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 …
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has urged Delhiites to help plant at least 10 lakh trees in this monsoon season. In a press conference on Monday, the CM said that Delhi
JAMMU: J&K; Social Forestry Department and WWF-India jointly launched green Jammu plantation campaign at SOS Children Village Chhnai Rama here today. The launching function was attended by former PCCF J&K; P P Sharma, former Chairman of State Pollution Control Board Dr C M Seth, Regional Director Social Forestry Ashwani Gupta, …
One crore 60 lakh saplings have been planted in the state so far during the current rainy season. Similarly, five lakh saplings of Mahua have also been planted. The forest Department has entrusted the work of inspecting plantation made during the last three years to Additional Chief Conservator and Conservator …
BHUBANESWAR: In the wake of the call given by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to people to take up plantation in a massive way, the Panchayati Raj Department has requested all district collectors to ensure that the green programme is taken up in right earnest. The Chief Minister made an appeal …
In the last decade, countries have committed major resources to reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). A debate continues on how REDD financing should include related activities, such as the enhancement of carbon stocks through afforestation, reforestation and rehabilitation of degraded lands. Meanwhile, several …
VILLUPURAM: Collector C.T. Manimekalai on Tuesday handed over cheques amounting to Rs. 3.5 lakh to two panchayats for expanding green cover. The two panchayats, Vaniyandhal in Kallakurichi block and So.Kuppam in Ginjee blook, that have won the Nirmal Gram Puraskar, are located in barren hilly terrains. Hence, these panchayats have …
Ticking bomb: Studies indicate situation heading from bad to worse With the scientific community predicting a steady rise in temperature in the years to come, the State is all set to come out with a comprehensive action plan that would provide a roadmap for policy interventions to mitigate the adverse …
The Prem Kumar Dhumal Government in Himachal Pradesh has launched a United Nations-aided project under which carbon emissions will be reduced by 40,000 tonnes per year for two decades. This initiative is claimed to be bigger than a similar project in China. The Himachal project is registered for carbon credits …
Schemes to convert croplands or marginal lands to forests will make almost no inroads against global warming this century, a scientific study published on June 19 said. Afforestation is being encouraged under the UN's Kyoto Protocol climate-change treaty under the theory that forests are "sinks" that soak up carbon dioxide …
Jaldapara (Alipurduar), June 23: The state forest department will get funds of nearly Rs 400 crore from Japan for an eight-year project to develop the forests. A representative from the country is visiting the Dooars to assess the condition of the forests and the impact of the joint forest committees …
The UK has assured Bangladesh of increasing its contribution to climate change resilience fund to 150 million pounds from the current 75 million pounds. Alan Duncan, UK minister of state for international development, gave the assurance in a meeting with State Minister for Environment and Forests Hasan Mahmud at his …
As part of a statewide afforestation plan, the State Forest Department today launched a massive tree plantation drive under the North Kamrup Division. From today, around 6,000 seedlings will be planted on the barren hills of Agyathuri and nearby areas. This is part of an ambitious plan that intends to …
CUDDALORE: Collector V. Amuthavalli has fixed a target of planting as many as two lakh saplings across the district before August 15. She said this after planting a sapling at the Cuddalore headquarters government hospital here on Tuesday. Ms. Amuthavalli told presspersons that in a bid to expand greenery across …
Paris: Schemes to convert croplands or marginal lands to forests will make almost no inroads against global warming this century, a scientific study published on Sunday said. Afforestation is being encouraged under the UN
Afforestation, the conversion of croplands or marginal lands into forests, results in the sequestration of carbon. As a result, afforestation is considered one of the key climate-change mitigation strategies available to governments by the United Nations. However, forests are also less reflective than croplands, and the absorption of incoming solar …
Siliguri, June 17: A first-of-its-kind study to prepare an inventory of the Himalayan glaciers in the Indian sub-continent has revealed a loss in the glacial cover in the Teesta basin in the past fourteen years and the absence of snow in the sub-basins of the river like the Rangit. The …
AHMEDABAD: No less than 13 crore saplings will be planted by the state forest department during the monsoon season in various cities, suburbs and villages of Gujarat. Of these, around one crore saplings would be high-quality clonal saplings, said a forest official. This is for the first time that the …
CUDDALORE: The National Forest Policy has stipulated that 33 per cent of the total land mass should be forests, but Tamil Nadu has forest area of only 17 per cent, according to K.T. Pachamal, Forest Minister. All efforts would be made to extend forest cover to the mandated level within …
Traditional trees like jackfruit, neem and others will be grown here Bettadapura Minister for Forests C H Vijayshankar has said the forest department will develop a Devavana at foot of the Bettadapura hill near Periyapatna taluk near here. An action plan will soon be prepared to protect the hilly area …
