Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Eight South American countries pledged Tuesday to boost cooperation to protect one of the planet’s largest natural reserves from deforestation and illegal trafficking in timber and minerals. Representatives of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela gathered in Manaus, northern Brazil, also vowed to speak with one voice …
More than 2,500 raids by the forest department and over 100 FIRs have failed to dampen the spirits of the unauthorised saw mills, which mushrooming virtually in every nook and corner of the state. As per the official assessment for the year 2011-12, till October 2011, forest department had conducted …
Shillong, Nov. 20: The rampant felling continues unabated whether it is for charcoal or for the wood-based industries situated in parts of Ri Bhoi district. After the Supreme Court ban on felling, the Meghalaya government has not adopted any viable working plan to stop the illegal activity. The forests of …
SRINAGAR: Around 50 timber smugglers on whom the State Government has slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) are absconding despite man hunt launched by the Jammu and Kashmir Police while around 40 timber smugglers were arrested during past two years. The Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad while …
The government is railroading a new wildlife law, which experts view as ill-conceived and if passed by the parliament would rather lead to degradation of forests and wildlife. It would also lead to huge shrinkage of the forest area as much of the core forest would be declared "buffer zone" …
HOWRAGHAT, Aug 30 – Timber smugglers have been holding sway in Karbi Anglong reserve forests. Illegal trade in timbers has been going unabated in the Karbi Anglong district. Many valuable logs are being supplied to neighbouring State of Nagaland from the district. Besides, illegal timber sawmills are growing at an …
Despite a bust almost every time a patrol is carried out, the illegal timber business in Paro is not only still prevalent but growing, says the dzongkhag’s department of forests division. “Every patrol is a definite catch,” said Paro division’s chief forestry officer, Sither Dorji. He referred to the illegal …
Rapid deforestation and urbanisation have encroached upon the forest under the supervision of District Forest Office (DFO). The DFO has failed to check the rampant destruction of the natural resource in the name of providing shelter to landless and freed bonded labourers. Infrastructures such as electricity facilities, road, drinking water …
Amid reports about smuggling of red sandalwood (Rakta Chandan) from India to China via Nepal, India has sought the Government of Nepal’s help in controlling the organised illegal trade. A senior official of the Department of Customs (DoC) said India has requested DoC through diplomatic channel. “India has requested us …
The elders of Torghar district have vowed to protect the government forests from timber mafia if it lifts the ban on cutting of trees in parts of Gazara forests owned by the local people.
Experts at a roundtable here on Monday said the government should promote alternative fuels in rural areas and formulate new laws for effective forest management so that the communities continue to benefit from the resources and contribute towards its regeneration. They also demanded revision of forest laws, addressing landownership and …
In what could set a precedent for forest rights struggles, six villages in Madhya Pradesh have stalled a government plan to notify their forest as wildlife sanctuary. Gram sabhas of these villages have passed resolutions against the proposed Katthiwada wildlife sanctuary in Alirajpur district. While the government is yet to …
An Amazon rainforest activist and his wife were shot dead in northern Brazil on Tuesday as the country's Congress debated a divisive land bill that threatens to fuel deforestation. Joao Claudio Ribeiro da Silva, a rubber tapper and leading forest conservationist, and his wife Maria do Espirito Santo were ambushed …
Environmentalists apprehend that forests left unguarded by the violence sparked by the Sibchu firing will again become havens for poachers and timber smugglers in north Bengal. State forest minister Ananta Roy today refused to say when the offices and bungalows targeted by arsonists could be restored to their original condition.
By Gopal Sharma JAMMU, Dec 26: Nearly 250 brick kilns in Kathua, Jammu and Samba districts of the Jammu region are consuming more than eight thousand trucks of green felled fire wood every year as the nexus of green wood smugglers and the key officials in the Forest and Revenue …
Groups formed at level of forest range officers to intensify protection in jungle areas TIRUPATTUR: Patrolling has been intensified in forest areas coming under the Tirupattur forest division to protect trees from being smuggled. The protection mechanism has been strengthened in forest areas, including the Inner Javadhu Reserve Forest and …
ITANAGAR, Dec 2: The Panchayat leaders, GBs and villagers of Dissing-Passo Circle under Seijosa sub-division of East Kameng district has expressed serious concern over the alleged illegal timber operations carried out by contractors from Assam in the protected and reserved forest areas under social forestry in and around Seijosa. In …
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: The Forest Department and Forest Protection Force would jointly launch a drive against timber smuggling menace in Shopian Forest Division. This decision was taken at a high level Forest Officers
SRINAGAR Aug 30: Minister for Forests, Environment & Ecology, Mian Altaf Ahmad has directed the officers of Wild Life Department to ensure that the green wealth is safeguarded within their respective jurisdictions. "Timber smuggling and encroachments have to be stopped at any cost", he said. The Minister said this while …
