Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The Applicant Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee has filed the application alleging illegal felling of trees over an area of around 5 acres within the …
Even though we may celebrate increased number of tigers in the country, there is disturbing news on conservation front. A report released by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, says that tiger occupancy area in the country shrunk by 12,000 sq km, or more than …
The fire consumed more than 100 acres of forest so far Disaster: More than a hundred acres of forest opposite to Tagsi pastureland, about four hours walk from Damthang army camp in Haa, have been destroyed so far by fire that started on December 27. District forestry official, Gem Tshering …
The first forest fire of the 2013-2014 winter in Thimphu burnt four to five acres of government reserved forest above Jazam, near Namseling, yesterday afternoon. Fanned by strong winds, the fire, which started around 12.30 pm spread quickly, but community volunteers, Royal Bhutan Army, desuups and forestry officials from both …
The Government of Japan has extended support worth Rs. 451.8 million to strengthen forest preservation systems in Nepal. According to the embassy, the grant includes 53 Nissan pickup vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, soil conservation, restoration and analysis equipment and GIS and remote sensing software required for status analysis and conservation management …
Bhutan has drawn up ambitious plans to replace its taxis and government vehicles with electric cars in a bid to make the national capital Thimpu an electric vehicles hotspot and emerge as a global centre for development of green technology. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly …
Campaigning along: Forest officials with desuups discuss forest fire prevention measures with Thimphu residents as they did with may others between Kuenselphodrang and Namseling Awareness: From 2012 till date, forest officials recorded 34 cases of forest fire across the country that burnt more than 12,000 acres in the dry winter …
In another move to address the impact of climate change, President Barack Obama ordered a bipartisan task force on Friday to help U.S. communities brace for longer heat waves, heavier downpours, more severe wildfires and worse droughts. Friday's executive order set up a panel of governors, mayors, county officials and …
Massive clouds of smoke spewed from U.S. wildfires raging ever more intensely in recent summers send soot, carbon monoxide and other toxins far and wide, posing health hazards for distant communities, scientists warned in a study on Thursday. The Natural Resources Defense Council report was based on government satellite images …
Independent body Coalition axed challenges Tony Abbott's view that connecting global warming and blazes is 'hogwash' There is a “clear link” between climate change and bushfires, with the current New South Wales fires influenced by a rising frequency of hot, dry days, according to the climate body that had its …
Government is desperate to keep bushfires and climate change apart for fear its emissions reduction policy will be found wanting The Abbott government is desperately constructing a straw man to help it fight the potentially big political problem of rising public concern about climate change and scrutiny of its Direct …
As New South Wales experiences raging bush fires, Tony Abbott ridicules the link to climate change As people in fire prone areas across New South Wales review their survival plans or flee for their lives, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he is convinced there is no link between …
Severe droughts that happen once every 20 years will affect New Zealand once every two to five years by the year 2100 and the country's Pacific neighbors will need help to deal with the impacts of climate change, a leading New Zealand climate scientist warned Wednesday. Auckland University climate scientist …
SYDNEY: Wildfires are "absolutely" linked to global warming and increasingly intense heatwaves, the UN climate chief has said, as bushfires burned out of control in Australia. The comments come as debate rages in Australia -- whose new Prime Minister Tony Abbott once described the science behind man-made climate change as …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said that his government is committed to increase the State’s forest cover by another 90 per cent by controlling shifting cultivation, arresting forest fires and over–grazing, and curbing illegal removal of forest produce, while at the same time undertaking plantation through TFC, CAMPA, SFDA, …
The natural environment is an important source of atmospheric aerosol such as dust, sea spray, and wildfire smoke. Climate controls many of these natural aerosol sources, which, in turn, can alter climate through changing the properties of clouds and the Earth’s radiative balance. However, the Earth’s atmosphere is now heavily …
A fire broke out yesterday at the Godaulpatha mountain area in the Himbiliyakada forest reserve in Wilgamuwa destroying hundreds of acres of forest area, police said.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suresh Vs State of Maharashtra & Others issued on 25/09/2013 regarding measures taken for shifting of villages from the forest area, the status about manner in which the contracts are given for collecting Tendu leaves from the forest area and …
The U.S. government spent nearly $62 billion on disaster relief in the two-year period ending Sept. 30, 2012, to help Americans recover from severe storms, droughts, heat waves and wildfires, a new analysis of federal data has found. The Agriculture Department accounted for more than half of all federal disaster …
Air quality officials are warning San Joaquin Valley residents of potential health hazards because of increasing ozone levels and smoke from lingering wildfires. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an air alert, the second this year, on Monday for San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings and …
A massive wildfire that has charred the northwest edge of Yosemite National Park in California has sent smoke into a scenic and previously unaffected area, obscuring views of popular landmarks on Saturday for tourists who visited the area. The smoke from the fire, which broke out two weeks ago, spread …
