Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
ALBANIA, Colombia – Coal miner Cerrejon has financed the reforestation of a large swath of land in northern Colombia that was left desolate by decades of mining activity. Cerrejon, owned in equal parts by BHP Billiton plc, Anglo American plc, and Glencore plc, holds a 50-year concession to exploit La …
BJP accuses Congress of denying benefits to tribals and others which it claimed would get from the passage of the Bill Tribal ministry relents over Forest Rights Act The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill could not be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, with the Congress blocking proceedings …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Plantation of Trees to Combat Climate Change, 26/07/2016. Government implements afforestation schemes namely National Mission for a Green India and National Afforestation Programme under which financial support is provided for enhancing tree cover on forests and non-forest lands including agricultural lands. These initiatives contribute …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Plantation of Trees to Combat Climate Change, 26/07/2016. Government implements afforestation schemes namely National Mission for a Green India and National Afforestation Programme under which financial support is provided for enhancing tree cover on forests and non-forest lands including agricultural lands. These initiatives contribute …
ROURKELA: IN a bid to mitigate the impact of industrial pollution, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), under its pilot initiative, has started working on carbon sequestration (removal or segregation) project through afforestation. The RSP, a blue chip steel manufacturer of SAIL, is moving ahead with implementation of the project to assess …
The Bill is critical to the disbursement of Rs. 42,000 crore to the States for afforestation The Congress and the BJP reached a compromise on Wednesday, clearing the decks for the passage of the long-pending Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, which is critical to the disbursement of nearly Rs. 42,000 …
Lagos — The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, has disclosed that the state government has so far planted six million trees to combat climate change. Adejare made the disclosure at the Coastal Cities At Risk Project Media Workshop held in Lagos on Thursday. He said the Lagos …
Forests have an acclaimed role as a carbon sink needed to tackle climate change. Less known is how their contribution can be scaled up even after a tree has been logged. A new FAO publication, Forestry for a low-carbon future: Integrating forests and wood products in climate change strategies, offers …
Forests have an acclaimed role as a carbon sink needed to tackle climate change. Less known is how their contribution can be scaled up even after a tree has been logged. A new FAO publication, Forestry for a low-carbon future: Integrating forests and wood products in climate change strategies, offers …
Report says amount of methane produced per head of cattle has increased since 1990 Ireland’s livestock agriculture is less climate-change efficient than the European average and the State’s land-use policy is neither climate-smart or sustainable, a new report claims. Irish agriculture is less efficient than the authorities claim and compares …
GURGAON: In a big blow to plantation drive to increase green cover in the region as many as 3,000 saplings, planted during ongoing plantation drive of forest department, was uprooted in Mohabatabad area of Aravalli in Faridabad district. The plantation was uprooted two days back to clear around 8 acre …
Telangana government would launch an ambitious program to plant 25 lakh saplings in a single day in Hyderabad on Monday, as part of a state-wide 'Haritha Haram' tree plantation programme. While the municipal corporation and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority are playing a lead role in its implementation, over 100 state …
Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology Choudhary Lal Singh has directed the Divisional Forest Officers of Jammu Division to start a massive plantation drive and set a target of planting about one lakh ornamental and fruit saplings in the forest areas and alongside the roads during the current monsoon season. …
After prohibiting construction and repair within one metre radius of trees, the National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to submit progress reports on deconcretisation and protection of trees in the capital twice a year. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the DDA …
The Social Forestry wing has commenced efforts to transform a portion of the Sainik School campus at Kazhakuttam into a green lung in the city. As many as 35,000 saplings of various species have been planted on 50 acres of land spread across three plots on the school campus. The …
The population of the state is about 5 crore and each individual is advised to plant three saplings. Hyderabad: Forest lands are decreasing in Andhra Pradesh. As per the national forest policy, the forest area in every state should be about 33 per cent of the total land. In AP …
Forest department has planted 13 lakh saplings and other departments 7 lakh With shortage of manpower, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) garden department, entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the tree plantation drive undertaken by the state government, urged the other civic departments to pitch in to achieve its target …
Pune: The lush green hills dotting the city are not green enough.A closer look at the flora on these hills reveals that the slopes have been converted into grassland (monoculture) - not right from the bio-diversity perspective. Most of their natural vegetation has been lost. The hills need a variety …
Bank of Kigali (BK) has supported a local non-profit environmental conservation organization with Rwf 25m to plant 150,000 trees within three years from now in Nyagatare district. The move is part of its activities to mark 50 years this December since it was incorporated in 1966. "We understand that climate …
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur circle along with coordinators, is all set for the state-wide plantation drive with more than 11,000 sites ready for plantation today. The state's aim is to plant two crore saplings to increase green cover across the state. Catching up with the lastest craze of slefies, the forest …
