Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Sacred groves are communally-protected forest fragments with significant religious connotations. These community lands attain significance due to biodiversity conservation and provide ecological services in local landscapes. However, it has often been found that interests related to sacred groves are often concentrated towards the groves with conspicuous presence, i.e. in terms …
KOLLAM: The Kerala Environmental Researchers Association has urged the government to take steps for the protection and conservation of all Sacred Groves in the state. The State Government has undertaken the care of 28 Sacred Groves in the state as part of a project launched by the Central Government. However, …
Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun May 03, 2010, 0:27 IST Gangotri, Valley of Flowers and other highly eco-sensitive zones of the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand may be becoming hot sites on the tourist map. But the Uttarakhand government now wants to put up more restrictions on travellers in …
Areas of land and sea are increasingly being marked out for protection in response to various demands: to tackle biodiversity loss, to prevent deforestation as a climate change mitigation strategy, and to restore declining fisheries. Amongst those promoting biodiversity conservation, the impacts of protected areas on resident or neighbouring communities …
To conserve biodiversity, considerable efforts have been focused on preserving pristine environments, such as wilderness, where human activities are minimal. However, biodiversity conservation also involves human-influenced areas, such as socio-ecological production landscapes, which can contain rich sustainable practices and traditional knowledge. This document is a collection of case studies and …
Gangtok, April 30: Foreign delegates who participated in an international seminar on rhododendron conservation and sustainable use here yesterday lauded the Sikkim government for its efforts to protect the state
This document contains Thimphu statement on climate change, presented at the Sixteenth SAARC Summit at Thimphu from 28-29 April 2010. Source: http://www.sixteenthsaarcsummit.bt/
Guwahati: North East region is one of the two biodiversity hotspots in the country, the other being Western Ghat region, and therefore it is essential to ensure ecological security in the region while planning for its economic development, said Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, secretary general of Aaranyak on Saturday. Addressing …
India, China and Nepal are set to launch a joint conservation initiative for the Mount Kailash landscape. The conservation will be meant to tackle the issue of glacial melt, biodiversity conservation and, interestingly, also have a mandate for cultural conservation in the Himalayan region. This would be a first-of-its-kind trans-boundary …
The Western Ghats Task Force in association with the Forest Department has launched a series of programmes for conservation of areas where medicinal plants are grown. Staff of the Forest Department, representatives of forest committees and local organisations will be involved to avoid smuggling of medicinal plants. Task Force chairman …
Conservation of Deo-rahati (sacred groves) in India has ancient roots from Vedic period. Even in modern days ethnic groups conserve religiously preserved forest patches through their customs, taboos and local festivals associated with the deities. Therefore, these forest pockets serve the vital function of conserving biological diversity and natural water …
This document is a collection of case studies and articles that address how relationships between humans and nature function in socio-ecological production landscapes around the world. The examples highlight the various physical structures, management techniques and governance systems that characterize these landscapes, as well as the benefits they provide for …
Arunachal Pradesh, being a largest state of Northeast India, harbours great number of plant species which are endemic to region. The diversity and endemism of state has kept it in the category of biodiversity hot-spot. Though, in recent past, numbers of plant species are being listed as rare, endangered and …
Coffee is a major international commodity, and because of this, coffee production has the potential for considerable global impacts on the environment. These impacts can include the consumption of energy, water, land and the loss of native forest. Here we quantify these costs using Costa Rica as a case study, …
