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 …
Shimla: Taking cognizance of the illegal felling of 477 trees in Tara Devi temple area of Shimla, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the concerned people to plant 4,770 trees, besides paying Rs 1.16 crore as compensation for damages. Tribunal has directed the principal chief conservator of forest, Himachal Pradesh, …
Jaisalmer: To create suitable situation for breeding and roaming of Godawan, now Indian army's ecological battalion will develop grassland at DNP in Jaisalmer along with do plantation of desert species plant. This work will start from mid august. On the other hand, there is good news in the area of …
As many as 700 trees are likely to be cut down during the construction of the two Metro corridors in Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The move has raised the hackles of environmentalists and other citizens who hope that Metro officials will do everything possible to avoid the loss of trees. …
The past few decades have seen the rise of global incentive programs offering payments to landowners to help reduce tropical deforestation. Until now, assessments of these programs have largely overlooked decreases in forest diversity. In what might be a first of its kind study, University of Missouri researchers have integrated …
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Monday it would press on with logging the country's primeval Bialowieza forest in defiance of an injunction by the European Union's top court, saying it needed to cut down trees to defeat insect pests. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Poland last week …
"Not only should everyone plant saplings, but also care for plants as a member of one's own family. Trees have a very important place in our lives. They not only help in making the environment pure, but also provide life-giving oxygen, fruits, flowers, shade and cool the environment," he said. …
Bhopal: Bhopal: Unbridled urbanization is turning green Bhopal into a concrete jungle. The massive growth of highrises, glass-facade buildings, and vehicles is in direct contrast to the rate at which trees are vanishing. No wonder you hear Bhopal old-timers mourn 'how green was my city'. It's every bit true. And …
AHMEDABAD: Urban stresses and citizens' apathy to green canopies are eating into Ahmedabad's tree cover. Ahmedabad's tree density is among the lowest in Gujarat — an Amdavadi has to share a tree with 10 other individuals. The past tree surveys have revealed that there are 6.18 lakh trees spread over …
The United Nations' cultural body UNESCO has called on Poland to halt logging in its ancient Bialowieza Forest, saying it could otherwise decide to place it on its list of world heritage sites in danger. Bialowieza Forest, which straddles Poland's border with Belarus, is one of the last and largest …
Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday reviewed the performance of all green agencies, including the Forest Department, Horticulture Wing of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC ), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Works Development (PWD), Development Department, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Northern Railways and …
The Union Environment Ministry will launch tomorrow a month-long drive to plant saplings, with minister Harsh Vardhan urging the states to undertake similar initiatives. Urging people to become "green ambassadors", Vardhan said native trees, which have a high survival rate, should be planted as they readily adapt to the local …
The company cutting down protected trees in the Zambezi region to pave the way for a Green Scheme project was not given the green light by the environment ministry to clear that particular portion of the farm. Although the environment ministry's spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, confirmed that a clearance certificate was …
However, the bench refrained from passing a status quo order and asked the Haryana government, Bharti Land Ltd, the developer, and Ajay Enterprises, the realtor, to file their replies in the case by Tuesday. A 52-acre plot of land in the Aravalli area of Faridabad is devoid of wood vegetation, …
A large patch of a mangrove forest with low-lying backwaters and rich mudflats on River Zuari banks in Adpai-Durbhat have been hacked for construction of a road and jetty in violation of the coastal regulations zone (CRZ) notification 2011. Margao-based NGO Rainbow Warriors has filed a complaint before the Goa …
Lilongwe — Malawi plans to spend about $385 million by 2030 to plant trees and restore other degraded land, in an effort to reverse rampant forest losses in the country, forestry officials said this week. The area set to be rehabilitated covers 4.5 million hectares - nearly half of the …
During the launch of the campaign on Saturday afternoon Peace Taremwa, the former assistant Governor for Kampala Rotary Club noted that the ‘Mission Green’ is intended to have about 5million trees planted across the country within the next 5 years Rotary club members from Bwebajja, Wakiso District have planted 1,000 …
Hyderabad: City planners and biodiversity experts in Canada and the US have reinvested to revive native plant species because the ornamental and ‘fast-growing’ variants fail in the face of climate change. Indian cities, especially Hyderabad, may face such an eventuality, experts said, because the trees planted in urban areas are …
DEHRADUN: A new study has debunked a widely-held belief in the scientific community that global warming would cause the tree line -- the mountain zone after which trees stop growing -- to advance upslope. The initial findings of the research, which is being conducted under the National Mission for Himalayan …
Gurgaon: More than 6,000 trees have allegedly been axed in the ecologically sensitive Aravalis after the additional chief secretary (forest), in a written order, granted permission to clear the green cover spread across 52 acres of land. According to local villagers, six earthmovers felled the trees to clear the land …
This report aims at providing an evidence-based, comprehensive analysis of the relationships between forestry and FSN. It clarifies the links between sustainable forestry and FSN. It considers how sustainable forestry can address competing demands and contribute to FSN in the long term. This report by the High Level Panel of …
