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. …
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi’s area have been lost to development works and rabid urbanization in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the past 13 years. The first comparative satellite-based study of change in land use in NCR has shown that between …
Forest protection policies potentially reduce deforestation and re-direct agricultural expansion to already-cleared areas. Using satellite imagery, we assessed whether deforestation for conversion to pasture and cropland decreased in the lowlands of northern Costa Rica following the 1996 ban on forest clearing, despite a tripling of area under pineapple cultivation in …
Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace released State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2013 report in Barcelona, Spain. According to the report, corporate buyers are flocking to voluntary carbon markets despite the lack of a global agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, funneling millions of dollars into projects that save endangered forests and …
The Forest Department has tied up with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for using remote sensing technology to monitor the forest wealth and water resources and land use planning. The NRSC will provide technical guidance and training to the manpower deployed at the Green India Mission Lab here to …
The rising number of vehicles in the city and deterioration of air quality is fast becoming a cause of concern. These have been highlighted in the State of Environment Report of Chandigarh, 2012, prepared by the ENVIS Centre under Department of Environment, UT Administration. The land use pattern of the …
Textile companies said they were keen to expand in the state The new industrial policy announced by the Punjab government yesterday has not only been hailed by the various industry chambers, but also by some of the textile players who said they were keen to expand in the state. Ludhiana-based …
SRINAGAR: High Court today directed the Advocate General Mohammad Ishaq Qadri to ensure that the conversion of agricultural land into residential or commercial should not take place. A division bench comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey while hearing a petition filed by Human Watch over …
A study examined the dynamics of soil physical and chemical properties under different land use systems in parts of Chambal region of Rajasthan. Soils were sampled at surface (0-15cm) layer under (i) irrigated sorghum/soybean-wheat rotation for over 20 years, (ii) ten-years-old Leucaena leucocephala plantation, (iii) grasslands for >15 years with …
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of the transport infrastructure and urban development. It then recommends a set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming these barriers and …
This manual provides information for use in developing and implementing comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety. The extent of pedestrian fatalities and injuries, and the importance of addressing the key associated risk factors for pedestrian injury, are examined. The steps outlined for conducting a situational assessment to help with prioritizing …
Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resources management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifi es and sustains production for increased social, economic and environmental bene fits for land users at all levels (ICRAF). Yet it is still considered a peripheral …
As part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), TERI has made an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of the city of Guwahati (Assam, India) and has prepared a detailed City Resilience Strategy (CRS). The focus of TERI's assessment is to facilitate adaptation initiatives and mainstream them …
Coastal zones represent diverse ecosystems and support highly productive habitats such as mangroves, mudflats and other marine species. India has a coast line of 7,500 km which is intersected by rocky outcrops and shores with stretches of sandy beaches. It supports over 25% of anthropogenic and socio-economic factors the coastal …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nisarga Nature Club Vs Sh Satyawan B Prabhudessai Ors regarding conversion of 2500 sq. mtrs. area out of land Survey No. 25/2 dated 31/05/2013.
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a 30-meter resolution forest cover data set that could boost efforts to track deforestation and forest degradation. The dataset, which is published in theInternational Journal of Digital Earth, is based on combining data from two satellite sensor systems: 250-meter resolution MOderate-resolution Imaging …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has issued notices to all concerned authorities and Essar Oil Ltd as well as Essar Power Gujarat Ltd over a petition filed by farmers of Nana Mandha village of Jam Khambhalia in Jamnagar district. The court has also asked Jamnagar's collector to submit a report on …
Tropical rainforest regions have large hydropower generation potential that figures prominently in many nations’ energy growth strategies. Feasibility studies of hydropower plants typically ignore the effect of future deforestation or assume that deforestation will have a positive effect on river discharge and energy generation resulting from declines in evapotranspiration (ET) …
Pune Bachao Samiti - a citizens' group has decided to approach the national green tribunal to raise issues pertaining to the development plan (DP) for the old city areas. "The committee has several objections regarding details given in the development plan about the existing land use and proposed land use. …
In an order issued on Friday, the Taluk Land Board of Kozhencherry has declared 132 hectares of land originally owned by K.J. Abraham of Kozhencherry as excess land and has directed the Revenue officials concerned to take possession of the excess land, invoking the relevant provisions in the Kerala Land …
Restoration of lost land to tribes remains a mirage, says NGO study Despite epochal laws and Supreme Court orders, restoration of tribal land remains a mirage, a study has said. In Attappady alone, over 10,796.19 acres had been alienated from tribespeople between 1960 and 80, reportedly the highest in the …
