Ecosystems
Feature Articles
Fire, fuel composition and resilience threshold in subalpine ecosystem
Forecasting the effects of global changes on high altitude ecosystems requires an understanding of the long-term relationships between biota and forcing factors to identify resilience thresholds. Fire is a crucial forcing factor: both fuel build-up from land-abandonment in European mountains, and more droughts linked to global warming are likely to increase fire risks.
Sep 2010
PLoS ONE
News
Next year, bonus for ‘green’ states
New Delhi: Beginning next financial year, the Planning Commission will include performance on environmental concerns as one of the criteria for determining Central assistance to states.
In what takes green concerns several rungs higher in the ladder of governance priorities, around Rs 1,900 crore will be disbursed to states in 2010-11 based on environmental performance.
Environmental m
08/09/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
News
Chilika to be among world’s five best managed ecosystems
BHUBANESWAR, 6 SEPT: Famous brackish-water lake Chilika is all set to find a place among the world’s five best managed ecosystems.
In fact, Chilika is the only site from Asia selected for this prestigious filming project, which is being undertaken by National Geographic.
07/09/2010
Statesman (New Delhi)
Reports and Documents
The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity for local and regional policy makers
Factoring the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into policy-making can help save cities and regional authorities money while boosting the local economy, enhancing quality of life, securing livelihoods and generating employment according to this study released by TEEB for Local and Regional Policy Makers at the biodiversity conference in Ghent, Belgium.
Sep 2010
UNEP
News
Lease of life for Keoladeo wildlife park's ecosystem
Govt directs Karauli admin to release water from Panchna Dam into sanctuary
DNA Correspondent
After a long wait, water will be released in the famous wetlands of Ghana wildlife sanctuary in Bharatpur to revive its dying ecosystem.
27/08/2010
Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)
News
Urbanisation has taken away natural resources: naturalists
P. Oppili
CHENNAI: ‘Madras', unlike other metros, had been bestowed with a rich biodiversity in those days, say the nature lovers. The biodiversity included marine ecosystem, forests, creek, marshland, jheels, lagoons and islands.
CHENNAI: ‘Madras', unlike other metros, had been bestowed with a rich biodiversity in those days, say the nature lovers. The biodiversity included marine ecosystem, forests, creek, marshland, jheels, lagoons and islands.
23/08/2010
Hindu (Chennai)
News
A farce called public hearing
G Babu Jayakumar | ENS
Public hearings are meant to elicit people's views on upcoming projects, though authorities are not obliged to act on them.
Public hearings are meant to elicit people's views on upcoming projects, though authorities are not obliged to act on them.
23/08/2010
New Indian Express (Chennai)
News
Bio-resources under threat in Manipur
IMPHAL, Aug 19: Indigenous bio-resources, flora and fauna diversity of Manipur is currently under threat despite various projects and schemes for the conservation taken up.
Manipur falls in the region of Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspots, which known as one of the most threatened biodiversity hotspots due to rapid exploitation and habitat loss.
20/08/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
News
Sterlite's Niyamgiri mining project illegal: Panel
After one stop-work order on the Rs 54,000-crore Posco project, a four-member panel appointed by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has dealt a blow to yet another big-ticket investor in Orissa, the London-based Vedanta Resources Ltd.
17/08/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
News
Eco-restoration of Adyar estuary may begin in a month
B. Aravind Kumar
Chennai: The master plan for eco-restoration of the Adyar estuary is ready and work is expected to begin in a month.
13/08/2010
Hindu (Chennai)
