Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
The theme of World Wetlands Day this year is ‘Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods’. The Union government has begun revising the existing regulatory framework on wetlands across the country in a bid to enable a greater role and ownership by State governments in their management. In a statement …
Study says 17mangrove areas in five districts in Malabar are on the verge of extinction n spite of the frequent alerts by various environmental organisations and results of field studies conducted by approved government agencies on the threat being faced by the major wetlands in north Kerala, the situation remains …
Rwanda Environment Management Authority has called upon citizens to protect and sustainably exploit wetlands because they are a source of valuable natural infrastructure for agriculture, water storage and purification, flood buffering, fertile soils and erosion control. The call was made ahead of the annual World Wetlands Day scheduled tomorrow February …
Even as there are several laws in force in the State to guarantee the safety of the ecology and the environment, it is no secret that the rampant environment destruction taking place through human intervention is by violating these laws. A recent study by environmentalist V.K. Madhusoodanan shows that apart …
No one from CWRDM, KSBB and KFRI have been included in panel The constitution of the State Wetland Authority Kerala (SWAK) for the integrated management of wetlands in the State has led to scepticism from a section of officials and environmental activists who feel that the selection of experts for …
The absence of a land policy for conservation of natural resources could have serious implications for Kerala’s food security, according to experts participating in a national seminar on land use planning which concluded here on Thursday. In a paper presented at the seminar, former Commissioner, Kerala State Land Use Board …
The Goa Bird Conservation Network (GBCN) will conduct the second All Goa Waterbird Census (AGWC) across all major wetlands of Goa from January 17 to January 24. The 2015 survey, which recorded nine threatened species, made Goa one of the few States to provide comprehensive information on the wetland bird …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Paryavaran Dakshta Manch & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2016 regarding development of buildings in the name of “Sun-stream City Pvt. Ltd” within prohibited areas of Thane creek and debris being dumped in …
The lakes in Koramangala-Challaghatta (KC) valley are the most polluted than the ones in Vrishabavathi and Hebbal valleys, says an IISc study. The study , Wetlands: Treasure of Bangalore (abused, polluted, encroached and vanishing), released on Wednesday by Prof TV Ramachandra and his team, reveals the KC valley receives more …
Wetlands (and lakes) constitute the most productive ecosystems with a wide array of goods and services. Wetlands provide a low-cost way to treat the community's waste water, while simultaneously functioning as wild fauna sanctuary, with public access. Despite these services, wetlands of Bengaluru have been abused (encroachments by mafia) and …
About 60% of the European wetlands are located in the European part of Russia. Nevertheless, data on methane emissions from wetlands of that area are absent. Here we present results of methane emission measurements for two climatically different years from a boreal peatland complex in European Russia. Winter fluxes were …
A survey of the kole wetlands in Thrissur and Malappuram districts found a decline in the number of birds. The survey conducted as part of the Green Partnership Programme for the year 2016, and also as part of the Asian Waterbird Count 2016, found a total of 31,788 birds at …
Kandi block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal is situated in the Mayurakshi–Dwarka Plain. This is one of the maximum flood-affected blocks in Murshidabad. The average frequency of occurrence of floods in the last decade is 8. This study prepares a vulnerability map of Kandi block at village level combining physical, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Popular Pisciculture Association Manipur Vs. The State of Manipur & Others dated 05/01/2016 regarding construction activity in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur
Environmental groups say the Baird government is "playing Russian roulette" in Sydney's water catchment by approving coalmining without a full understanding of its impacts, taking a "damage first, fix later" approach. The groups, the NSW National Parks Association (NPA) and the Nature Conservation Council, are also critical of a Department …
The cackle and cry of Kashmir’s annual bird migration has long been a welcome ruckus for those living in the Indian-controlled Himalayan territory. It signals the summer’s end, the coming snows and the global importance of Kashmir’s environment for species arriving from as far as northern Europe and Japan. But …
Palustrine wetlands(PWs) include all bogs, fens, swamps and marshes that are non-saline and which are not lakes or rivers. They therefore form a highly important group of wetlands which hold large carbon stocks. If these wetlands are not protected properly they could become a net carbon source in the future. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Lakes, 15/12/2015. The State wise details of amount sanctioned and released to the State Governments so far for undertaking various projects for conservation of lakes are given in Annexure-I. Under the NWCP/NPCA, an amount of 145.65 crore has so far been released …
Encroachments on buffer around rivers will have consequences, say experts hennai’s resilience to the recent deluge has taken a severe beating as nearly a quarter of its wetlands, open space and flood plains have given way to concrete structures. Months before the series of depressions and “freak” weather developments hit …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Management of Wetlands, 08/12/2015. In a number of cases (Original Application No. 121 of 2013, No. 153 of 2014, No. 02 of 2015, No. 501 of 2015, etc) being heard in Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT), directions have been issued from time to time …
