Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
A new report Monday claims national parks in Cambodia have been gutted to launder illegally logged wood into the Vietnamese timber economy by officials from both countries. The report released after midnight Sunday comes after a months-long investigation carried out by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), and just days …
Post-FARC development risks could render important eco-systems vulnerable in Colombia. Guaviare: Colombia’s frontline in the country’s battle to stop deforestation in the Amazon Almost 90 percent of the municipalities that have been deemed as needing special attention post-conflict are home to national parks, forest reserves, or have other environmental restrictions …
Vietnamese officials, companies and private individuals are systematically smuggling huge amounts of illegally logged timber from protected areas of Cambodia into Vietnam, according to a new report. The findings are based on months of undercover field research made public by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Approximately 300,000 cubic meters of …
Mumbai: Judicial activism shown by the Bombay high court has come to the rescue of mangroves on a three-acre plot in Thane district. The mangroves had been destroyed by illegal constructions three years ago. On May 4, after numerous orders and site visits by the court receiver, mangrove saplings were …
Bombay High Court: while the Metro has to come up, they are equally concerned about the environmental aspects of the project Pointing to the importance of the upcoming Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL)’s Metro Line III project in easing commuter woes in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court Wednesday said that …
Lake Tanganyika was recently declared the “Threatened Lake of 2017” — adversely affected by human activity in the form of climate change, deforestation, overfishing and hydrocarbon exploitation. Starting in the early 2000s, scientists began to document that the surface waters were warming rapidly. As if scientists and lake managers at …
MUMBAI: Around 31,000 trees will have be chopped in a stretch of 91km, which is part of the 366km stretch of the NH66 Mumbai-Goa highway, which is to be widened into four lanes. A sum of Rs 6.6 crore will have to be spent on removing trees, which are obstacles …
Dar es Salaam — The majority of Tanzanians are still using wood fuel for cooking although the country has more than 57 trillion cubic feet of natural gas deposits. This means it will take long to end tree felling. Although an analysis of official data shows the consumption of liquefied …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nikhilesh Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/04/2017 regarding forest clearance granted for the construction of Agra-Lucknow Expressway. NGT directs the Project Proponent UPEIDA (UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority) and MoEF must file joint statement in a tabulated …
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki yesterday said his administration would prosecute and punish those who encroach on the state’s forest reserves, especially the Ogba Zoological Garden. He made this known while receiving the management and staff of the Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), led by its Executive Director, Adeshola …
Pemba - A squad of Mozambican forest rangers made their first arrest just minutes after arriving at a checkpoint near the northern port city of Pemba. Nicolau Moises, the forestry department chief in Cabo Delgado province, one of Mozambique's top timber-producing regions, quickly seized a truck piled high with freshly-cut …
Illegal miners cut down trees before gouging into the earth in search of gold, and for them, the impact on the environment is none of their business Illegal miners cut down trees before gouging into the earth in search of gold, and for them, the impact on the environment is …
As demand for its product continues to grow, the palm oil industry is now reportedly eyeing Africa as its next big expansion opportunity. Study finds there are ways to mitigate deforestation risks of palm oil expansion in Africa It’s been estimated that, over the next five years, as much as …
Watta Nagbe sits under a thatched hut cooking cassava leaf. A bamboo drier hangs from the hut’s blackened attic her kitchen on top of a hearth. She stirs and stirs again, and at the same time gives instructions to a few men building a hut nearby. The men pay keen …
Deforestation is still increasing exponentially in tropical regions. Some of the worst regions in the world are the Amazon rainforest, South East Asia and Central Africa. Between 2010 and 2015 there was an annual loss of 7.6 million ha of forest leading to changes in rainfall patterns, loss of biodiversity …
Almost half of the Unesco world heritage sites designated for their importance to nature are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, a WWF report has said. Poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and the trafficking of rare species are plaguing 45% of the world’s most precious natural areas, the report from …
SHILLONG: The Greater Laban Community Development Society has approached the National Green Tribunal over encroachment on and pollution in the Critical Catchment Area in Lawsohtun. In its application to the eastern zone bench of the tribunal in Kolkata, the society said there is rampant felling of trees and illegal construction …
Tanzania on Tuesday announced a new program aimed at transforming some of its key forests into being highly protected to save the east African nation from turning into desert. The move is aimed at strengthening conservation of forests that are are overwhelmed with wantonly tree felling for timber and fuel …
Kenya Forestry Service director Emilio Mugo has dismissed claims of illegal logging of indigenous trees in Kakamega Forest. He said the areas being discussed on social media include three plantations, where the KFS has authorised harvesting of mature trees planted more than 30 years ago. “Anybody is free to go …
This study provides application of Resourcesat-2 AWiFS satellite imagery for forest burnt area assessment in India. AWiFS datasets covering peak forest fire months of 2014 have been analysed. The total burnt area under vegetation cover (forest, scrub and grasslands) of India was estimated as 57,127.75 sq. km. In 2014, 7% …
