Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Large areas of Namibia are covered by farmland, which is also used by game and predator species. Because it can cause conflicts with farmers when predators, such as cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), hunt livestock, we assessed whether livestock constitutes a significant part of the cheetah diet by analysing the stable isotope …
To promote setting up of renewable energy power projects in Punjab, the State Government on Tuesday gave its nod to exempt these projects from Change of Land Use (CLU) and External Development (ED) charges in accordance with the State New and Renewable Sources of Energy (NRSE) Policy, 2012. Besides, the …
The world is headed "down a dangerous path" with disruption of the food system possible within a decade as climate change undermines nations' ability to feed themselves, according to a senior World Bank official. Rising urban populations are contributing to expanded demand for meat, adding to nutrition shortages for the …
Human conversion of forest ecosystems to agriculture is a major driver of global change. Conventionally, the impacts of the historical cropland expansion on Earth’s radiation balance have been quantified through two opposing effects: the release of stored carbon to the atmosphere as CO2 (warming) versus the increase in surface albedo …
Urbanisation modifies landscapes at multiple scales, impacting the local climate and changing the extent and quality of natural habitats. These habitat modifications significantly alter species distributions and can result in increased abundance of select species which are able to exploit novel ecosystems. We examined the effect of urbanisation at local …
High rates of climate and land-use changes threaten biodiversity and ecosystem function, creating a need for integrated assessments and planning at regional to global scales. We develop a new approach to measure multivariate estimates of climate and land-use change that builds on recently developed measures of climate velocity, and apply …
States have suggested 19 amendments to the land law. If all of them are made, the new law would end up being a copy of the previous one The Narendra Modi government is keen to amend the new Land Acquisition Act, but making land acquisition easier for industry on the …
Conversion charges for plots, sheds in these estates approved The Haryana Cabinet today decided to allow mixed land use of industrial plots and sheds in industrial estates in existence in the state as on November 1, 1966, the day the state came into existence. Industrial estates to be additionally covered …
The Noida and Greater Noida authorities have decided to buy land directly from farmers for any planned development, including group housing projects. While this will help farmers get a higher rate of compensation and drastically cut down litigation that has slowed down the real estate sector, it will also mean …
After a long delay, Maharashtra government finally cracked whip against 57 out of 99 holders of lands declared "surplus" under the Urban Land Ceiling Act (ULCA) for non-compliance of rules, as indicated by Justice RK Batta probe panel. Justices Ashok Bhangale and ZA Haq on Friday adjourned the hearing of …
Ganga River Basin (GRB) is the second most populous river basin in the world, which has been undergoing rapid land-use change during the last few decades. Here, the researchers analyse the landscape dynamics in Indian GRB (IGRB) using three indices, i.e. class area, mean patch size and number of patches …
The National Green Tribunal has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, Noida Authority and the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), seeking replies on a petition seeking the quashing of Noida Authority’s Sports City project in Sector-150. Mahendra Pandey filed the petition against the upcoming group housing scheme …
The debate on ecological and climatic benefits of planted forests at the sensitive dry edge of the closed forest belt (i.e. at the 'xeric limits') is still unresolved. Forests sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide, accumulate biomass, control water erosion and dust storms, reduce river sedimentation, and mitigate small floods. However, planting …
Environmentalist Mahendra Pandey, on Monday, filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against an upcoming 'group housing scheme' in the Sector 150 'Sports City', promoted by Noida Authorities, claiming that it disregards the Authorities' own Noida Masterplan 20 31. Pandey claimed the plot falls under a "Recreational Green …
In the Himalayan states of India, with increasing population and activities, large areas of forested land are being converted into other land-use features. There is a definite cause and effect relationship between changing practice for development and changes in land use. So, an estimation of land use dynamics and a …
Groundwater is an increasingly important resource for urban and rural potable water supply, irrigated agriculture, and industry, in addition to its natural environmental role of sustaining river flows and aquatic ecosystems. But major changes in land use that impact groundwater are taking place, as a consequence of population growth, increasing …
This report sets out to integrate three important issues related to food. It asks what changes to diets and food-related behaviours could: • Improve the ‘healthiness’ of the average diet of the UK population. • Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. • Use less land globally.
In an effort to take back the unutilised land from the industrial houses, real estate developers, educational institutions, places of worship, the state government is proposing an amendment to Section 109 of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. Minister for Revenue V Srinivas Prasad today tabled the Karnataka Land Reforms …
The government has decided to pass a project named Palli Jonopod in order to give housing facilities to rural people and protect agricultural lands from unplanned housing and urbanisation, said the planning minister yesterday. Under the project, the government would build four-storied building in rural areas for people who are …
The book is structured to cover a range of gender issues in various forest, trees and agroforest management areas from tree species identification to landuse decision-making. Participatory research tools are featured such as ranking, mapping, modeling, participatory GIS; and other tools that can aid in looking at gender issues, roles …
