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 …
The principal chief conservator of forest has sent an order to the forest department clarifying that picking of scrap mica is indeed illegal. The order comes in the wake of recent trouble and a report submitted by the regional chief conservator of forest, Manraaj, in this regard. The directive sought …
US Ambassador James F Moriarty has said forests in Bangladesh will be depleted in less than 15 years if the current rate of destruction continues unabated. He called for immediate interventions by the government, otherwise millions of people who are dependent on forests, will lose their livelihoods. The ambassador was …
Paper products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp joined forces with Greenpeace on Wednesday, pledging to conserve forests by getting wood fiber from environmentally responsible sources. In an announcement with the environmental group, which waged a nearly 5-year campaign against the company for clear-cutting in Canada's boreal forest, Kimberly-Clark said it would stop …
Shujaat Bukhari RAJOURI: The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in this remote area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday earned the distinction of getting the first-ever chair on ecology and environment. This was announced by Union Minister for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh. He said several mega projects for …
No Place For Vehicles Under Parks: EPCA New Delhi: Many Delhiites who have been opposed to the idea of creating space for vehicles under parks can finally breathe easy. Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has told Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) that it cannot create such parking sites without taking …
THE protection of forests and rivers is at the heart of protecting the ecology of the Himalayas. But any long-term, sustainable effort must include the concerns of people living near forests and rivers. The strength of the Himalayi Paryavaran Shikshaa Sansthaan (HPSS) is that its work is rooted in an …
The operational guidelines for "scheme on intensification of forest management". This scheme addresses both the general problems of forest protection and the area specific requirements for management intervention. It is aimed at modernizing the forestry sector and improving the working conditions at the cutting edge level. plays a crucial role …
In sections of southern China, villagers and local governments conspire to transform vibrant forests into plantations for money-spinners such as eucalyptus, rubber, and oil palm. Yet forests cover only about 18% of China's landmass, and timber yield and quality are lower than in many other places. China's enthusiasm for converting …
What can we learn about the relationship between native peoples and environmentalism in the Amazon from last month's tragic clashes between indigenous protesters and government security forces in Bagua, Peru? The event, in which more than 30 people were killed, underscores the overlooked and sometimes hazardous role of indigenous groups …
Nearly 30 acres of land in Knuckles Range, one of Sri Lanka's forest reserves in the central hill country has been destroyed by still raging bush fires. Department of Forest Conservation said thes fire has broken out in Kalugala, Ududumbara in the Knuckles Range. Several teams had been deployed to …
With the Supreme Court clearing the decks for the release of the Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds, the Environment Ministry has now set a target of bringing six million hectares of degraded forests under regenerated forest cover through afforestation across the country in the next few years. …
LUCKNOW: The advent of monsoon will witness another green bonanza in the state with forest department and several government agencies announcing bloated plantation targets. But it is early to believe that the new saplings planted will increase the green cover of the state. More so because plantation efforts so far …
FOREST conservation in the central Western Ghats of south India was shaped by colonial and post-colonial desires to create a modern, improved and ordered landscape primarily through promoting a plantationbased economy. In the process, forest dependent com- munities were marginalised This and a host of other new information came forth …
BHUBANESWAR: A whopping 25 lakh saplings were planted across Orissa on Tuesday as part of the afforestation drive by the Forest Department. The plantation activities were held across 205 forest locations in the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced it at a Vanomahotsav function yesterday. Public, school and college …
LUCKNOW: The week-long Van Mahotsav would come to a close on July 7. The Green Run-2009 will mark its formal conclusion on Tuesday. The run will start from KD Singh Babu stadium at 7.00am on the day and end at GPO Crossing. The mahotsav is organised every first week of …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today underlined the need for concerted effort to conserve green cover, and to take measures to combat climate change. Speaking at a function to observe the 60th Vana Mahotsav, he announced that a new coordinated body involving forest, tourism and industry would be formed to utilize …
