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 …
Forest fires raged across western side of the Murree Hills at the weekend, destroying trees and vegetation on 60 per cent of the area. Flames engulfed large portions of the forests as personnel of different agencies, including the forest department, Rescue 1122 and the fire brigade, reached the spots after …
As well as being unhealthy, the smog can cause major economic disruption costing the tourism, transport and farming sectors billions of dollars. Spurred on by the 1997-98 fires, Southeast Asian countries signed the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution in 2002, but Indonesia has yet to ratify the pact. Areas …
A major fire at a forest reserve in Ettalapitiya, Bandarawela has destroyed nearly 400 acres. Yesterday, after burning for three days, the fire had assumed dangerous proportions and was spreading towards Aluthgama. Controlling the fire had become difficult as the hilly area was inaccessible to the fire trucks forest conservation …
The forest fire alert system introduced in state's forest areas has yielded encouraging results. The system has helped in identification of fire-prone areas and their scientific management and control. During the last two years, only less than five hectare forest area has been affected by fire while before introduction of …
During the last week of June 2008, central and northern California experienced thousands of forest and brush fires, giving rise to a week of severe fire-related particulate air pollution throughout the region. California experienced PM10?2.5 (particulate matter with mass median aerodynamic diameter > 2.5 ?m to < 10 ?m; coarse …
This publication reviews changes in global forest cover and root causes of forest loss, including weak forest governance particularly in public-owned forests. It also highlights innovative practices in conserving forests and securing livelihoods of forest-dependent communities.
This publication reports on the human and economic losses caused by natural disasters in 2008 with figures based on the EM-DAT database with comparisons to previous years. It asserts that although fewer disasters occurred in 2008, events had a larger impact than usual on human settlements. In 2008 once again, …
Hot spell in India kills 80 in eastern India. Heat waves now come earlier and stay longer. This latest special report by Down To Earth team covers the heat struck regions of India to figure out what is happening to the weather. More » See Also: Feature: Rain shocked http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20090315&filename;=news&sid;=47&sec;_id=9 …
Hot spell in India kills 80 in eastern India. Heat waves now come earlier and stay longer. This latest special report by Down To Earth team covers the heat struck regions of India to figure out what is happening to the weather.......More» See Also: Feature: Rain shocked http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20090315&filename;=news&sid;=47&sec;_id=9 Factsheet: Death …
A major fire broke out in the forest area near the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University campus in the Dhanore area, here, last night. Sources said though the authorities tried all night, the fire could be brought under control only this morning. However, the trees near the Biodiversity Centre were …
Concerned over the increasing incidents of forest fires in the state, the government has decided to put in place a satellite data-based advanced system to detect, monitor and effectively combat such blazes. The digital data available from the moderate resolution imaging spectro-radiometer (MODIS) onboard various satellites under the international earth …
Flash floods, wildfires and heatwaves brought on by climate change could test Europe's ability to insure against and respond to natural disasters, a new report warns. Flooding of the Nile Delta and further desertification of north Africa could also unleash a wave of migrants from Europe's southern neighbours, said delegates …
Poor countries already suffering from the impact of climate change urgently need up to $2 billion to help adjust and cope, a new report submitted to the United Nations said on Thursday. The funds are needed to help the most vulnerable countries, mostly in Africa and small island states, the …
Helped by cooler, damp weather, firefighters gained the upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed 77 homes since it was ignited -- apparently by power tools -- nearly a week ago. As of Sunday, fire crews had established containment lines around about two-thirds of the blaze, which has charred …
The weather god has obliged the forest department with a timely spell of rain to help douse numerous forest fires raging in the hill state. Widespread light to moderate rain over the past 24 hours has quelled almost all major fires and also cleared the cloud of smoke and dust …
A UK-based climate change expert has said that there will be an exceptional change in the temperatures in Pakistan as a whole in the coming years, but that the province of Sindh will be less affected as compared to the other parts of the country. Speaking to senior officials and …
DEHRA DUN: With mercury soaring, forest fires in the hill State of Uttarakhand have set alarm bells ringing as 2,426 hectares of jungles have already destroyed. As the heat wave grips the State, the forest department has warned that the wildfires will rage further. Temperatures in Uttarakhand touched 41 degrees …
THE province of Sindh is almost deprived of all its forest cover, as centuries-old forests on both sides of the River Indus have been eliminated and converted into agriculture lands and at the present are occupied by the influential of the area on long-term leases. The small leftover woodlands of …
