Even as the environment ministry continues to come under renewed pressure to fast track coal mining in forest areas, a GIS analysis released by Greenpeace titled “How Coal Mining is Trashing Tigerland” shows that coal mining threatens over 1.1 million hectares of forest in 13 coalfields alone in Central India.

Mining Watch - Mining into tigers' den

Related

• Report: Undermining Tadoba's tigers.
• Report: Joining the dots - the report of the tiger task force.
• In-Parliament: Environmental clearance to coal projects.
• Fact Sheet: Analysis of environment and forest clearances.
• Report: GoM to suggest solutions on coal and other development issues.
• Report: Financial risks of new coal fired power plants.
• Report: Integrated energy policy.
• Presentation: Mapping coal blocks and forest cover.
• Report: Low carbon strategies for inclusive growth - An interim report.

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