Forests

4m trees to be planted in Saudi Arabia by 2020

JEDDAH: The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Agriculture aims to plant 4 million trees in the Kingdom by 2020, its undersecretary for environmental affairs, Osama bin Ibrahim Faqiha, told the

Publication Date: 
12/10/2017
Arab News
Tags:
Forests, Tree, Saudi Arabia, Afforestation
Forests

Facipulation and elite formation: Community resource management in Southwestern Ghana

Despite their stated commitment to democratic processes, the Government of Ghana and international authorities presume the accountability and ability of NGOs to represent local interests in forest resource management. This article scrutinises elite formation and elite capture through the case of a Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) in western Ghana. NGOs and the forestry department promotes commercial tree planting on farmlands at this CREMA site.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
Manali Baruah
Conservation and Society
15
4
371-383
Tags:
Forests, Ghana, Africa, Community Forest Management (CFM), NGOs, Afforestation, REDD
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of trees as a result of demolition of government residential colonies, Delhi, 22/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghunath Jha Vs. Ministry of Urban Development dated 22/09/2017 regarding destruction of trees as a result of demolition of government residential colonies, Delhi. NGT directs the Project Proponent to plant the tall trees at the site in question and if the space falls short, then the plantation shall be done at the site allocated for that purpose by the Delhi Development Authority. The plants shall be planted as a condition precedent to the cutting of the trees.

Judgement Date: 
22/09/2017
Tags:
Trees, Urban Housing, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Afforestation
Forests

Eritrea: Around 1.3 Million Tree-Seedlings Planted

Asmara — Around 1.3 million tree-seedlings have been planted in the Southern region this year alone, according to Mr. Ghebremichael Berhe Head of Wildlife and Forestry Authority in the region.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Eritrea, Africa
Forests

NGT summons records on felling of trees along canal

24,000 fully grown trees were uprooted to widen Bist-Doab stretch

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
Rajmeet Singh
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Trees, Afforestation, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Forest Act 1980, Environmentalists, Forests
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, 11/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 11/09/2017 regarding illegal mining in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Counsel for the State of Rajasthan submitted that the Collector had identified certain areas where illegal mining had been done which was ordered to be backfilled with soil and over there 300 trees have been planted.

Judgement Date: 
11/09/2017
Tags:
Mining, Bhilwara (D), Rajasthan, Afforestation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

ULBs across TS to get green facelift under World Bank-aided proj

HYDERABAD: All 72 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Telangana would get a green facelift as the World Bank has come forward to provide funds to the tune of Rs 250 crore under Urban Green Environment

Publication Date: 
11/09/2017
S Bachan Jeet Singh
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, World Bank, Environmental Security, Municipal Corporation, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Afforestation, Environment
Forests

Gambia: Tumani Tenda Community Embarks On Indigenous Tree Planting

The community of Tumani Tenda village in the West Coast Region in collaboration with All Gambia Forestry Platform, and representative from KAMFORA, Department of Forestry Tuesday embarked on a mass

Publication Date: 
07/09/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Gambia, Forest Management, Trees, Africa
Forests

NGT seeks report on plantation drive along Narmada

Bhopal: The central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a detailed report on recent plantation drive on the banks of Narmada river from state government, which claims to have planted

Publication Date: 
07/09/2017
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Afforestation, Trees, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Narmada, Forests
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding greening of public spaces, India, 05/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions & Promotions of National Awareness (CHETNA) Vs. National Highway Authority of India & Others dated 05/09/2017 regarding greening of public spaces.

Judgement Date: 
05/09/2017
Tags:
Highways, Afforestation, Haryana, Delhi, Roads, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rajasthan, Green Spaces, Trees

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