Environment

Judgement of the High Court of Kerala regarding leasing of land to the Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority out of 5.5 acre of rich biodiversity, 07/07/2015

Kerala High Court on 7 July 2015 directed the Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) to cut less than 10 trees in the area leased to them to construct a shopping complex and plant thrice the number of trees to maintain sufficient green cover. Read full text.

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2015
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Thiruvananathapuram (T), Trees, Biodiversity Hotspots, Court, High Court, Kerala
Environment

Centre to hold a crucial meeting on Western Ghats tomorrow

The Centre on Tuesday will hold a crucial meeting on Western Ghats where environment ministers of six states - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - will discuss the progres

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biodiversity Hotspots, Environment Act 1986, Environment
Biodiversity

Biodiversity Board 'no’ to Sancoale marina project

Area likely to be declared biodiversity heritage site

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Shweta Kamat
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Eco-Sensitive Zone, State Biodiversity Board (SBB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Biodiversity Hotspots, Biodiversity
Environment

Six states to discuss conservation of Western Ghats, livelihood

Environment and forest ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will meet here on Tuesday to discuss conservation of biodiversity of the Western Ghats and ways to pr

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biodiversity Hotspots, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Future of oil and gas development in the western Amazon

The western Amazon is one of the world's last high-biodiversity wilderness areas, characterized by extraordinary species richness and large tracts of roadless humid tropical forest. It is also home to an active hydrocarbon (oil and gas) sector, characterized by operations in extremely remote areas that require new access routes. Here, we present the first integrated analysis of the hydrocarbon sector and its associated road-building in the western Amazon.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2015
Matt Finer, Bruce Babbitt, Sidney Novoa & et al
Environmental Research Letters
1-6
Tags:
Amazon, Oil Exploration, Biodiversity Hotspots, Roads, Ecology, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Deforestation, National Parks, Indigenous Peoples
Biodiversity

Athirappilly project renews biodiversity debate

Environmental Appraisal Committee to consider proposal mooted by KSEB

Publication Date: 
21/01/2015
K.S. Sudhi
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Hydroelectricity, Biodiversity, State Electricity Board (SEB), Western Ghats, Biodiversity Hotspots
Biodiversity

3 new plant species found in the Ghats

A research team from SNM College, Maliankara, has reported the discovery of three new plant species from the Pooyamkutty-Edamalayar region, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2015
T. Nandakumar
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, Biodiversity Hotspots, Ernakulam, Plant Biodiversity, Grasslands, Biodiversity
Environment

446.4-km area of B’kanika to be Eco-Sensitive Zone

Plans are afoot to declare the boundary of the protected areas of Bhitarkanika wildlife Sanctuary, Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha (Marine) wildlife division as Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).

Publication Date: 
05/01/2015
Kshirabdhi Tanaya
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Bhitarkanika NP, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Biodiversity Hotspots, Mangroves, Hydroelectricity, Wildlife, Ecosystems, Environment
Environment

Socio-economic and environmental impact of tourism in Kodagu District (India): A case study

Kodagu district has internationally recognized as one of the environmental “micro hot spot" due to the biological diversity and distribution of the Western Ghats. Unique culture heritages of the area have made ideally suits for tourism and a most attractive recreational spot in the country. The present study deals with an impact of extreme tourism on the environment and socio-economic conditions of the district. An impact assessment study was carried out by sample survey method at major tourist places of the district.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2015
Shivaraju H. P, Anil Kumar K.M
Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology
5
1
41-48
Tags:
Tourism, Kodagu, Karnataka, Western Ghats, Biodiversity Hotspots, Waste Disposal, Solid Waste, River Pollution
Forests

A shot in the arm for eco interests of the state

The high court's land mark order on Monday , which affirmed the con stitutional validity of the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003 has in many ways put a

Publication Date: 
19/11/2014
Viju B
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Forests, Forest Rules 2003, Ecology, Biodiversity Hotspots, Western Ghats, Ecosystems

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