Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Adani Cementation Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. Adani Cementation Limited approached the Bombay High Court seeking issuance of an order directing the respondents/ authorities to permit the petitioner to carry out the work of construction of …
KARACHI: Environmentalists, wildlife experts and other stakeholders at a public hearing of a coal power project to be built at Port Qasim declared its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report ‘highly flawed’ stating that it seemed to have been prepared in haste. The public hearing was organised by the Sindh Environment …
The best quality honey is produced from Aegialitis rotundifolia and Cynometra ramiflora, according to the mangrove cell. In a bid to encourage locals to conserve mangrove forests, the Mangrove Cell will soon introduce apiculture. The GOI-United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) committee, which met in Mumbai last week, has approved a …
A Bombay High Court order prohibits any work within 50 metres of mangroves, irrespective of the ownership of the land. Following allegations of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations by the defence forces at Colaba, officials from the mangrove cell visited the mangrove forests adjoining the Sagarmatha club at Navy Nagar …
Not satisfied with the report about the cutting of mangroves, reclamation of marshes and existing conditions near the Benaulim-Sinquetim bridge across River Sal, national green tribunal (NGT) has asked Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) for more details. "The report shows as to what extent civil work is completed. But …
Mangroves in the city are slowly dying with cement walls coming up around them, say activists. Concrete barricades are visible near the wetlands between Mansarovar and Kharghar stations and in Sector 20 of Airoli. "By building walls around mangroves, there is blockage of fresh tidal water," Stalin Dayanand of Vanashakti …
Villagers have seen how parts of Kendrapara district were saved during super cyclone For Niranjan Swain, a 62-year-old farmer of Badakota village of Odisha’s Kendrapara district, growing crops is just as important as making a ritualistic patrolling around a 25-acre patch of land, where he and his fellow villagers are …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of George Barretto & Anr Vs The State of Goa & Ors dated 06/05/2014 regarding approval granted to the Sinquetim-Benaulim bridge across River Sal. The Tribunal has noted that GCZMA has reported that there was cutting of …
Slum dwellers are hacking trees in the mangroves along the Palm Beach Road, said some residents. Apart from the debris mafia, locals said, encroachers, too, are paying no heed to warnings and are trying their best to flatten the green patch. Activists said that slum dwellers from Karave and Dharave …
The Ashtamudi Lake in the Kollam District of Kerala lies in between 76.53°and 76.63° longitude and 8.93° and 8.83° latitude. It is a palm-shaped extensive waterbody with eight prominent arms, adjoining the Kollam town. This extensive estuarine system has a length of 16 km with a maximum width of 14 …
Mangroves are being destroyed on a large scale on the pretext of development projects but there is little action on the part of the government to protect the mangroves, said speakers at a programme held on Wednesday. The consultation meeting on the protection and conservation of mangroves was organised by …
Coming to the rescue of mangroves and surrounding wetlands in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court has directed the state government and Cidco to stop dumping debris on wetlands. The HC has also asked them to initiate civil and criminal action against people who were responsible for damaging the …
‘Coastal ecosystem facing major threat’ The marine and inland fisheries sectors in Kerala are likely to take a major hit as climate change affects fish stocks, resulting in decreased yield and loss of livelihood of fishermen. According to the State Action Plan on Climate Change prepared by the Department of …
The court asked Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to be made one of the respondents in this petition. The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Thane collector to take action against Essel World for reclamation of wetlands and destruction of mangroves at Gorai in Borivali (West). A division bench of …
The mangrove cell is also planning to start the western coast’s first marine interpretation centre at Airoli. Soon, Mumbaikars can walk through the mangroves along the Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai and get closer to flamingos in the Thane creek. The forest department and the City and Industrial Development …
Environmentalists are irked with the delay in constitution of a biodiversity management board by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC). The city's green brigade has demanded immediate formation of the board, which aims to map the city's biodiversity. As per the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, local bodies have to constitute a …
After noticing Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations such as blockage of tidal water by dumping of debris in the creeklet and dumping close to mangrove patches in the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) areas at Uran, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has written to …
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has asked Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to send an action-taken report within 15 days after observing a kachha bund obstructing the free flow of tidal water leading to degradation and dying of mangroves on JNPT land in Navi Mumbai during a recent …
A healthy mangrove forest helps coastal communities to fight against climate change fallouts, experts told a regional symposium yesterday, advising coastal countries to improve mangroves, as they support biodiversity and enable improvements in lives and livelihoods. The two-day symposium, "Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative", drawing representatives from vulnerable coastal …
This project brief describes the scope and process for developing Guidance for how the protective services of mangroves and coral reefs can be included in national economic accounts to support development planning. This is an important step towards recognizing the critical value of coastal ecosystem services for adjacent human populations …
India has made sustained efforts in fulfilling commitments towards conservation of biodiversity, its sustainable use and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of biodiversity and natural resources. As a Party to the CBD, India honours and strives to meet the international obligations and commitments under …
