Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to discharge of wastewater by the municipality of Belpahar on the applicants land. The affidavit filed by the District Magistrate, Jharsuguda, May 14, …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of North East Eco Development Society Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 17/03/2025. In response to the direction given by the HC on December 18, 2024, an affidavit was filed on behalf of the government of Assam, Department of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rafhat Naeem Siddiqui Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 25/02/2025. Rafhat Naeem Siddiqui, resident of village Ajupura Rani, block and tehsil Nagina, district Bijnor has sent present letter petition which has been treated and registered as an original …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of a news item appearing in Amar Ujala, dated 02.03.2024. The news item appearing in Amar Ujala, March 2, 2024 related to the alleged illegal mining which is taking place near the Aung police station area in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Tyagi Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/04/2024. The applicant has raised a grievance that unauthorized and illegal construction of houses, shops and other commercial establishments on a large scale are in progress in Greater Noida and Noida …
Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based solutions annually, according to this report published by the UNEP. The State of Finance for Nature annual report series tracks finance flows to nature-based solutions …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arun Tiwari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 04/10/2023. The Original Application has been registered on the basis of the letter petition dated June 12, 2023 sent by Arun Tiwari, resident of village Narcha, post Nunsai, district Jalon, Uttar Pradesh. …
Productive natural ecosystems are being lost and degraded by poorly planned and managed commercial and small-scale livelihood activities in Zimbabwe, and threats will be further exacerbated by climate change. This report identifies the drivers of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of ecosystems that are key to Zimbabwe’s sustainable development. …
Report of the Joint Committee in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order of September 5, 2022 in the matter of Original Application No 41/2022 (WZ), Abhay Pandurang Desai Vs State of Maharashtra & Others. The matter related to a breach of mine wall on the southern side of iron …
This report speaks to three key areas: accessibility and policy as the root cause of the issue, the need for proactive planning to start now, and that protecting house, land, and property rights must be at the core of climate policy responses. Between five and twenty million acres of land …
Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation is important, though challenging, for many countries. Where forest degradation is a major source of emissions, governments want to cover it when reporting on their mitigation efforts. However, estimating emissions from forest degradation is hard. There are major challenges to accurately estimating emissions …
Joint Committee Report in OA No. 706 of 2022 (Asgar Ahmad Najar Versus Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ors.). The complainant had said that ABCI Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. under the aegis of the IRCON has installed a batching plant (cement concrete USBRL Project T-77 D tunnel) at …
Niger is a fragile country, marked by a poorly diversified economy and extreme poverty. Climate change, rapid demographic growth, and weak governance are major threats to Niger's growth. These changes have led to human losses, decreased soil productivity, and increased competition for access to resources. Moreover, many rural communities have …
Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, land is a scarce and valuable resource. The projected increase in land demand due to demographic trends, coupled with decreasing land supply due to climatic and governance factors, indicate a looming crisis happening at a time when the region is also …
The second edition of the State of Finance for Nature report reveals that nature-based solutions are still significantly under-financed. If the world wants to halt biodiversity loss, limit climate change to below 1.5C and achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030, current finance flows to NbS must urgently double by 2025 …
Joint committee report dated November 28, 2022 regarding illegal sand and stone mining taking place in various locations of Aravali range in the districts of Faridabad, Gurugram and Nuh, Haryana. In Aravali where mining has taken place by vertically shaving the hill slopes it is not feasible to restore the …
Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of carbon as found in the world’s forests. Keeping this carbon locked away is absolutely critical to achieving …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Nagar Panchayat Moonak & Others Vs The State of Punjab & Others dated 09/11/2022. The matter related to the overflooding of Ghaggar basin to the detriment of 25 villages in the states of Punjab and Haryana. The states of Punjab and …
Land and watershed degradation in Ethiopia threaten agricultural productivity, water supplies, and livelihoods. Key challenges include inadequate financing and unsustainable conservation interventions. Innovative financing strategies can help attract domestic and international investments for conservation interventions, or “nature-based solutions” (NBS). This paper identifies NBS financing models that offer promising pathways for …
