Forests

Impressive headway notched as Kili plants 24 m trees after 2016

This was revealed here recently by Mr Simon Msoka, an official of the Kilimanjaro Regional Secretariat, during a land use and climate smart agriculture workshop.

Publication Date: 
02/01/2018
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Tanzania, Trees, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of hotels which are running unauthorisedly in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, 18/12/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs. Barog Heights Hotel dated 18/12/2017 regarding construction of hotels which are running unauthorisedly in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
18/12/2017
Tags:
Hotels, Solan (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Himachal Pradesh, Afforestation, Compensation
Forests

$8m afforestation funds lie idle

THE $8 million collected by Treasury for the Afforestation Fund in 2015 by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and deposited into the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) account has not yet

Publication Date: 
13/12/2017
Zimbabwe Daily
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Zimbabwe, Africa
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees across the state of Punjab, 24/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Peacock Environment & Wild Life Protection Society Vs. State of Punjab dated 24/11/2017 regarding felling of trees across the state of Punjab for different projects.

Judgement Date: 
24/11/2017
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Punjab, Infrastructure Development, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Catumbela reforestation project launched

The Project that covers exploration of eucalypts, pine and cedar trees is meant to develop new forest fields in perimeters that belonged to the Angola Cellulose and Paper Company (CCPA) in Benguela

Publication Date: 
24/11/2017
Angola Press
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Angola, Eucalyptus, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding approval for construction of the capital city of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 17/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandalaneni Srimannarayana & Others Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 17/11/2017 regarding formation of a Green Field New Capital namely Amravati as it poses a serious threat to the environment.

Judgement Date: 
17/11/2017
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Andhra Pradesh, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Environment, Ecology, Water Harvesting, Waste Management, Afforestation, Groundwater Recharge
Environment

NGT reserves verdict on Yamuna floodplain damage in AOL fest

The NGT had slammed the DDA for casting aspersions on the findings of its expert committee on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to this cultural event.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Afforestation, Ecology, Environment
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

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