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 …
After renewing nearly 43 iron ore mining leases by signing lease deeds in the last one month, the State government on Wednesday notified ‘The Goa Grant of Mining Leases Policy, 2014’. The policy, notified following the recent Mines and Minerals Development Regulation (MMDR) Act amendment ordinance 2015, has no changes …
Cameroon and Malaysia have failed to make progress in tackling illegal logging since 2010, due to corruption and a lack of transparency and political will, a report by a British thinktank said on Wednesday. Chatham House has looked into illegal logging and the response of governments and the private sector …
'Former director dismissed plan to appeal against bail for Reddy' Petitioners before the Supreme Court in the illegal mining cases, S R Hiremath and Prof Vishnu Kamat, on Wednesday said that a conglomeration of forces in the State and at the Centre have tied the hands of Central Bureau of …
The All-Himachal Contractor Welfare Association has urged the government to reconsider the recently passed HP Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules and Minerals Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage Rules. The state Cabinet had recently given its approval to the new rules, under which illegal mining was made a criminal offence. …
The loss of more than Rs1 crore per day due to ‘illegal’ collection of the riverbed materials from the Gola river in Haldwani comes as a serious cause of concern for the State Government. Alleged nexus between the officials concerned and traders associated with the collection of riverbed material has …
Even though the government has taken various measures to protect Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans, its poaching is on the rise with 49 being killed in last 14 years (2001-2014), according to forest department data. Among the 49 tigers, 17 were killed in the Sundarbans east zone of the forest …
The state's forest department has blamed the revenue department for failing to put an end to illegal mining in the highly eco-sensitive Aravali hills in Haryana. Haryana's chief principal conservator of forests, C R Jotliwal, said during a visit to Gurgaon on Thursday illegal mining does not take place in …
The Cabinet today gave nod to the new HP Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules and Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules 2015. The rules have been amended after 1971 to check illegal mining. Under the new rules, illegal mining has been made a criminal offence. Penalty for illegal …
Illegal mining has been rampant in the state. In the past two years, the Mining Department has imposed a fine worth Rs 7 crore on accused in mining cases. The fine has been imposed by 39 departments. In 2013, 5,300 cases of illegal mining were detected while in 2014 about …
Over 70% of wood harvested in forests is unaccounted for, causing huge losses of government revenue and driving some tree species to brink of local extinction There is a high demand for wood from indigenous tree species in the construction and furniture industries. Illegal logging gangs in Tanzania are smuggling …
A newly-discovered method of recovering fingerprints from feathers and eggs could help catch those guilty of wildlife crime, according to scientists. Researchers at Abertay University, based in Dundee, have established which fingerprint powders are most effective at developing fingermarks on the feathers and eggs of birds of prey. The discovery …
Violators would face imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of Rs 5 lakh per hectare of area; Special court set up by State to deal in case PANJIM: Firming its grip on the mining industry, the Central Government has made illegal mining a “cognizable offence”, with imprisonment …
Following the failure of successive governments in checking illegal mining in the state, chief minister Raghubar Das on Monday fixed accountability with the deputy commissioners and police superintendents of respective districts in such matters. Holding a meeting with chief secretary Sajal Chakrabarty and director general of police Rajeev Kumar, the …
Hundreds of people blocked the Nurpur Bedi-Garhshankar Road against the government’s inability to repair potholed roads in the area and to check illegal mining at Nurpur Bedi, near here, today. When no political leader or district administration official came forward to listen to their grievances, the agitated residents declared that …
Indonesian indigenous communities launched a project on Friday to encourage foreign tourism in ancestral forests to slow the advance of logging operations and palm oil plantations. The GreenIndonesia non-governmental organization, working with six indigenous groups, said the plan would ease poverty, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify from traditional forest-based …
After renewing 29 mining leases in the state, the Goa government on Wednesday asked the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF) to grant the leases environment clearances as ECs have been kept in abeyance since September 14, 2012, following the Shah Commission report on illegal mining. Chief minister …
YANGON - More than 100 foreigners, most of them Chinese, were arrested in northern Myanmar in a crackdown on illegal logging, a media report said Tuesday. A total of 142 people, including 102 foreigners, were arrested during a military operation against logging in restive Kachin state between Jan 2-4, the …
The State government has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe into the accusation of illegal mining and transport of sand in the Cauvery basin. A Government Order (GO) to this effect was issued on January 3 this year. Members of the Opposition had alleged in the winter session …
Have you heard? Interpol, the world’s largest police organization, recently launched a Most Wanted List of environmental fugitives. Already, two suspected bad guys have been caught. The groundbreaking public appeal is the first time ever that Interpol is asking the public to assist in the capture of environmental crime fugitives, …
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa lost a record number of rhinos in 2014 as big animals across Africa were relentlessly poached to meet rising demand for horn and ivory in newly affluent Asian countries or to provide meat to fighters in the bush. From South Sudan, where conservationists say elephants are …
