Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dilip Nath Vs Principal Chief Conservation of Forest (PCCF), Assam & Others dated 02/05/2024. The affidavit of the Joint Secretary, Assam, Environment and Forest Department, April 8, 2024 stated that inside the Charduar reserve forest and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024. The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing in person stating that in the tourist township of Darjeeling there is the ‘Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary’ popularly known …
Affidavit on behalf of Deputy Commissioner, South Garo Hills district, Baghmara in the matter of Analson Sangma Vs State of Meghalaya & Others, March 03, 2024. A committee of experts constituted by the NGT carried out physical inspection of the stone quarry of M/s Alpha D Marak, located at Budugre, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'News Item titled "Deforestation ill-planned construction and unscientific - illegal mining behind Himachal Pradesh, monsoon catastrophe" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.11.2023' dated 29/02/2024. One of the issue under consideration in the application is deforestation, ill-planned construction activities, illegal mining …
Forests sustain and protect us in a myriad of ways. They absorb carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, they harbour more than three quarters of terrestrial biodiversity, and they support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. But the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest since 1990. …
Pricing forest carbon and putting in place the means and channels to pay for it are necessary conditions to achieve the 2030 mitigation goals. Yet, after more than 15 years of discussion, payments for emissions reductions from forests continue to be unreasonably low, both in terms of price and volume. …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Mohan Gaur Vs National Highway Authority of India & Others dated 13/02/2024. Aggrieved by the encroachment over the water body and other violations at village Kiranj, district Nuh, Haryana by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), an application had …
Recognizing the invaluable role of forests in the fight against climate change, countries and the international community have established a framework known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable forest management, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). This …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naathu Ram Vs Ministry of Road Transport and Highways & Others dated 06/02/2024. Applicant has raised a grievance against construction in the Shivalik range of Himalayas extending up to a length of 97/103.55 kms in Himachal Pradesh undertaken by the …
Reply by the MoEF&CC in the matter of Prof Sanjeev Bagai & Others Vs Department of Environment GNCTD dated 02/02/2024. "Land is a state subject and the state government/UT administration have regulated felling of trees on non-forest land through various acts and rules". Many states have specific tree preservation acts/tree …
Affidavit by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Chandigarh in OA No 911 of 2022 (Prof. Sanjeev Bagai Vs Department of Environment GNCTD). The NGT, December 5, 2023 had directed the authorities to file their replies regarding the aspect of protection of trees against illegal felling, pruning of trees, framing of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Santosh Yadav Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 16/01/2024. A three member committee was directed by the NGT to look into the matter of violation of environmental rules and cutting the green trees in the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Hindu dated 11.12.2023 titled “Cauvery basin lost nearly 12,850 sq.km. of green cover” dated 10/01/2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled “Cauvery basin lost …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Rajesh Bahuguna Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 04/01/2024. In the application, applicant has raised the plea that a Sal reserve forest spread over 20.9270 acres in Aamwala Tarla village, Dehradun, Uttarakhand within Ward No. 61 of the …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hari Vs Government of NCT of Delhi dated 20/12/2023. The matter related to encroachment of land behind the graveyard near Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi. Trees like neem, babool, peepal have been cut from the green belt and people are storing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 11/12/2023. In the application filed under Sections 14 and 15 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, applicant has raised the grievance that some of the hotel owners …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Northeast Now dated 27.10.2023 titled “Assam : Adil Hussain joins chorus urging Govt., NHAI to spare century old trees for highway project” dated 21/11/2023. The Original Application is registered suo motu on the …
This publication shows that carbon prices exceeding US$ 20 per ton of CO2 captured by the natural regeneration of deforested areas in the Amazon would be truly transformative for the region’s landscape. Offsets for captured carbon would ensure forest integrity, inducing extensive forest restoration and the capture of 16 Gt …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/09/2023. In the application, the applicant, Manoj Singh has raised the grievance that some of the hotel owners with the support of the forest department by demolishing and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puran Singh Vs Vinod Kaushal dated 12/09/2023. The Original Application has been registered on the basis of the letter dated August 26, 2023 sent by one Puran Singh resident of village Musnota Dhandi Jokhla Wali, tehsil Nangal Chaudhary, district Mahendragarh, …
