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 …
The fragile ecology of the Sundarbans delta, which is home to four million people and the Royal Bengal Tiger, is now facing a fresh threat from large-scale construction of concrete embankments all over the islands, environmentalists have warned. Doubting the feasibility of these embankments as coastal erosion is constantly re-shaping …
The fragile ecology of the Sundarbans delta, which is home to four million people and the Royal Bengal Tiger, is now facing a fresh threat from large-scale construction of concrete embankments all over the islands, environmentalists have warned. Doubting the feasibility of these embankments as coastal erosion is constantly reshaping …
The Centre has approved the state's plan to take immediate steps against climate change. It will be executed by the state government once the funds are released. The funding agency, however, is yet to be decided. A senior environment department official said that West Bengal was one of the few …
In a bid to arrest the rapid depletion of mangroves, the state forest department has mooted a proposal to acquire mangroves in private land along the Kerala coast, perhaps for the first time in the country. The owners would be adequately compensated, forest department sources said. Individuals have been holding …
Increasing human pressures and ecosystem changes are posing combined threat to the population of endangered Royal Bengal tigers, in Sundarbans. This has been stressed in an expert study titled ‘Sharing Lessons on Mangrove Restoration’. This has been conducted by the International Union For Conservation of Nature The Sundar-bans cover 10,000 …
The Kerala High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the State Government to file an affidavit in response to a writ petition seeking steps to prevent any possible chemical accidents on the site and off site project areas of the Petronet LNG terminal here. A …
The State Government has plans to create mangrove forest on 720 hectares to counter cyclones in coastal districts. Replying to a question from Alekh Kumar Jena (BJD) in the State Assembly on Tuesday, Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray said that mangrove forest is seen in Balasore, Bhadrak, Rajnagar and …
It is a place better known for its carnivals than its protests. But an Indian-origin environmentalist, who is on a determined hunger strike to save a mangrove from destruction, has highlighted a side of Trinidad other than its famous limin’. Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh, a well-known academic, has been sitting in …
The plan of the district administration to de-silt Canoly canal and the Kallayi river as part of a beautification drive is likely to have an adverse impact on large acres of wetland in and around Kottuli, according to a latest study conducted by a researcher from the Department of Architecture, …
Valuable mangrove forests that protect coastlines, sustain sealife and help slow climate change are being wrecked by the spread of shrimp and fish farms, a UN-backed study showed on Wednesday. About a fifth of mangroves worldwide have been lost since 1980, mostly because of clearance to make way for the …
Valuable mangrove forests that protect coastlines, sustain sealife and help slow climate change are being wrecked by the spread of shrimp and fish farms, a U.N.-backed study showed on Wednesday. About a fifth of mangroves worldwide have been lost since 1980, mostly because of clearance to make way for the …
The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a mangrove barrier against cyclone, storm and strong tidal waves. (Correspondence) Original Source
Being a low laying deltaic country, the morphological changes of the coastal zones of Bangladesh become a major social, economic and environmental concern. In this study, images of Landsat satellite during 1989-2010 are analyzed to detect the variation of shoreline positions. The western-central coast has been divided into different segments …
PANJIM: The Goa State Biodiversity Board, in its first substantial meeting in many years and first since the board was reconstituted, has taken a strong stand that no project in Goa will go ahead without the consent of the Board. According to sources present at the Board meeting, the members …
At a time when biodiversity is falling victim to rapid urbanisation, the India Biodiversity Awards, announced on Wednesday, tried to reverse the trend by recognizing the novel idea of community-based conservation initiatives. At the ongoing 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at Hyderabad, the Pir Jahania …
Coastal livelihoods in SW Bangladesh are largely dependent on its natural resources of mangrove forest (timber, wood fuel, honey, fish and other aquatic species) agriculture and marine fisheries. Following construction of the coastal embankment and other development investment there have been drastic environmental changes. Loss of life in major flooding …
If an interesting feasibility study gets general approval, we could have a cross-sectoral institutional mechanism for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity. It seeks to strike a balance between conservation of marine and coastal ecosystem, marshy mangroves and protecting the livelihood of local people. It is a land where herons, …
More research is needed to understand how ecosystems can help reduce disaster risks around the world, according to a report launched in Brussels, Belgium, today. The World Risk Report 2012 says that human development activities have "massively raised the hazard potential". It cites the destruction of coral reefs and mangrove …
First State to form BMCs The government has formally declared the constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees in all the 978 grama panchayats, 60 municipalities, and the five Corporations in Kerala, signalling the shift to a broad-based system for the conservation of biological resources. Addressing the media after a Cabinet meeting …
This policy brief is largely based on the World Atlas of Mangroves (2010) which provides a wealth of knowledge on the ecology, biodiversity, distribution, economic value, and management status of mangroves around the world. The aim of this policy brief is to provide managers with lessons learned on the conservation …
