Kochi's 'green lung' to get a facelift
The Kerala State Government will develop and preserve the Mangalavanam, Kochi's green lung, as a prestigious eco-tourism project by conserving the birds, trees and wetlands of the area, Tourism
The Kerala State Government will develop and preserve the Mangalavanam, Kochi's green lung, as a prestigious eco-tourism project by conserving the birds, trees and wetlands of the area, Tourism
Uttar Pradesh Toursim Minister Lalji Tandon said on Friday that he development of eco-tourism was possible when its old concept were presented in the present ecological conditions. He said that
With a view to arouse environmental awareness, directed primarily towards bird-conservation and for promoting eco-tourism in the region, Jorhat MP, Bijoy Krishna Handique conceived an ambitious plan
There has been a lot of rhetoric and hype about eco-tourism. In his budget speech a couple of years ago the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar even made allocations for development and promotion of
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has proposed a novel plan to promote tourism in Changthang in the name of Eco-tourism, which has the Government of India's advocacy
The Calicut University in Kozhikode, Kerala, will introduce an eco-tourism course from the new calendar year, University vice-chancellor Dr Syed Iqbal Nasnain said. Claiming to be the first of its
After over two decades of ban, the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), a world heritage site, would be reopened albeit partially for eco-tourism only. The decision came after nearly one year of
The Andhra Pradesh State government's plans to promote eco-tourism by setting up a botanical garden, a night safari and a bird park in the Kothaguda Reserve Forest woudlhave received a fatal set
In a bid to develop the infrastructure for eco-tourism in Majuli, the Assam Tourism Department has arranged for the visit of one of the famous architects of Delhi, Mr Pradeep Srivastav who is also
Sun-kissed sands and fisherfolk cracking coconuts at the edge of palm-fringed villages - this could very well be another day in Paradise! But the truth is that Madagascar's ecology is just living on
Experts have asked for a second dolphin reserve in Pakistan to house the blind river dolphin in the wake of a study on the impact of a hydroelectric station at the Tunsa barrage
Swamped by a surge in tourist population, Thailand has but to turn towards alternative tourism
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
Tourism threatens the Jaisamand lake near Udaipur
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Experts say the most ambitious river navigation project in South America could ruin the Paraguay Parana river and the world s largest remaining wetland
Money or trees is the choice before the Ghanaian government. The administration is agonising over whether to take the $2 billion offered by mining companies or preserve the forests where they seek to
A research team looking into the economic value of resources in the Mae Yom National Park in Phrae concluded that the Kaeng Sua Ten dam, that was planned for the area, is not worth building.