Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of carbon as found in the world’s forests. Keeping this carbon locked away is absolutely critical to achieving …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Vijay Chawla Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 16/11/2022. For the illegal cutting of 500 trees in village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, Haryana, M/s SVC & Lahri was directed by the National Green Tribunal to pay …
The world is not on track to achieve forest goals of ending and reversing deforestation by 2030, critical for a credible pathway to the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal, according to a new report by the UN-REDD Programme, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Green Gigaton Challenge …
Over the last decade, the agriculture, forestry, other land uses, and fisheries (AFOLU) sectors were responsible for 13-21% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IPCC, 2022, IPCC AR6 WGIII, Chapter 7). More widely, food system-related emissions, represent 34% of total GHG emissions per year, primarily comprising agriculture production and land-use …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Avinash Vidhrohi Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 04/11/2022. Avinash Vidhrohi resident of village Deoli, tehsil Ghanari, district Una, Himachal Pradesh in his application to the NGT said that the PWD Department got pruning of all branches of 200 fruit …
Forest-based adaptation is an ensemble of climate actions that employ forests and trees in support of climate change adaptation and resilience, including sustainable forest management, forest conservation and restoration, reforestation and afforestation. Forest-based adaptation can help address the gaps between current adaptation actions and the adaptation needed for reducing climate-related …
Over the course of 2022, one hundred leaders of grassroots networks in 22 countries*—men, women, and youth among Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples—were interviewed about their hopes, dreams, and fears for the future. The interviews, commissioned by the Rights and Resources Initiative and conducted anonymously, used a “blue-skies …
Protecting the animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms that thrive in forests must become a fundamental goal of sustainable forest management worldwide, according to this new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Forests harbour a large proportion of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity, which continues to …
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to this report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The global threats to climate, biodiversity and a healthy environment are mainly caused by the …
The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) is an international statistical standard that uses a systems approach to bring together economic and environmental information to measure the contribution of the environment to the economy and the impact of the economy on the environment. The SEEA – CF provides a framework for …
Government action in stopping deforestation, how grazing livestock can help restore degraded land, and farmer field schools all featured in reports released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at the FAO-Global Landscapes Forum digital forum Transforming agri-food systems with forests. Governments have a crucial role …
The share of crops in India’s agriculture fell to 55.5% in 2019-20 from 62.4% in 2011-12, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said. In a report on state-wise and item-wise value of output from agriculture, forestry and fishing year: 2011-12 to 2019-20, the ministry said that agriculture, forestry …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2022. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, government of Mizoram in its affidavit to the NGT said that the state Public Works Department (PWD) has not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Markendeyrao Wahane Vs Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board & Others dated 19/09/2022. The Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board had set up a chemical treatment plant for bamboo processing within the Gorewada reserve forest, Nagpur, Maharashtra without forest clearance. Thus, the board …
The Uttarakhand High Court rejected the appeal filed by Ashish Kumar Garg against the cutting of trees for the purpose of widening the road from Jogiwala/ Ladpur/ Sahastradhara Crossing/ Krishali Square/ Pacific Golf Estate in Dehradun. The state authorities, August 16, 2022 informed the High Court that out of 1006 …
The order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aadhyatmik Kshetra Paryavaran Sansthan Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 07/09/2022. Aadhyatmik Kshetra Paryavaran Sansthan had filed an application before the NGT, July 30, 2022 alleging that Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur has started taking steps to launch farm house …
Objections on behalf of the applicant (Uday Education & Welfare Trust) to the Joint Committee report, August 4, 2022. An application was filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the use of high power engines being operated without license from the forest department and consuming timber as their raw …
The aim of national forest inventories is to provide information on forests at national and regional levels, plus useful results for smaller areas, such as forest reserves. This report evaluates three options for the sampling design of biophysical measurements in Tanzania's forests. The evaluation also includes estimates of the fieldwork …
This supplemental guidance to the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC) provides detailed methods that communities can follow to estimate both GHG emissions from land-use change and other forest disturbances and carbon dioxide removals by forests and trees growing within their borders. It provides guidance on how to …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Jorjo Tana Tara Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 27/07/2022. The application has been filed by the applicant (Jorjo Tana Tara), April 8, 2019 alleging indiscriminate felling of trees in …
