In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
A tractor which was set afire by pro-quarrying supporters near Sati Kund, Kankhal, in Haridwar on Tuesday. A Tribune Photo Additional Secretary Rakesh Sharma today said CCTV cameras would be installed at all permitted quarrying lots to keep tabs on activities. He stated this during his talks with Matra Sadan …
PANAJI: Special director of Enforcement directorate (ED), Mumbai on Tuesday issued Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) show cause notice of Rs 136.93 crores on Magnum Minerals Pvt Ltd, for not declaring export proceeds, under invoicing exports and differential amount parked abroad and not repatriating it in the mining case. ?On …
MAPUTO - Mozambique has lost half its elephants over the past five years, part of a wave of poaching driven by red-hot demand for ivory from fast-growing Asian economies such as Chinaand Vietnam, a conservation organisation said on Tuesday. The results of a survey indicate the southern African nation's elephant …
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT) slammed state government for rampant illegal mining in the state in two cases. While one is related to Narmada river in Narsinghpur district and other to Ken river in Panna district. A fresh case of illegal mining in Narmada river in Narsinghpur district was admitted …
Chinese government has announced on Friday that for the first time it will stop legalising domestic ivory trade, a move that supports anti-poaching. Many wildlife conservationists applauded the big announcement, but are still in need of the specifics on how the government would impose the ban, according to the Huffington …
Lilongwe — The Illegal Wildlife Review Report which has been launched recently will help Government develop its Illegal Wildlife Trade Action Plan in the fight against wildlife crimes. The report was produced on behalf of Department of National Parks and Wildlife by GIZ (as part of the German Cooperation Programme), …
Ayakudi Town Panchayat president (AIAMDK) Sundaram (39) and his accomplice Thirukumaran were arrested on charges of illegal sand mining and assaulting a police constable on duty here on Thursday. Siva Ganesan, a police constable to the Ayakudi police station, was admitted to Palani Government hospital. The accused were produced before …
The advocate general told the Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday that no illegal mining activity will be permitted in Ganga river at Haridwar. The high court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Jai Prakash Badoni on Monday alleging that despite a ban on illegal mining activities by several …
Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday scheduled June 3 as the next date for hearing a public interest litigation on illegal mining on the banks and outskirts if river Kosi. The decision came soon after the advocate general assured the HC that no illegal mining will be permitted in the Ganga …
Poachers have killed nearly half of Mozambique’s elephants for their ivory in the past five years, the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday. A Mozambique government-backed survey showed a dramatic 48% decline in elephant numbers from just over 20,000 to an estimated 10,300, the WCS said. “This decline is …
Luanda — The Ministry of Environment and partners drafted the National Action Plano n Ivory 2015/2017, which is aimed to fight against the illegal ivory trade in Angola and the reinforcement of the inspection at airport and land borders. The document was drafted under the compliance with the implementation of …
Mozambique lost 48 percent of its elephants from poaching in the past five years—a decline from 20,000 to 10,300—the Wildlife Conservation Society reported on Tuesday. Earlier this month, authorities confiscated 65 rhino horns and 1.2 tons of elephant ivory from a private residence on the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique's capital. …
Logging violations, disenfranchised local communities, the cutting of endangered tree species without valid authorisation, destruction of threatened Bonobo habitat and worldwide export of suspect timber. These are just some of the effects of the chaos being wreaked at home and abroad by one of the major industrial logging companies in …
CHINA Coast Guard is warning of a rise in the poaching of wild coral, saying yesterday that it has detained 80 suspects and confiscated red coral worth over 100 million yuan (US$16 million) since March last year. Red coral, highly valued as jewelry, grows only three to four centimeters in …
KANPUR: The spotted pond turtle also known as black pond turtle (geoclemys hamiltonii) seized in the recent past in Mumbai and various other parts of the country, are in demand in local and international pet markets. These aquatic animals, found in Etawah, Auraiya, Kannauj, Mainpuri and neighbouring districts, are smuggled …
TEHRAN- Iranian officials at the Department of Environment will introduce new bill with tougher penalties for wild animal poaching, Mehr news-agency reports on Saturday. The new law will be announced within the next week and will increase the penalties for killing the Asiatic Cheetah from the current 20 Million Tomans …
In what could be a big boost to those fighting against rampant mining in Uttarakhand, the state government is contemplating making Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts as no-mining zones. Sources said that officials have been asked by the CM's office to assess the impact on the exchequer if such …
While the ED is at present investigating all illegal mining cases in Odisha, this is the first such seizure made in the case. In a breakthrough in the Uliburu mining case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets worth Rs 380 crore owned by a Kolkata-based group that was operating …
Environment crime undermines sustainable development. It is not only a threat to species, to habitats and to ecosystems, but also to human health, livelihoods and national economies Five enforcement officers and eight organizations tackling fast-growing illegal trade in wildlife, chemicals and waste in Asia Pacific are the first recipients of …
Goa state government has informed the mines ministry that the first block of mining leases is likely to be put up for auction in 2020. As many as 254 mining leases are valid in the state, excluding the 89 mining leases, which were recently renewed by the state government. These …
