Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Adani Cementation Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. Adani Cementation Limited approached the Bombay High Court seeking issuance of an order directing the respondents/ authorities to permit the petitioner to carry out the work of construction of …
The Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report gives a detailed view of the health of notified forests in the State on annual basis. State Forest Report 2014 is the fifth report in the series. It gives precise locations of the forest cover changes, assessed using LISS III data of 2011 …
Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks to ‘gross negligence’ by the authorities to tackle the huge oil-slick in the Sundarbans. “Currently, about 15 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Hazira Macchimar Samiti Vs Union of India & Ors dated 02/12/2014 regarding cargo port at Hazira, Surat, Gujarat. The Tribunal directed the Commissioner of Fisheries, shall file affidavit explaining the present width of channel of the …
It takes less than an hour from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to reach Thane, the low profile neighbour of glitzy and glamorous Mumbai. But you sure are in for a shock by the end of that 45-minute train journey, and another few minutes in a taxi or an auto-rickshaw: far from …
Carbon Pools and Multiple Benefits of Mangroves in Central Africa: Assessment for REDD+ provides the knowledge base for improving the management and reducing the deforestation rates of mangroves in Central Africa. It highlights the high ecological and economic values of mangroves, and the threats that exist from urban sprawl and …
The city’s 9,400 tonne of municipal solid waste, generated per day, can soon be diverted to the Kanjurmarg dumping site as the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has approved change in technology for processing waste at the Kanjurmarg plant, a proposal that was stuck for the past five years. …
India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday. Sunderbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger. More than two-thirds of the forest lies in …
CALANGUTE : Calangute MLA Michael Lobo along with senior officials from the captain of ports, water resources department, NIO, forest department, BDO, Bardez, and other government departments on Wednesday undertook an inter-departmental survey of the Nerul-Sinquerim river to facilitate desilting work of the silted riverbed. S C Chandra, hydrographic engineer …
Shell Petroleum and Development Company has denied that it lied to a Dutch court in The Hague about oil pollution in the Niger Delta. The multinational company, half owned by Nigerian government and with significant Dutch shareholding, said sabotage, not company negligence, caused the spills in 2004 along the Trans-Niger …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Geeta Bhadrasen Vadhai Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others regarding regarding Dighi Port, Raigad, Maharashtra, 13/11/2014. The Applicant has stated before the Tribunal that EC conditions are still being violated by the Project Proponent …
This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). The chapters vary from scientific studies to good practices, as well as (existing or required) policy frameworks that enable appropriate management. The book presents …
Beaches Failed To Bear Mindless Exploitation To Set Up Plush Establishments In less than 24 hours, Visakhapatnam lost a sizeable chunk of its beaches to the speeding Cyclone Hudhud that rampaged through the Port City on Sunday. This ruthless devastation, environmentalists point out, has largely been a result of the …
Mangroves are among the most threatened and rapidly vanishing natural environments worldwide. They provide a wide range of ecosystem services and have recently become known for their exceptional capacity to store carbon. Research shows that mangrove conservation may be a low-cost means of reducing CO 2 emissions. Accordingly, there is …
The construction of the proposed toll plaza at Kamothe-Kharghar junction on the Sion-Panvel highway has hit yet another hurdle. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered the appointment of a district judge to visit the area of proposed toll plaza and inspect the construction work and state whether the …
Almost nine years after the Bombay high court ordered notification of mangroves on government land in the state for better protection, mangroves in Thane, Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts are yet to be notified as “reserved forest”. Moreover, groundtruthing in Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts have reduced the proposed mangrove area …
Mangroves in Airoli continue to suffer and die due to illegal activities, like the building of artificial bunds within mangroves for crab farming and fishing. They have been hacked at many places in Sector 19 and parts of Diva and Ghansoli recently. Environmentalists said the forest authorities are unable to …
Takes Cognizance Of TOI Reports On Sunderbans The National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Eastern Zone Bench has taken suo motu cognizance of reports on the degradation of the Sunderbans that appeared in The Times of India and directed the Centre and the state government to explain why it shouldn't order all …
The Rs. 450-crore Oceanarium project proposed at Kochi will face its first major test for implementation on Tuesday when it will be scrutinised for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. B. Madhusoodana Kurup, the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, will make a presentation before the …
Mangroves are being destroyed at a rate 3 – 5 times greater than the average rates of forest loss, costing billions in economic damages and denying millions of people the ecosystem services they need to survive, according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). …
Mangroves are being destroyed at a rate 3 - 5 times greater than the average rates of forest loss, costing billions in economic damages and denying millions of people the ecosystem services they need to survive, according to a new report by UNEP. The Importance of Mangroves: A Call to …
