North East loses 549 sq km of forest area
NEW DELHI, Feb 7 – The eight States of the Northeastern region (NER) have witnessed loss of green cover to the extent of 549 square km. Assam has lost 19 square km of forest cover. Painting a dismal picture
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Maharashtra loses 1,400 hectare forests to encroachments
PUNE: The state has lost about 1,400 hectare (14sqkm) forest cover between 2011 and 2013 to encroachments, according to the latest 'India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013' released by the Union ministry
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100,000 community foresters to help green India
Agartala: India will engage 100,000 educated youths to execute an ambitious Green India Mission (GIM) which seeks to increase the country’s forest cover to 33 percent from 20 percent within 10 years, says
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India State of Forest Report 2017
<p>Between 2003 and 2016, the forest fires have jumped by almost 38% from 24,450 to 33,664 shows the State of Forests report 2017 released by the environment ministry.</p>
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Forests: climate change, biodiversity and land degradation
Forests cover approximately 30% of the Earth
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Forest ecosystem valuation study: Indonesia
Further degradation of Indonesia's forests could impact the national economy and the lives of millions, according to a new UN study titled "Forest Ecosystem Valuation Study: Indonesia". The report finds
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India's green area grows 5,871 sqkm in 2 years
India recorded an increase of 5,871 sq km in its forest cover in the past two years with West Bengal contributing over 60% of the total rise in green area. Odisha, Kerala, Jharkhand and Bihar were the
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Multicrore-rupee plan to save BTC forests
Kokrajhar, April 17: The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), which has been facing major problems with illegal felling of trees and encroachment in forest areas, has drawn up a plan to conserve the forest
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Forest cover in Chennai lowest among metros
Chennai's forest cover compares poorly with other Metros, according to the latest
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Nationwide assessment of forest burnt area in India using Resourcesat-2 AWiFS data
<p>This study provides application of Resourcesat-2 AWiFS satellite imagery for forest burnt area assessment in India. AWiFS datasets covering peak forest fire months of 2014 have been analysed. The total
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Green cover downs in insurgency-hit Assam districts
Guwahati: Insurgency has claimed yet another casualty in Assam in the form of decreasing forest cover in strife-torn hilly districts, though the state still boost of a better forest cover than the national average. The forest cover in districts such as Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills has gone down according to Forest Survey report, 2005, Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain informed here on Wednesday. These districts have been encountering serious insurgent problems with tribal militant groups creating grave law and order problems in these virgin lands.
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Judgment of the Supreme Court of India on forests in Haryana, 21/07/2022
<p>Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narinder Singh & Others Vs Divesh Bhutani & Others dated 21/07/2022.</p> <p>The issue related to whether a land covered under a special
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Kenya: KFS to Reclaim Forests in the North Rift
The Kenya Forest Service will reclaim more than 7,000 hectares of forests in the North Rift to increase the country's cover. Director Emilio Mugo said trees will be planted on the reclaimed areas where
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Forest survey misses woods for the trees
The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has vastly underestimated forest loss from degradation, according to scientists who used software instead of human eyes to interpret satellite images of forest cover.
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Narmada greens to ease water woes
Plantation and conservation of forest cover on the bank of Narmada— main source of water supply to Indore, will significantly reduce water treatment cost, thereby easing burden from Indore Municipal Corporation
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Government, UNDP partner on trees
GOVERNMENT in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is undertaking a five-year forest regeneration project covering 15,000 hectares in Serenje and Chitambo districts in Central
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16,309 sq km under forest cover in J&K: Altaf
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecol¬ogy, Mian Altaf, today informed the Legislative Council that the geographical area of the Jammu and Kashmir State is 1,01,387km sq while the forest
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TN forest cover dwindling: CAG
CHENNAI: Forest and tree cover has declined in Tamil Nadu and the State has not prepared its own forest policy even though five years have passed since a recommendation to do this was made by the National Forest Commission, says a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The report - released by principal accountant generals Suhasini Srinivasan and S Murugiah at the office of the the Principal Accountant General on Wednesday - states that the state achieved only 22 per cent forest and tree cover against the target of 25 per cent, by 2007.
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Government committed to increase forest cover
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said that his government is committed to increase the State’s forest cover by another 90 per cent by controlling shifting cultivation, arresting forest fires
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Urban stresses eating into Ahmedabad’s green cover
AHMEDABAD: Urban stresses and citizens' apathy to green canopies are eating into Ahmedabad's tree cover. Ahmedabad's tree density is among the lowest in Gujarat — an Amdavadi has to share a tree with 10