Nagpur: With the motive to increase greenery in urban areas, the state government has planned public participation to conserve and plan forest areas.

As part of its effort to increase and protect green cover in urban areas, the Centre has proposed to develop 200 'city forests' in the country in next five years and launch a 'school nursery' schem

Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of mining, 04/08/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects.

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar and Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday launched ‘Hariyar Chhattisgarh Afforestation Campaign 2015’ by planti

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered Leading Hotels to pay Rs 5 lakh as penalty for felling trees on May 14/15 in Tiracol.

In a bid to create awareness among the people to preserve nature, the students in Vadodara tied friendship bands to trees and plants on the occasion of World Friendship Day.

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Sunday launched a massive drive to plant 31,000 trees in the city.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on community forest management, 28/07/2015. The local communities are involved in the forest management through the Joint Forest Management (JFM) wherein the State forest department and the local communities enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly manage the forest area. The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change is implementing the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme for the eco-restoration of degraded forests and adjoining areas through people’s participation throughout the country.

JAMAICA has recorded an afforestation rate of 0.41 per cent, a turnaround in the pattern of forestation since it was first checked in 1998.

In a partial relief to the state, the HP High Court today permitted the Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary (Forests) to sell crops on the encroached forest land.

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