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 …
General Chea Tara is on a mission to save Cambodia's trees. As 30 of his commandos parachute out of helicopters over an illegal logging site in Stung Treng province, he declares his goal is close. But his men find the loggers long departed. Helped by local villagers, they set about …
The Tamil Nadu Afforestation Programme (TAP), the watershed-based development programme for villages abutting forests, carried out by the Forest department since April 1997, has improved the rapport of the foresters with those living in and around forest areas.As part of the programme the department has carried out watershed development programmes …
The visit of the Conservator of Forests from the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests Arjun Singh Negi to the controversial industrial plantations and mining sites of Shimoga district last week has evoked mixed reaction from environmentalists. While Vriksha Laksha Andolana expressed its satisfaction over the discussion it held with …
A species of beetle could do for fire fighters what 'sniffer' dogs have done for policemen - sniff out forest fires and even help protect storehouses and public buildings from fire, according to German researchers.
Cameroon is now the largest producer of logs for Africa, and there is little forest that has not been logged. The region's tropical forest is the second largest in the world, "but it is disapparing in front of our eyes, most particularly in Cameroon", said Peirre de Maret, director of …
The Forest Department, which has been carrying out a survey in the reserved forests of Chikmagalur district with the help of the Survey of India, is in a bind following threats by encroachers and restrictive orders from an indifferent state government.The department, which took up the high-profile survey following a …
artificial muscles that give space robots animal-like flexibility and manipulation ability will be tested on a small nasa rover destined to explore an asteroid. The artificial muscles were developed by Yoseph Bar-Cohen and his team at nasa 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, usa. The muscles are based on a simple, …
representatives of European forest owners and industries have claimed a significant forward movement in plans to develop a new certification and labelling scheme for sustainable forest products. This was decided at a meeting held in Oslo, Norway. The Pan-European Forest Certification Scheme ( pefc) is being developed by industry groups …
The forests in Dhubri district are facing a virtual wipe out. According to data available here, Atharokotha, Mangaljhora, Rupshi, Tipkai, Chandardinga, etc. reserved forests areas under Dhubri district have been occupied by immigrants under the very nose of the forest authorities. These reserved forests have become the heaven for illegal …
A mammoth "Green Project" is being launched in Qinghai Province to address the issue of a worsening ecological environment around the Longyangxia Hydropower Station, which is now surrounded by severely eroded and barren lands. "Each year, huge quantities of mud and sand pour into the hydropower's reservoir, which have only …
The slash and burn of shifting(jhum) cultivation has led to alarming denudation of mountain ranges in the eastern part of Nagaland bordering Myanmar, according to Governor D P Sharma.
The Japanese government will impose tougher restrictions on dioxin emissions to control environmental pollution by the dangerous chemical in Japan. A council of cabinet members will adopt as early as March 30 a set of basic guidelines to curb dioxin pollution by reducing emissions as much as 90%. The guidelines …
In a bid to wean tribals away from non-productive forms of agriculture in the north-east and provide additional income, agriculturists have introduced a pilot project in Assam to revive lac production. In collaboration with the Ranchi-based Indian lac Research Institute (Ilri), the Tribal Co-opertive Marketing DEvelopment Federatoin of India (Trifed) …
If the Delhi Forest Department has its way, trees will no longer be cut in the Capital, they will be trnasplanted. In a bid to ensure that Delhi does not loose its already "thin" tree cover, the department wil be asking all those who seek permission for the felling to …
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), petitioner in the Van Gujjars humans rights case before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has decided to file a caveat in the Supreme Court in response to the Uttar Pradesh Government's decision to challenge the NHRC decision on nomads. According to the …
An extensive ground fire of an unprecedented nature has burnt to ashes full-grown grass and small plants in over 1,000 hectares of the 264 sq km Gautala wildlife santuary in Kannad tehsil, 80 km north west of the Aurangabad district headquarters. The fire, first sighted on March 23, had crawled …
The different afforestation projects being run by the State government have generated employment opportunities equivalent to 1 crore mandays so far. During the last three years of the projects, which included preservation and conservation of forests as well as rural development, an amount of Rs 70 crore was spent on …
Retired engineer Mahadev Rawal, who decided to seek reemployment with the Gujarat government to assist in the Sardar Sarovar rehabilitaiton workd, may never return to Madhya Pradesh where he was allegedly beaten up, stripped and paraded naked by irate individuals affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project.
After 25 years hundreds of studies and protests, the US government's first nuclear waste depository was poised to open. The department of energy loaded a truck with radioactive waste on Wednesday and prepared to send it to the underground dump in southern New Mexoco's salt beds.
Two international environmental groups called for a moratorium on new logging in Papua New Guinea, claiming the national forestry management plan had failed. Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said unless Papua New Guinea's National Forest Plan was rewritten, there would be insufficient resources to sustain the …
