The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding demolition of structures constructed at Pimpri Waghere, Taluka Haveli, District Pune
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Tanajai Balasaheb Gambhire Vs Principal Secretary, Environment, Government of Maharashtra & Others dated 08/01/2018
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Unexpectedly large impact of forest management and grazing on global vegetation biomass
<p>Carbon stocks in vegetation have a key role in the climate system. However, the magnitude, patterns and uncertainties of carbon stocks and the effect of land use on the stocks remain poorly quantified.
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Unpacking the nexus: Different spatial scales for water, food and energy
<p>Recent years have shown increased awareness that the use of the basic resources water, food, and energy are highly interconnected (referred to as a ‘nexus’). Spatial scales are an important
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Agriculture-driven deforestation in the tropics from 1990–2015: emissions, trends and uncertainties
<p>Limited data exists on emissions from agriculture-driven deforestation, and available data are typically uncertain. In this paper, we provide comparable estimates of emissions from both all deforestation
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Yamuna floodplain constructions, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 21/12/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Umashankar Patwa & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. (Earlier Titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors) dated 21/12/2017 regarding
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Trends in global land use investment: implications for legal empowerment
From the mid-2000s, a commodity boom underpinned a wave of land use investments in low- and middle-income countries. While agribusiness, mining and petroleum concessions often involve promises of jobs
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How the palm industry is still cooking the climate
<p>The palm oil industry is still a leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia. Three years after the world’s biggest palm oil traders adopted ‘no deforestation’ policies, Greenpeace
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Greenhouse gas emission curves for advanced biofuel supply chains
Most climate change mitigation scenarios that are consistent with the 1.5–2 °C target rely on a large-scale contribution from biomass, including advanced (second-generation) biofuels. However, land-based
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From risk to revenue: The investment opportunity in addressing corporate deforestation
CDP’s 2017 Global Forests Report draws on the disclosures from 201 companies that responded to the investor request for information on the risks and opportunities linked to four commodities responsible
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Reductions in global biodiversity loss predicted from conservation spending
Empirical two-part models describe the relationship between conservation spending, human development pressures and biodiversity loss and can inform sustainable development strategies by predicting the