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 …
Vodacom Tanzania employees, spearheaded by the company’s CSR arm Vodacom Tanzania Foundation has partnered with Mikoko Scout Group in ensuring the security of the mangrove forest and enable plantation of the mangrove trees. The project aims at promoting conservation and management of the endangered mangrove forest in agreement with the …
NGOs discuss role of corporates in causing impact on environment Representatives of 10 non-governmental organisations discussed the role played by huge industrial and corporate entities in causing an impact on the environment and the stakeholders at a meeting, convened by Iyarkkai Padhukaapu Kuzhu, here on Saturday. The speakers addressed a …
MUMBAI: A 500-acre sprawl of privately-held land in Goregaon (W) has had no mangroves since 2006, says a state panel tasked to determine if the site was reclaimed and mangroves destroyed. The panel took 2006 as the cut-off date for its study as directives notifying mangroves as ‘protected forests’ came …
Protect forest catchment to ensure water in city reservoirs. Visakhapatnam: The forest department including Vizag zoo conducted awareness programmes to mark International Day of Forests. The theme of the day this year was “Forests and Sustainable Cities – Let’s make our cities greener, healthier, happier places to live.’ Celebrating the …
Petition alleges mangroves being removed for construction The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed joint inspection of Gujarat’s Kutch district after the Deendayal Port Trust refuted allegations by a petitioner that mangroves in the area were being cleared for construction in violation of law. A Bench headed by judicial member …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kachchh Camel Breeders Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2018 regarding construction and other activity leading to destruction of mangroves in Kutch District by Deendayal Port Trust. NGT directs a joint inspection to be conducted and a report …
A plea alleging destruction of mangroves by the Deen Dayal Port Trust in Gujarat's Kutch district has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Gujarat …
Between 2003 and 2016, the forest fires have jumped by almost 38% from 24,450 to 33,664 shows the State of Forests report 2017 released by the environment ministry. Strongly emphasising the increasingly green credentials of the country, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has said that India has …
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have it rough in many ways. They are perhaps best known for their vulnerability to climate change, as a result of high poverty, rural populations, dependence on traditional agriculture, tourism-based economies and other factors. A new manual from FAO, Land Degradation Assessment in Small Island …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala State Coastal Management Authority Vs DLF Universal Limited & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala. Supreme Court directs that in future, wherever permissions are required …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Abdulla Sardar Vs Divisional Forest Officer and Others dated 14/12/2017 regarding illegal encroachment and destruction of mangroves in Sundarbans, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. NGT Eastern Bench directs the concerned state departments to examine and take …
ARUSHA Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has embarked on a campaign against mangrove destruction along the isles’ coastline. Sheha Mjaja Juma, Director General of the Zanzibar Environment Management Authority (ZEMA), told Xinhua in an interview on Wednesday that the campaign aimed at protecting and replanting mangrove forests. …
Mangrove forests can reduce the vulnerability of adjacent coastal lands from storm surges by slowing the flow of water. Although the potential utility of mangroves in disaster risk reduction is increasingly recognized by coastal managers, efficient use of this ecosystem-based protection is often hindered by the scarcity of location-specific information …
The GSIDC’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) has finally admitted that the construction of third Mandovi bridge will destroy mangroves “to certain extent” and also impact the marine ecology. Following a petition filed by Goa Foundation, the National Green Tribunal had directed GSIDC to conduct Environment Impact Assessment for the Third …
Policy focuses on developing environment friendly villages, cities across state. The state cabinet has given its approval to the state’s climate change adaptation policy on Tuesday that focuses on developing the environment friendly villages and cities in the state. The state government has also decided to set up a separate …
"Mumbai would be the only smart city in the world, which constructs buildings first and then thinks of providing infrastructure. That area, too, is then made into parks, open spaces, mangroves and wetlands.” Environmentalists have reiterated the importance of mangroves in preventing flooding, a day after rain lashed the city. …
Fast-dwindling mangroves in Myanmar's low-lying Ayeyarwady Delta, ravaged by decades of deforestation and conversion of land for agriculture and aquaculture, could find an unlikely saviour - drones. Mangroves protect coastlines in the face of storms and rising sea levels, absorb carbon from the atmosphere, and boost fish stocks, experts say. …
Mombasa is becoming hotter due to the depletion of mangrove forests, a vital ally in the fight against climate change, with the situation along the Kenyan coast projected to get worse with time. A recent study carried out at Tudor Creek - the water body separating Mombasa Island from the …
A large patch of a mangrove forest with low-lying backwaters and rich mudflats on River Zuari banks in Adpai-Durbhat have been hacked for construction of a road and jetty in violation of the coastal regulations zone (CRZ) notification 2011. Margao-based NGO Rainbow Warriors has filed a complaint before the Goa …
Expanding aquaculture in South East Asia over the last two decades has been the main driver of mangrove loss in the world, says a study published in PLOS One this month (June). The study, conducted by a team of scientists at Global Mangrove Watch (GMW), mapped the distribution and changes …
