Forests

NIPER opens green window for medicinal plants

The Department of Natural Products, NIPER, has started a green window system (GWS) for medicinal plants.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2017
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Herbal Medcine, Medicinal Plants, Afforestation, Forests
Forests

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale illegal felling of trees near Tara Devi Temple, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 01/08/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on Its Own Motion Versus State of Himachal Pradesh dated 01/08/2017 regarding large scale illegal felling of trees near Tara Devi Temple, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The trees were of Deodar and Oak and were on a private property adjoining to Tara Devi temple, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Further, it was reported in the newspaper that cutting of the trees was without prior permission of the authorities.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2017
Tags:
Deforestation, Shimla (D), Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Net Present Value (NPV), Afforestation, Compensation, Deodar, Oak
Forests

Cash for carbon: A randomized trial of payments for ecosystem services to reduce deforestation

We evaluated a program of payments for ecosystem services in Uganda that offered forestowning households annual payments of 70,000 Ugandan shillings per hectare if they conserved their forest. The program was implemented as a randomized controlled trial in 121 villages, 60 of which received the program for 2 years. The primary outcome was the change in land area covered by trees, measured by classifying high-resolution satellite imagery. We found that tree cover declined by 4.2% during the study period in treatment villages, compared to 9.1% in control villages.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2017
Seema Jayachandran, Joost de Laat, Eric F. Lambin & et al
Science
1-7
Tags:
Ecosystem Services, Deforestation, Uganda, Africa, Afforestation, Remote Sensing, REDD, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Cost Benefit Analysis
Forests

Take care of trees as members of one’s own family: Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan

"Not only should everyone plant saplings, but also care for plants as a member of one's own family. Trees have a very important place in our lives.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Trees, Afforestation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environmental Security, Forests
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and dust pollution resulting from laying down of railway line by DMRC, 20/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Resident Welfare Association Vs. D.M.R.C. & Others dated 20/07/2017 regarding noise and dust pollution resulting from laying down of railway line by DMRC. Counsel appearing for D.M.R.C. states that the premises in question, has already been vacated and it is ensured that the site will be properly restored, with at least 500 trees planted on 1.19 acres of land.

Judgement Date: 
20/07/2017
Tags:
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Air Pollution, Afforestation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Resident Welfare Associations
Water Resources

Uganda: Chinese Launch Fund to Protect Lake Victoria

Kampala — Save the Wild Fund, a Chinese not-for-profit environmental conservation organisation, has started operations to encourage companies to fund conservation of Lake Victoria.

Publication Date: 
20/07/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Water Resources, Lake, Uganda, China, Afforestation, Africa
Forests

Ethiopia: Call for Dwindling Deforestation Pace

The deforestation activities have been outpacing the reforestation effort in turn it is costing the nation greatly, said an official from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
20/07/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Ethiopia, Afforestation, Livestock, Soil Erosion, Africa
Forests

Make consent of gram sabha mandatory for every afforestation project, says petition in Rajya Sabha

Environmentalists and forest rights experts from across the country have recently filed an appeal with the petitions committee of the Rajya Sabha to halt any expenditure from compensatory afforesta

Publication Date: 
17/07/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Afforestation, ATREE, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Orissa (Odisha), Forests
Environment

CM: Eco-conservation could have avoided dispute with Tamil Nadu

BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the age-long dispute with Tamil Nadu could have been avoided if timely action was taken to conserve resources.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2017
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Ecology, Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Afforestation, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Delhi government bats for green change

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Sunday held an environmental conference, led by AAP convener Gopal Rai, to interact with volunteers and discuss environmental issues plaguing people from various

Publication Date: 
10/07/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Environmental Security, Sweden, Waste Management, Afforestation, Environment

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