The Uttarakhand High Court rejected the appeal filed by Ashish Kumar Garg against the cutting of trees for the purpose of widening the road from Jogiwala/ Ladpur/ Sahastradhara Crossing/ Krishali Square/ Pacific Golf Estate in Dehradun. The state authorities, August 16, 2022 informed the High Court that out of 1006 …
Environmental impact of private sector CDM forestry projects in India - A presentation by Himangana Gupta at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
The global emergence of biofuels over the last two decades has been met with increased concerns over climate change and sustainable development. This report addresses the core issue of biofuel sustainability and related feedstocks, drawing from a wide range of studies, reports and policy initiatives. The report critically examines the …
Forest biodiversity in the Eastern Ghats is undergoing a tremendous change. Experts at the department of environmental sciences, Andhra University, believe that the hilly slopes in the district are changing for the worse. The department of environmental sciences estimates that over 80,000 acres of forest land has been permanently destroyed …
In the Western Ghats region, Tamil Nadu has the best record in regenerating forest areas and extensive plantation activities in and outside forests. Goa and Karnataka, too, marginally increased their forest area in 2011. Kerala was top among the states that recorded a decrease in forest area in the Western …
A investigation was undertaken in the ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari in Gujarat to find out the rate of decomposition of leaf litter of seven multi-purpose tree species.
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd plans to take under captive plantation over 10,000 acres of degraded land to raise pulp wood for raw material. In the current year, it will raise eucalyptus and casuarina on 3,000 acres in the Noyyal River area where land polluted by effluents from the …
The present study was conducted in established plantations of Eucalyptus tereticornis in Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan), Himachal Pradesh.
The koala has been listed as a threatened species in parts of Australia due to its shrinking population, according to officials. One of Australia's most iconic marsupials, the koala is facing a range of threats, including habitat loss, urban expansion, dog attacks, vehicle collisions and disease. Its specialised diet of …
To offset the effects of climatic change and global warming in the country, the Pakistan Forests Institute (PFI), Peshawar has completed a comprehensive study to determine the climatic change scenarios in Pakistan’s various ecological zones and its impact on forests resources. “It is the first professional attempt to address the …
In an attempt to shore up the green cover at Ludhiana’s Mattewara reserve, the forest department has begun replacing the traditional eucalyptus trees with Shisham and Acacia ones instead. The forest cover, spread across 1755 hectares, has remained static in the last few years despite repeated plantation drives. Forest officials …
India’s forest cover decreased by 367 square kilometers between 2007 and 2009, and it was primarily tribal and hilly regions that were to blame, according to the biennial forest survey released last week by the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The report showed some areas of progress. Among the 15 …
Andhra’s Khammam Alone Accounts For Almost 50% Loss: FSI Report. India recorded a net loss of 367 sq km of forests between 2009 and 2011, with Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh alone losing 182 sq km of green cover in the period, the latest ‘state of forest’ report has found. …
The country recorded a decrease of 367 square km in forest cover last year, compared with 2009, according to India State of Forest Report 2011, released here on Tuesday. The forest and tree cover of the country stands at 78.29 million hectare, which is 23.81 per cent of the country's …
The growth and plant water relations of Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. and E. camaldulensis Dehnh. in relation to soil salinity were studied by transplanting one and half month old seedlings in the pots filled with eight levels of artificially created soil salinity levels.
The trees spanning many of the mountainsides of western Montana glow an earthy red, like a broadleaf forest at the beginning of autumn. But these trees are not supposed to turn red. They are evergreens, falling victim to beetles that used to be controlled in part by bitterly cold winters. …
Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, is for the past one year, trying to find a way to control the gall disease that has affected almost 50 per cent of the eucalyptus trees being grown in the North’s forest region as well as those grown by private persons. More than three …
The Punjab Forest Department had decided to give a big push to agro-forestry in the state and 18 lakh seedlings of fast-growing and economically important tree species such as eucalyptus, shisham and drek had been produced. Stating this here today, Forest Minister Arunesh Shakar said the state Forest Department in …
Selected afforestation and reforestation interventions have been studied in the Terai region of Uttarakhand with the objectives to assess their carbon sequestration potential, and cost-effectiveness exclusive and inclusive of carbon benefits.
The State Department of Forests is planning to permit private companies to grow forest produce such as rubber, eucalyptus, bamboo, reed, cane and tamarind on its land across the State. Forest Minister C H Vijayashankar told reporters here on Wednesday that the department will take a major portion of about …
Karnataka has banned cultivation of eucalyptus in malnad (hill area) and semi-malnad areas. Malnad areas constitute districts of Shimoga, Chikmaglur, Hassan, Uttara Kannada and Kodagu districts covering forests of western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats since it poses a danger to soil fertility. According to a notification issued …
