Wood residues – the materials left over when trees are logged and processed – hold the potential to support resource-efficient energy access, revitalize rural economies and help mitigate climate change, according to this new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In many countries, wood …
Faster action is needed to keep global warming to agreed limits and delays until 2030 could force reliance on technologies to extract greenhouse gases from the air, a U.N. report said on Sunday. The study, drawing on the work of more than 1,000 experts, said a shift from fossil fuels …
Critics say bioenergy, carbon capture, among draft report's 'false solutions' to sustain business as usual economics A British environmental organisation that has reviewed the draft of a forthcoming UN IPCC report on mitigating climate change has questioned many of the document's recommendations as deeply flawed. Dr Rachel Smolker, co-director of …
To tighten noose around the timber mafia active on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, especially in the kandi belt, officials of the Forest Departments of both states have chalked out a plan. The officials have decided to exchange of information regarding the route taken by smugglers using the …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has prepared Draft Policy for Sustainable Utilisation of Agar wood. The policy deals with the issues related to trade, current status, export and management of agar wood for sustainable utilisation.
About 284 deer which were donated by the Prince of Dubai have 'mysteriously' gone missing from the Laal Sohanra National Park while the management has set up a committee to ferret out facts surrounding the mystery. According to details, a month ago, Assistant Director Wildlife was given the charge of …
It is a mechanism for monitoring, tracking and labelling timber, wood and pulp products and non-timber forest products Government is considering introduction of forest certification as it will help in their sustainable management, a senior official said today. Forest certification is a mechanism for monitoring, tracking and labelling timber, wood …
More than half of the people in the world rely on coal, wood, crop wastes or dung for their energy needs, according to the World Health Organization. Three billion people in developing nations depend on biomass in the form of wood, charcoal, dung, and crop residue, as their domestic cooking …
Over 10 lakh persons in the country can be saved from dying each year if they do away with the traditional way of cooking food. Yet the Indian government has not worked adequately to address this problem for years. The fact came to fore at a media dialogue organized by …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued bailable warrants against Odisha’s Environment Minister and ASI chief over the non-appearance of anyone from their behalf to respond to the issue of environmental pollution around the famous Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also …
A recent study in China has found that the risk factors of pneumonia are still higher in modern cities. The report, which was a part of the China, Child, Home and Health (CCHH) project, has defied the old belief that the deadly disease is caused by the use of coal …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will establish eight Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Thadagam region of Coimbatore very soon following widespread complaints that over 200 brick kilns of the locality are causing severe air pollution by burning huge amounts of cashew husk. These stations, known as …
Forests provide numerous goods and services that support life. The importance of forests in a country such as ours is even more significant considering the large amount of marginalised communities that depend on forests. When a patch of forests is diverted for non-forestry purposes, its implications on human well-being are …
New Delhi: Taking note of the TOI report on excessive pruning of trees in Vasant Kunj, the forest department carried out a survey of the area on Sunday. In its preliminary investigation is has found that several trees have been cut more than what the forest had issued permission for. …
Long-running native forest peace talks in Tasmania are again nearing a deal after collapsing last month. The two-year state and federal government sponsored peace process broke down in October, with environment groups saying they failed in a dispute over the amount of sawlogs to be cut from native forests. Since …
In the 14 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous change in nearly every aspect. These changes have been particularly profound in the forestry sector, especially in the context of increasing demands and expectations of society on forests and …
More than two centuries after coal power helped forge the world’s first industrial economy, Britain is going back to burning wood. Drax Group Plc will spend $1 billion to turn the U.K.’s biggest coal-fired plant into western Europe’s largest clean- energy producer. The U.K. utility plans to convert one of …
The Forests in Pakistan are severely threatened by growing consumption of fuel wood and illegal logging. It is feared that if immediate action is not taken this natural resource would be totally consumed within next 15 years. While forests cover 2.5 per cent of the country’s land, Pakistan has the …
In a bid to curb pollution levels in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start CNG-based facilities at four of its crematoriums. According to the BMC, the move is also aimed at curtailing its expenses and, thus, saving the tax payers' money. The civic body, in its budget …
Thiruvananthapuram: Wood-based industries in the State have been brought under the provisions of the Kerala Forestry Act with effect from April 19. R. Rajaraja Varma, principal chief conservator of forests, Kerala, issued the notification bringing the wood-based industries under regulation. Mechanised industrial units, including saw mills, would now be required …
Wood heaters will be banned in the new residential suburbs of the Molonglo Valley, with the government citing threats to air quality in the large new development. The wood heaters will be prohibited in Coombs and all future suburbs in Molonglo Valley, but the existing suburb of Wright will be …
