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 …
A manual synthesizing the requirements in respect of the project cycle, project documentation, project validation and registration, and monitoring and verification of afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. This manual is intended to serve as a reference guide for prospective project developers, …
Bhutan will have a fully documented realigned national action plan (NAP) to combat land degradation by January next year, which would then be endorsed by the government and submitted to the United Nations convention to combat desertification (UNCCD). Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bhutan State …
The report outlines the importance of participatory land-use planning (PLUP) to reverse land degradation, conserve biodiversity, and maintain ecosystem services. PLUP identifies optimal solutions for alternative land-use, taking into account local socio-economic conditions and livelihood strategies.
The present report was prepared in response to the General Assembly resolution 66/205, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-eighth session on the status of sustainable development in mountain regions. The report describes the status of Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD) at the national …
According to news reports State Resources and Enterprise Development Ministry is planning to cut nearly 70,000 tress in three State-run estate companies- Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB), Elkaduwa Plantations and the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation (SLSPC), to raise 1.74 billion to pay the outstanding EPF, ETF and gratuity dues. …
Environmental degradation is a cause for worry financially too. The World Bank has found that India, which enjoys higher economic growth than many other countries, loses at least Rs 3.75 lakh crore each year due to environmental degradation and pollution. Lost farm produce due to land degradation, productive lives cut …
The annual cost of environmental degradation in India amounts to about Rs. 3.75 trillion equivalent to 5.7% of GDP says this new World Bank report. But there are low-cost options to significantly bring down the environmental damage without compromising long-term growth objectives. This report provides estimates of social and financial …
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 …
GUWAHATI: To determine land use pattern in Assam, a three–member Cabinet sub committee headed by State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Prithibi Majhi has been constituted by the State government. Sources said that the Cabinet sub committee has been constituted to recommend a land use perspective and also to suggest …
This report, commissioned by IFAD and the UNEP, aims to improve understanding among policymakers and practitioners – together with those influencing and making decisions in relevant business sectors – of the relationships between smallholders, food security and the environment. It leads to the conclusion that, with targeted support, smallholder farmers …
Healthy soils are essential for sustaining economies and human livelihoods. In spite of this, the key ecosystem services provided by soils have usually been taken for granted and their true value – beyond market value – is being underrated. This pattern of undervaluation of soils is about to change in …
This report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet the challenges posed by various human and environmental factors. The report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to …
The UNEP has released the Third African Environment Outlook (AEO-3) Summary for Policy Makers, commissioned by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The report focuses on the links between environment and health, and includes subsections on: air quality; biodiversity; chemicals and waste; climate change and variability; coastal and …
The high annual rate of land degradation has assumed alarming proportions, draft report Draft Bhutan Environment Outlook, 2012: It will only take 72 years to degrade all the land in the country, if land degradation continues at the current rate, the draft Bhutan Environment Outlook, 2012, states. Land is degrading …
Indonesia should embrace its key role in climate change and extend a ban on the destruction of forests and peatlands despite opposition from the agriculture minister and the influential palm oil industry, a senior forestry ministry official said. Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest expanse of tropical forests, is under …
This new report by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology draws attention to the multiple benefits & threats of human nutrient use. It highlights how nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers are estimated to feed half the human population alive today, and how they will remain critical in the future. This report …
According to this global hunger Index 2012 prepared by IFPRI, India lags behind in improving its GHI score despite strong economic growth. It has analyzed the level of hunger in 120 countries and provides recommendations on how to use land, water and energy for sustainable food security. The 2012 GHI …
The pain on the faces of farmers in Goa's Sirigaon village tells a tale. A tale of ruin. Their wells and lakes have dried up. The soil has been corroded. Lush farms have become mere memories. Memories grimy with dirt from the iron mines. “In our childhood, we used to …
In a first-of-its-kind initiative by the corporate sector, Tata Power has come forward to conserve the coastal biodiversity of the city with plans to plant and regenerate mangroves. In an interaction with the editorial staff of The Indian Express on Tuesday, chief conservator of forests (mangrove cell) N Vasudevan said …
New Delhi Hit by an acute shortage of land for growing eucalyptus, the paper industry is now banking on agro-forestry to meet the rising demand of wood pulp. Started by paper major ITC, more than 1,500 acres of land is covered under the agro-forestry plan in areas such as Khammam, …
