Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notified the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023. These Rules replace the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022. The Rules have been notified
Forest Conservation
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Compliance report by the Department of Forests & Wildlife, Delhi on filling up of forest personnel posts, 08/11/2020
<p>Compliance report by the Department of Forests & Wildlife, Government of NCT of Delhi in the matter of Aditya N. Prasad & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/11/2020. The report was
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The economics of climate change mitigation in Indigenous Territories
Indigenous populations of the Amazon own 210 million hectares of land and have proven to be highly skilled in the field of forest conservation: the deforestation rate is 0.8%, i.e., even less than that
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Order of the High Court of Manipur on forest management in the state, 03/06/2020
<p>Order of the High Court of Manipur in the matter of The Manipur Valley Village Reserve Forest Rights Protection Association Vs State of Manipur & Others dated 03/06/2020.</p> <p>The petitioner
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on conservation of forest, 13/03/2020
<p>Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, an organization under the Ministry carries out the assessment of forest and tree cover (FTC) of the country biennially and the findings are published in India State
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of a forest area in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 18/11/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajesh Kumar Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/11/2019 regarding destruction of Khasra No. 494 which is a forest land in Mandi.</p><a
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Public-sector measures to conserve and restore forests: overcoming economic and political economy barriers
This working paper is a contribution to the FOLU 2019 report, Growing Better: Ten Critical Transitions to Transform Food and Land Use. The paper answers four questions: Why are forests critical to economic
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of wood based industries, Uttar Pradesh, 01/10/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uday Education & Welfare Trust Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/10/2019 regarding grant of provisional licences for establishment
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Forests and trees: At the heart of land degradation neutrality
<p>Forest and land degradation undermines the foundation of human prosperity and well-being. It threatens our food and water supplies, our climate, and the biodiversity that underpins the <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/forest-trees-land-degradation.pdf"
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Creating enabling conditions for managing trade-offs between food production and forest conservation in Africa: case studies from Ethiopia and Zambia
How can agricultural production increase to meet the rapidly growing food demand in sub-Saharan Africa without reducing its precious forest areas? This is one of the greatest challenges in achieving sustainable
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Afforestation in lieu of diverted forest land, 08/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Afforestation in lieu of diverted forest land, 08/07/2019. The Government of India has diverted a total of 47469.49 hectares of forest land and a total of 62769.58 hectares