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 …
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 …
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 …
This report highlights the scope and functions of a dozen tree laws implemented in different states in India. The implementation of these laws has come to public focus in recent years due to the growing number of cases of large-scale tree felling in Indian cities. The government use of mechanisms …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Green Earth Vs Dy. Commissioner, Kurukshetra & Others dated 01/07/2022. The applicant filed the application for issuance of directions to the concerned authorities not to cut any tree standing in Jyotisar Tirth, Kurukshetra and to ensure de-concretization of roots of …
The State of the World’s Forests 2022 explores the potential of three forest pathways - halting deforestation and maintaining forests; restoring degraded lands and expanding agroforestry; and sustainably using forests and building green value chains - for achieving green recovery and tackling environmental crises, including climate change and biodiversity loss …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Chawla Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 13/04/2022. Grievance in the application is against cutting of trees in village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, by SVC & Lehri, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad in violation of the NGT …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Niharika Bhadauria Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 24/01/2022. Prayer in the application is for saving 5000 trees in Gwalior, Madya Pradesh. It is submitted in the application that Thatipur re-densification project has begun by shifting of trees which is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aarti Gupta Vs State of Maharashtra dated 24/01/2022. Grievance in the application is regarding reluctantance of Secretary, Shri Geetanjali Co-operative Housing Society, Andheri West, Mumbai to follow the directions issued vide notice of Garden Department of K-West Ward, Municipal Corporation …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/12/2021. The matter related to Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The matter related to permission for felling 1803 trees for the purpose of widening of the Mathura-Deeng (Gobardhan) road (four …
This book focuses on entry points for creation of better jobs through agricultural value chains and lays out the policy implications, using cassava, cashew, and plantation forestry as examples. It is based on case studies carried out in 2018-2020 by the World Bank Jobs Group as part of the multi-stakeholder …
Between a third and half of the world’s wild tree species are threatened with extinction, posing a risk of wider ecosystem collapse, the most comprehensive global stocktake to date warns. Forest clearance for farming is by far the biggest cause of the die-off, according to the State of the World’s …
Factual and action taken report on behalf of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (HoFF), Uttarakhand in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, September 11, 2020. The matter related to alleged violation of environmental norms in the construction of Kotila-Gawad-Suraikhet motor road in Almora …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of H. C. Arora Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/06/2021 regarding illegal cutting of 176 fully grown trees in village Roshanpur, block Bhunar Heri, district Patiala, Punjab. The applicant had made a series of representations to the concerned departments, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash Chand Vs State of Haryana dated 28/05/2021. Grievance in the application was against cutting of a peepal tree which was more than 100 years old from temple of Ved Vyas Kund Khera in village Yara, tehsil Shahbad Markanda, district …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Avasthi Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 02/03/2021. Grievance in the application was against felling of trees by Delhi International Airport Authority Limited and its agency, M/s GMR Group, for expansion of a new …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021. The matter related to trees which had fallen due to strong cyclone/storm of April 11, 2018 and May 2, 2015 numbering 702 trees in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The fallen trees need to be …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021. The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has applied for permission to construct a 3rd rail line between Mathura Junction to Jhansi. The proposed rail line is of about 274 km, out of which a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021. Permission was sought for felling of 317 trees, which were coming in the way of the project of widening and strengthening of a six-lane road from Avantibai crossing to Rohta. The SC directed …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2021. The applicant - Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New JNU Campus has filed an application seeking permission of the SC to construct a new building …
Governments should prioritize sustainable management of forests amid their huge contribution to poverty eradication, food security, and climate resilience, says a report. The report titled, "Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty: Potential and Limitations," says the vital ecosystem if properly harnessed can transform livelihoods of rural communities amid economic …
