Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The Applicant Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee has filed the application alleging illegal felling of trees over an area of around 5 acres within the …
BHUBANESWAR: The recent forest fires across the State and rise in February temperature could be the effect of the climate change and global warming. Migratory birds coming to Orissa are affected too by these phenomena, going by their number. The comparative analysis of bird census of 2007, 2008 and 2009 …
Udhagamandalam, The fire had spread from Lampsrock and Dolphin Nose, around noon as tourists arrived in buses for sight- seeing in the Coonoor forest range ABOUT 200 tourists who were caught in a forest fire near Coonoor have been rescued, official sources said on Monday. The forest department has suspended …
Precarious situation prevails in the Chimminy, Peechi and Periyar forest areas K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: Forest fire has become a major environmental concern in the State with many of the wildlife sanctuaries facing the threat of outbreak of wildfire. A precarious situation prevailed in the Chimminy, Peechi and Periyar forest areas. …
MUMBAI: Repeated fires at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli have left officials flummoxed and a dead bamboo plantation is adding to the problem. "Nearly 25 hectares of the forest land has been burnt in the fires that started last week. On Mahashivratri day, there was a huge fire …
Melbourne: New wildfires flared on Tuesday, but thousands of firefighters managed to keep them within firebreaks despite strong winds in southern Australia following blazes that killed more than 200 people. Wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour blew in from the northwest around Victoria state.
Mumbai: A major fire suspected to have been triggered by tribal people residing within the forest area on Monday charred about 10,000 hectares of forest in the heart of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Forest officials said around 30 SGNP guards recently posted to keep vigil in the area …
A devastating fire gutted about 30,000 trees of Telmachhara forest range in Habiganj yesterday afternoon. However, the wildlife and valuable trees at the nearby Satchhari Jatiya Udyan remained unharmed. The animals escaped deep into the forest due to tremendous heat, informed official sources. Fire service sources suspect that the fire …
The Bandipur National Park situated in the Western Ghats of Karnataka State, is one of the biodiversity hotspots of the world. During recent years, this park has witnessed repeated fires, affecting considerable areas under vegetation. The temporal satellite data from 1997 to 2006 have been analyzed to map the burnt …
The survey revealed complete destruction of bryo-vegetation from ground to the height of 15-17' at Kausani due to forest fire which erupted in 2002 in the areas which were completely gutted in fire. The fire period was intense and long and most of the thalli growing over there were burnt …
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor PATHANAMTHITTA: Sabarimala is in the grip of acute water scarcity, making life miserable for the 1,000 people living there. Two weeks ago, the Kunnar dam, the lone water source about 8 km from the holy hillock in the dense forests, turned dry. In the foothills, the Pampa went …
Forestry is an extensive land use system in Nepal. The forest and trees provide a vast array of goods and services to human beings. Forest and tree resources provide the basic commodities such as fuel wood, timber and fodder to the people and serve as an important ecological function such …
Melbourne, Officials warned on Tuesday the wildfires that devastated southern Australia this month could flare anew when high winds and hot temperatures sweep the region later this week, and raised the death toll from the blazes to 210. Australia
Jamshedpur, Feb. 24: The forest department has given itself another 24 hours to contain the blaze that broke at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday, apparently due to a devotees
Scores of people fled their homes in southern Australia on Monday fearing that rising temperatures and strong winds could fan blazes burning in forests into unstoppable firestorms. Tensions were high in Victoria, where devastating fires swept a vast area of the state on February 7, destroying more than 1,800 homes …
Udhagamandalam: Despite the best possible efforts to contain bush fires in several parts of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, fresh fires which are breaking out are posing a major challenge to wildlife officials. The fires are keeping the officials on their toes. A look at the sprawling 321-sq.-km. reserve from a …
BY ROD MCGUIRK CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA Australian officials said on Friday that they want to fast-track rules making cigarettes less likely to ignite fires as part of the government
IAN SAMPLE Tropical forests may dry out and become vulnerable to devastating wildfires as global warming accelerates over the coming decades, a senior scientist has warned. Soaring greenhouse gas emissions, driven by a surge in coal use in countries such as China and India, are threatening temperature rises that will …
Australia could be in for more forest fires in the coming decades like the ones that have devastated southern Victoria and claimed at least 200 lives so far, besides gutting more than 700 houses. Climate models based on figures provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict more frequent …
