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 …
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and Forest Research Institute Dehradun (FRI) in collaboration with Welspun Energy Ltd. (WEL), India’s foremost renewable energy generator, organized a workshop titled ‘Innovation for Forest Carbon Finance in India’ on 28th May 2013 at FRI’s Dehradun campus. Keeping the role of …
The president has helped transform a debate about forest conservation. Indonesia’S president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is not known as a conviction politician. Rather, his leadership has been characterised by compromise. On the environment, though, Mr Yudhoyono has been uncommonly courageous. In 2009, two years after world leaders met on the …
Jaipur: To promote Jhalana Forests as an eco-tourism park, the forest department has proposed a 30km safari route. “There is a proposal for eco-tourism at Jhalana that would encompass trekking, overnight camping, bird watching and nature camps for tourists as well as students. It is estimated to cost Rs158 lakh. …
The much talked-about ‘tree census’ proposal by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has been put on the backburner for want of appropriate guidance. The Board’s plan to keep tabs on the City’s green cover two weeks ago received good response. But now, it is absolutely clueless on how …
People claim forest officials seized honey belonging to them; director says investigation is on Just three years after being conferred the tag of a tiger reserve, a controversy is brewing over community forest rights (CFR) granted to a community and a probable misuse of them in one of the Soliga …
Conservation and protection of forests can never be done efficiently without the active participation of the public, S V Ranganath, Chief Secretary of the State, has said. Emphasising on participatory forest management and development, he spoke about forest conservation with the aid of technology and e-governance. Ranganath was addressing forest …
The state government has made several efforts to ensure protection of forests and wildlife and curb forest crimes. A fund has been instituted to reward people informing about forest crimes. A provision of upto Rs 25,000 reward has been made in Madhya Pradesh Van Suraksha Puraskar Niyam for individuals who …
Ficuscutulata, locally known as chhotabargad located at RariGhat road of Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh is the last surviving endemic tree of ficus species in the state. Chhotabargad is only endemic tree species to the state having been found from Pachmarhi and Orchha (from where it has become extinct). Neglect and …
Says govt will urge Centre to release Rs 227 cr Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the state government would urge the Centre to release Rs 277 crore to the state. The amount had erroneously been deposited in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority of India (CAMPA) by …
Report of the Central Empowered Committee in Application No. 1209 filed before it by the Kudremukh Wildlife Foundation and others regarding alleged illegal diversion of forest lands for non-forest uses in the Western Ghats region in Karnataka.
The objective of the study was to understand both the ground level situation of CFR implementation and major policy level developments that may be obstructing or strengthening the provision of CFRs, and to provide an assessment based on the collected information about the same. The present report is an attempt …
The country's forest areas now stand at 17.08 percent which was 7 to 8 percent during the previous government, Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud told parliament on Wednesday. "The government has taken a number of important programmes to increase the forest areas for protecting the country's overall environment," …
Extensive experimental research has been devoted to the study of behaviour related to public goods, common-pool resources and other social dilemmas. In a majority of these studies, it is found that subjects tend to cooperate if they are allowed to communicate and make their own rules of use. In the …
Sindh government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a British company to conserve, sustain and mange its forests and to develop an emission reduction programme in forestry sector. The MoU was signed by Chief Conservator of Sindh Forests Riaz Ahmed Wagan and Director of Merlins Wood Limited Surreikha Khan …
This is the status of environment & forests clearances in various sectors by Ministry of Environment and Forests. It includes: road projects, hydroelectric projects, thermal power projects, proposals seeking prior approval under FC Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose pending before MoEF, and list of pending …
The environment secretary confirmed the woodland estate would remain publicly owned, held in trust for future generations England's public forests will be held in trust for future generations by a new and independent body, the government said on Thursday, after its embarrassing U-turn in 2011 on plans to sell off …
Lucknow: After Gujarat lions, it would now be Uttar Pradesh lions for a dekko. The proposed lion safari project at Etawah will have locally bred lions for tourists to see. A pair or two will be imported from the zoos having lions in considerable number to the Etawah lion breeding …
Thiruvananthapuram: The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to place the report of Kasturirangan committee, which is reviewing the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report, by March 1. The green tribunal has also directed the chief secretaries of all …
Most detailed study for forty years will also analyse climate change impact and allow ministers to examine forest 'from within' The Brazilian government is to launch a four-year tree census of the Amazon to improve understanding of the impacts of deforestation, climate change and conservation efforts. The study will also …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called on Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanti Natarajan to seek Rs 771.52 crore for ‘Punjab Biodiversity and Natural Resources Conservation Project’ through a suitable international funding agency. An official of the Chief Minister’s office said Badal apprised Natarajan that this comprehensive …
