritage, climate change adaptation and sustainable food systems through community-to-community exchanges. It currently includes communities from 11 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It is coordinated by Asociación ANDES (Peru).

File report on forest land where realtor cut 6,000 trees, government told

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF&CC;) to submit the final report on the status of a 52-acre Aravali land where trees were felled allegedly by a realty firm, within three weeks. The ministry had been asked by the tribunal …

Green themes abound in Durga Puja marquees

At a time when global warming and high pollution levels have emerged as major challenges for policy planners worldwide, a number of community Durga Puja organisers in and around Kolkata have come up with green themes to spread awareness about a clean environment among the public. Children and adults alike …

Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands: report

JAKARTA — Pledges by major brands to stop buying palm oil from companies known to destroy rainforests have failed to stop the clearance of a total area of forest the size of Los Angeles in just the last three years. That’s the finding from a new report by Greenpeace, which …

Slingshots in hand, Kenyans work to replant vanishing forests

Early every morning on school holidays and weekends, Eric Ndung'u heads off to herd his family's goats in the plains of Kisaju, south of Nairobi. While herding, Ndung'u hunts birds using a slingshot. But he's found a new use for his slingshot too: Planting trees. Before he leaves with the …

Tanzania: Kisarawe DC Launches 'Operation Jokate' Against Invaders of Forests

Kisarawe — Kisarawe District Commissioner Jokate Mwegelo has ordered all those carrying out agricultural and livestock activities in Ruvu South and Kazimzumbwi forests in the district to vacate the areas forthwith before she could use force. Ms Mwegelo issued the order in the evening yesterday while in the Ruvu South …

The crisis in the European tropical timber sector in Central Africa

European concessionaires in Africa are gradually selling their assets to Asian investors, who have substantial capital and operate in markets that accept lower-quality wood. This has led some Europeans to wonder whether they are truly on a level playing field with some of their Asian competitors. Withdrawal of European companies …

Manufacturing of paper no threat to forest cover

Nagpur: The Paper Traders Association on Monday dispelled the notion that manufacturing of paper was posing threat to trees and ecosystem as a whole, and claimed it was boosting the rural economy. Addressing a press conference at Tilak Patrakar Bhavan, association president Aseem Bordia said it was sad that messages …

Forest communities pay the price for conservation in Madagascar

In a two-year investigation of a REDD+ pilot project, a team of researchers spoke with more than 450 households affected by the establishment of a large protected area called the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor, a 3,820-square-kilometer (1,475-square-mile) tract of rainforest in eastern Madagascar. The REDD+ project, supported by Conservation International and the …

Deforestation skyrockets in the Amazon rainforest

Data from a Brazilian forest monitoring group suggests deforestation is surging in the world’s largest rainforest, with last month’s rate of forest loss in the Amazon hitting the highest level since monthly tracking began in 2007. Imazon, an NGO that independently tracks forest trends in Brazil, this week released its …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding identification of ‘Forest’ in the State of Rajasthan, 03/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/07/2018 regarding identification of ‘Forest’ in the State of Rajasthan. The State of Rajasthan accepts Recommendation No. (i) and (iii) of the Report of the Central …

No trees would be cut for redevelopment of seven colonies in South Delhi, says Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

No trees would be cut in the process of redevelopment of seven colonies in South Delhi, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today, as he also assured that the national capital's green cover would not be damaged and steps would be taken to enhance it. The housing and urban affairs …

Forest Plantation Development Fund board inaugurated

Mr Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged the newly inaugurated board members of the Forest Plantation Development Fund to be united and steer the affairs of the fund. He charged the Board to come up with ideas to tackle the menace of illegal mining, which …

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