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 …
spain recently congratulated itself on saving Donana national park, one of the continent's most important wetlands, from a flood of toxic sludge from a mine. The celebrations, however, may be short-lived, for mining engineers and naturalists fear that land outside the park may have been contaminated with enough heavy metals …
finally , the mystery of the disappearing Siberian cranes in the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, has been partly solved. And for those willing to learn in India's wildlife management community, there are several valuable lessons. The birds have either stayed out or arrived in significantly reduced numbers over …
Following exclusion of grazing animals from the Azraq Wetland Reserve in 1995, the wetland has become totally dominated by common reed ( Phragmites australis ). In an attempt to restore wetland community diversity, particularly that associated with open pools, exposed mud and low marsh, experimental reintroduction of water buffaloes has …
water means life, and wetlands, even those such as ponds and bogs, play a vital role in our lives. Found almost everywhere, wetlands can be described as ecosystems where water and land meet, such as marshes, shallow coastal estuaries, mangroves and lakes where the dominating factor is a regular or …
the India-Canada Environment Facility has approved Rs 17.58 crore for two environment projects in India. In the first project, the icef has approved a grant of Rs 3.20 crore to the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (wwf - India) for implementation of project titled "Education and Capacity Building for Promoting …
emission of methane from polluted wetlands exceeds that from non-polluted wetlands by as much as two or three times. According to a study conducted by scientists of the Centre for Water Resources and Ocean Management, Anna University, and the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, waste from urban areas and industrial …
ENVIRONMENTALISTS from Japan and other Countries are protesting against a government -funded dike, which has dried out the Isahaya wetlands in the Nagasaki Prefecture. The once-thriving wet-lands have turned into a muddy cesspool containing dead sea organisms. Government officials say that the dike is necessary to reclaim land, control view …
The latest furore in South Africa is over the Cloudy Creek or Rietspruit wetland on the south bank of the Vaal river. The Sasol Chemical Industries wants to strip mine the area for coal as feedstock for the plant, which requires seven million tonnes of coal per annum to turn …
february 1, 1997, was celebrated world-wide as the World Wetlands Day. The World Wide Fund for Nature even issued a statement asking governments to reaffirm their commitment to conservation and restoration of wetlands throughtout the world. However, for the numerous waterbodies, fringed frequently by marshy wetlands, and scattered amidst the …
Beels are shallow waterbodies with rich macrophytic vegetation. The recent satellite survey undertaken by the Assam Remote Sensing Application Centre, shows that there are as many as 3,536 wetlands in the state, occupying an area of 1,030,76 ha constituting 1.31 per cent of the total geographical area of the state. …
the world wide Fund for Nature (wwf) made a strong plea for the conservation and restoration of wetlands throughout the world on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day on February 1. Despite increasing awareness, efforts to save the "kidneys of the planet' have been slow, said Claude Martin, director-general …
The existence of laws and policies in Australia that affect wetland protection and rehabilitation has been ascertained. There is a diverse range of environmental legislation, primarily at the state level, that potentially affects wetlands. There are environmental planning instruments made under legislation in New South Wales and Western Australia, which …
Muthurajawela marshes, north of Colombo in Sri Lanka, are a fine example ofwhat a well-thought-of wetland conservation project should be. Once a tropical wetland used for rice cultivation, they have today become a nursery for coastal fish and are home to some 126 species of birds; they also act as …
there seems to be some good news regarding the most imperilled marshlands on earth, the Florida Everglades. The South Florida Water Management District, which undertook studies of the delicate eco-system, reports that farmers have achieved a 68 per cent reduction in the amount of phosphorus fertiliser discharged from their fields. …
The fast-depleting forests of the Western Ghats will be the subject of a US $11 million-project which was recently endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme. The project will involve the traditional wisdom and practices of indigenous people for conservation of the region's biodiversity. The Delhi government decided on August …
THE urban perception of wastewater management has essentially been that of pollution control. Conversely, rural communities in many of the poorer parts of the world recognise municipal wastewater as a nutrient pool to be used in fisheries and agriculture. Taking into account the latter view, under the Ganga Action Plan …
THE sixth gathering of the signatories to the Ramsar Convention on the world's wetlands, at Brisbane, Australia recently, has revealed a disturbing picture. California, us, reportedly lost 91 per cent of its wetlands in the past 200 years, more than any other area in the world. In fact, the us, …
A wetland in the St Lucia estuary on the cast coast in KwaZUILI-Natal province was saved from devastation when the country's cabinet banned the development of a mineral sands project by Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). The ban brought to an end a six-year struggle by environmental groups to prevent exploitation …
That the Hydrovia waterways project, linking Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina, could spell doom for the Pantanal - the largest * wetlands in the world - in Brazil is well understood. What is surprising is that it is being backed wholeheartedly by politicians, businesspersons and farmers alike. Warns Katherine …
There is growing evidence that the recent outbreak of the malaria (plasmodium falciparum) epidemic in Calcutta is related to the clogged drainage system of the city. And this is because the state government has been reclaiming the East Calcutta Wetlands since the '60s. Some citizens, at the initiative of the …
