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 …
A study sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank has sent out clear signals that human beings will eventually pay the price for over exploitation of the world's natural resources. "For too long, in both rich and poor nations, …
The Kerala Government is likely to promulgate on Tuesday the much-awaited Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Sensitive Areas) Ordinance, 2000, to vest in the Government all "ecologically sensitive areas" in the State.
Greenpeace applauded the logging company Precious Woods Amazon for its commitment to ecologically responsible logging in tropical rainforest ecosystems. During a meeting onboard Greenpeace's vessel, the Amazon Guardian, Precious Woods presented their declaration, which was the outcome of negotiations and onsite forest inspections with Greenpeace experts that lasted more than …
A devastating report about the destruction of tropical forests by multinational companies has been suppressed for three years by the European commission and World Wide Fund for Nature.The report named companies prepared to bribe and bully their way to lucrative logging concessions. It also blamed the International Monetary Fund and …
The AJK government was considering to declare the forest reserved for ten years and to introduce a law to stop the fast depleting forest.Senior minister AJK Mohammed Ishaq Zaffar who is also the minister of forest, AJK Logging and Saw Mills corporation in a meeting with forest department officers ,forest …
The Nagaland Government has directed all the timber mill, which were reopened after the Supreme Court partially relaxed its order prohibiting commercial exploitation of forests in Northeastern States, to shift to designated areas to pre-empt any ecological hazard.
The centre has given its clearance to stone quarrying in the forest areas enabling local forest committees to undertake the activity, it was officially stated here on Thursday.
T R Baalu, Union Minister of Environment and Forest has said that efforts aimed at protecting the forest reserves of the country can bear fruits only if the people living on the fringes of the forest areas are also involved through a participatory approach.
states' plea rejected : The Centre has not reacted favourably to the request of various state governments for delegation of limited powers under the Forest Conservation Act to transfer forest land and indicated that it intends to link the release of funds to the implementation of the Act.
Thirteen thousand acres of prime forestland in Kerala would be meekly surrendered to encroachers very soon. This is thanks to the political pressure from within the ruling Left Front which so far has prevented an enactment against such a big ecological loss.
State Forest Minister Harvansh Singh has said that asper the Supreme Court's ruling, there is a ban on cutting of trees in the forests. The Government will take urgent steps to remove this ban.
This year, bonus is being distributed to tendy leaf pluckers in reward for their hard work. This initiative is part of a new programme started by the Congress Government which aims to stop the exploitation of tendu workers. The Government wants the tribal population to get maximum benefit for their …
Though the existence of sandalwood trees was established in forests adjoining Jwalamukhi in 1983, yet the forest authorities have made no efforts to ascertain its commercial viability. Though residents of Bohan and Majheen villages and other adjoining areas are planting sandalwood trees but so far no scientific research has been …
The Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Oilseed Growers' Federation (OILFEED) and the former State Cabinet Minister, Mr. Bhagwan Singh Yadav, has launched a frontal attack on the State Forest Department and Minor Forest Produce Corporation officers accusing them of conspiring with the ulterior motive of keeping this season's tendu leaf …
Two studies in the journal Science this week reveal discoveries that may affect how tropical forests are managed and preserved. In one study, appearing in the journal on Friday, researchers discovered that trees of the same species tend to cluster or aggregate together in a tropical forest. In the Science …
CM: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wedensday announced that Rs 4,000 crore would be spent in the next 10 years on watershed development in the state in order to irrigate one crore heactares of land.
The Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank) has provided over $534 million for irrigation and drainage system to improve agricultural efficiency and boost productivity. While $200 million may be approved during current calendar year for Punjab Water Sector Development (PWSD), sources at the Asian Development Bank told APP on Tuesday.
massive seizures of timber from the North-Easst, valued at Rs 25 crore, has brought to light a well-oiled militant-mafia nexus using pliable polie and forest officials to transport the valuable wood by train wagons.
For the first time ever, an afforestation programme for planting a large number of saplings would be undertaken in the drought-prone district of Kutch with the support of business houses. Under this programme, land around industries wold be given to the business houses for planting saplings.
