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 …
Just when Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had expressed shock over the manner in which Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) was being implemented in certain States, the Wildlife Society of Odisha, member organisation of the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has drawn the attention of the Ministry …
Forest minister Sartaj Singh has said that tree plantation and forest conservation is a pious work in present context. The forest officers should guide forest dwellers in generating an alternative employment. Forest minister was addressing a two-days conference of chief forest conservators of state here today. He also conferred gold …
LUCKNOW: The forest officers were directed by the forest minister to meet the plantation targets for Bundelkhand and Vindhyachal regions for 2011-12 on time. The minister also sought clarification from 37 forest divisions, which have not met the plantation targets for the last year or the ones, where the quality …
A whopping area admeasuring 1.25 crore square metres have been diverted for mining purpose in the state during last three years, the state legislative assembly was told on Wednesday. The reply tabled by Minister for Forest Filipe Neri Rodrigues stated that the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is the …
Jamshedpur, April 10: Foresters in Saranda will soon launch an afforestation project that was sidelined for a year in view of threats from rebels and their sporadic clashes with security personnel. The project under the Compensatory Afforestation Management Plan Authority (Campa) of the Centre had been shelved, although it was …
A whopping areas admeasuring 1.25 crore square metres have been diverted for mining purpose in the state during last three years, the state legislative assembly was told on Wednesday. The reply tabled by Minister for Forest Filipe Neri Rodrigues stated that the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is the …
JAMMU, A total of 14,359.62 hectares of forest area is still under encroachment in the State and 1009.27 hectares area has been retrieved during the last five years. This was informed by Minister for Forest, Mian Altaf in response to a question of Congress MLA from Bhaderwah, Mohd Sharief Niaz …
The paper is an excerpt from a more comprehensive study by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection comparing the technical elements of offset projects in forestry, agriculture, and waste management, as well as some miscellaneous project types. The authors compare and contrast design elements of three specific offset projects: afforestation/reforestation, …
JAMMU, Minister of Forests, Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing, Mian Altaf Ahmad today said that protection of forest wealth is the prime duty of every individual, as the forests are important for maintaining ecological balance and safe and secure environment. The Minister was addressing awareness
The state government has finally declared the 'Goa state forest policy - 2009' even as the green cover has shrunk drastically and is further threatened by mining and development activities. The policy seeks to blend the basic principles of the national forest policy ( NFP 1988) with the state's needs. …
Polluting eyesore today, pristine eye-catcher tomorrow. Slag hills keeping malevolent vigil on posh Bistupur were always a part of the landscape if one came from Tatanagar via Jugsalai. But the industrial wasteland
Selected afforestation and reforestation interventions have been studied in the Terai region of Uttarakhand with the objectives to assess their carbon sequestration potential, and cost-effectiveness exclusive and inclusive of carbon benefits.
The World Bank Institute and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility have released a manual for assessing the true costs of REDD+ action aimed at saving and restoring forests. “Estimating the Opportunity Costs of REDD+” is a guide for those formulating national avoided deforestation policies and programmes under the emerging global REDD+ …
JAMMU, Feb 23: The Forest Department is looking forward to plant 3.50 lakh trees across the Jammu region as a part of its plantation drive launched in the State. The trees would be planted in the temperate areas of the region which have been nurtured in various nurseries in controlled …
In a move aimed at expediting clearances for projects that require diversion of forest land, the Environment Ministry has agreed to relax rules for compensatory afforestation and allow it to happen on degraded forest land as well. As of now, compensatory afforestation is allowed primarily on unused non-forest government land. …
ITANAGAR, Feb 6: The All Arunachal Youth Association (AAYA) has conducted a tree plantation and awareness campaign against hunting, fishing and deforestation at Yazali in Lower Subansiri on February 5 last. Deputy Commissioner Nila Mohanan, attending as the chief guest, emphasized on sustainable development and protection of the environment. DFO …
Degraded land in Gurgaon was nurtured back to health over a decade. But instead of serving as a green lung, it has been sold to a private developer, reports BRIJESH PANDEY Green charade A forest nurtured by the state government in Gurgaon is now private property BENDING RULES to allot …
Asia is leading the afforestation activity in the world with a significant contribution from India which is adding 3,00,000 hectares of forest every year, a senior UN official said. “I would highlight India, which still has important population growth. The forests in India are growing at 300,000 hectare per annum,” …
LUCKNOW: Denying any difference with the environment ministry over mining in the forest area, minister for coal Sriprakash Jaiswal said here that he had no intentions of disturbing the area notified in gazettes as dense forest. The forest land in the country is estimated to be .025 per cent and …
