The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Dona Paula (Goa): India is getting ready to safeguard its 7000-km coastline from invasive alien species. The seemingly harmless cargo ships coming from foreign shores can bring with them harmful organisms and even radioactive material that can have deleterious effect on the country
About 3000 litres of furnace oil was released on Tuesday night (7) from a tea factory into the Dickoya river, which feeds the Castlereigh hydropower reservoir, causing extensive environmental damage. Hatton police conducting inquiries into the incident said a leaking oil tank in the oil storage of the Wanajara tea …
The operator of the stricken Japanese nuclear power plant said on Friday that more radioactive water could begin spilling into the sea later this month if there is a glitch in setting up a new decontamination system. Tokyo Electric Power Co also said that two workers may have been exposed …
The purpose of these guidelines is to update and expand the original guidelines on protected areas legislation published in 1980 and to reflect new developments and emerging issues. These developments include significant advances in international environmental law, and an improved scientific understanding of the role of protected areas in nature …
The UNEP has launched a report titled "Taking Steps Toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: An Introductory Guide." The report highlights how planners and policy makers in local, national and regional governments can adopt an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach to help ensure sustainable development for marine and coastal environments and …
New Delhi Jairam Ramesh-led ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has tied up with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to set up a National Centre for Marine Biodiversity in Jamnagar, the first research institute in the public private partnership (PPP) mode.
Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and a hub of industrial activity. However, its coastal zone is extended up to 135 kilometres that is exposed to heavy pollution load of both domestic and industrial origin, says a report of the Society for Human Rights & Environment Protection (SHEP) on …
Seaweed collected from the coast near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and sewage in Tokyo have shown elevated levels of radiation, according to data released by an environmental group and government officials on Friday. The findings, released separately by Greenpeace and Tokyo government officials, underline the difficulty of containing …
The Union environment ministry has illegally given final clearance to the POSCO steel project on the basis of false claims made by the Odisha government, a group of activists said on Wednesday and demanded revocation of the clearance. The ministry gave the final approval to the state government to divert …
The environment ministry on Monday gave final approval to the Odisha government to divert 1,253 hectares (ha) of forestland for the POSCO steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. The ministry, in its final order, endorsed the state government’s claim that there are no rights to be settled under the Forest Rights …
In April 2010, an explosion aboard the BP drill rig Deepwater Horizon killed 11 workers and caused the worst oil spill ever in American waters. Initially, government officials and BP officers denied the situation was serious. As details of the spill volume, and of damage to Gulf of Mexico fisheries, …
Carbon dioxide has pillaged the Great Barrier Reef of a compound that corals and many sea creatures need to grow. The finding, from the first survey of ocean acidification around one of the world's greatest natural landmarks, supports fears that the ecosystem is on its last legs. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028083.600-acidic-ocean-robs-coral-of-vital-building-material.html
This report discusses the legal and institutional frameworks that apply to twenty-eight (28) international water bodies that were identified as part of the United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility (?UNDP-GEF?) 'Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in GEF Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks' project. Following the introduction, part …
EU fish stocks are in an unprecedentedly poor state yet fish consumption throughout Europe remains high. The EU has been able to maintain and expand its levels of consumption by sourcing fish from other countries, both through the catches of its distant-water fleet and imports. This report highlights Europe’s increasing …
In a week that has seen little good news about the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, the latest data on radioisotope fallout from the plant is so far offering a glimmer of hope. http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110330/full/471555a.html
bio-invasion:The exotic seaweed seen on Krusadai Island. CHENNAI: Coral colonies in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve are facing serious threat from an invasive seaweed, which is spreading rapidly, say marine researchers, who are worried about the phenomenon. The bio-invasion by the sea weed, Kappaphycus alvarezii, was spread over only …
On 6th January 2011, MoEF still took the route of coming with another Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011 under Section 3(1) and Section (2)(v) of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and Rule 5(3)(d) of the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986, superseding the CRZ Notification issued on 19th February 1991. CRZ Notification …
New Delhi: Marine biodiversity is now set to become the latest buzz word at the MoEF. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that marine biodiversity had been consistently ignored in India
