Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Ashapur - Abhaypur village, Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, 08/05/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of a news item appearing in Amar Ujala, dated 02.03.2024.

Judgement Date: 
08/05/2024
Tags:
Mining, Fatehpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Land Degradation, Deforestation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding decision to construct a commercial airport in Silchar, Assam, 06/05/2024

Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of Tapas Guha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/05/2024.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Union Government decided to build a commercial Airport at Silchar in Assam since the existing defence airport is not suitable for domestic civilian operations. Three tea estates, namely, (i) Doloo; (ii) Khoreel; and (iii) Silcoorie were identified by the Government of Assam for the sites of the airport.

Judgement Date: 
06/05/2024
Tags:
Air Transport, Silchar, Assam, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Infrastructure Development, Deforestation
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions and encroachments within the Charduar Reserve Forest and Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, 02/05/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dilip Nath Vs Principal Chief Conservation of Forest (PCCF), Assam & Others dated 02/05/2024.

Judgement Date: 
02/05/2024
Tags:
Sonai-Rupai SA, Forest Encroachments, Deforestation, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Act 1980, Corruption
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment and deforestation of Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, 10/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024.

Judgement Date: 
10/04/2024
Tags:
Senchal SA, Darjiling (D), Forest Encroachments, Deforestation, Groundwater Pollution, Tourism, West Bengal, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Waste Management
Mining

Affidavit on behalf of Deputy Commissioner, South Garo Hills district, Baghmara on a stone quarry in Budugre, 03/03/2024

Affidavit on behalf of Deputy Commissioner, South Garo Hills district, Baghmara in the matter of Analson Sangma Vs State of Meghalaya & Others, March 03, 2024.

A committee of experts constituted by the NGT carried out physical inspection of the stone quarry of M/s Alpha D Marak, located at Budugre, Chokpot, South Garo Hills district, on February 2, 2024.

Judgement Date: 
03/03/2024
Tags:
Stone Industry, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining Reclamation, Deforestation
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining and deforestation among others responsible for the natural calamities in Himachal Pradesh, 29/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'News Item titled "Deforestation ill-planned construction and unscientific - illegal mining behind Himachal Pradesh, monsoon catastrophe" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.11.2023' dated 29/02/2024.

One of the issue under consideration in the application is deforestation, ill-planned construction activities, illegal mining along the river beds which are few reasons responsible for natural calamity at Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
29/02/2024
Tags:
Mining, Deforestation, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Natural Disasters, Floods, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Measures to enhance forest conservation and reduce deforestation: viewpoints and lessons from producing countries

Forests sustain and protect us in a myriad of ways. They absorb carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, they harbour more than three quarters of terrestrial biodiversity, and they support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. But the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest since 1990. That's an area bigger than India.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2024
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Costa Rica, Gabon, Indonesia, Peru, Rwanda
Climate Change

Pricing forest carbon

Pricing forest carbon and putting in place the means and channels to pay for it are necessary conditions to achieve the 2030 mitigation goals. Yet, after more than 15 years of discussion, payments for emissions reductions from forests continue to be unreasonably low, both in terms of price and volume.

Publication Date: 
15/02/2024
UNEP
Tags:
Carbon Sequestration, REDD, Deforestation, Forests, Carbon Market
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental laws within a stretch comprising about 3.5 kms of length falling in 3 villages of Haryana by NHAI, 13/02/2024

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Mohan Gaur Vs National Highway Authority of India & Others dated 13/02/2024.

Judgement Date: 
13/02/2024
Tags:
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Nuh, Gurgaon (D), Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Deforestation, Land Encroachments, Water Resources
Climate Change

Comparative study of carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+: case studies from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean

Recognizing the invaluable role of forests in the fight against climate change, countries and the international community have established a framework known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable forest management, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countr

Publication Date: 
06/02/2024
FAO
Tags:
REDD, Emission Targets, Forests, Asia, Africa, South America, Caribbean, Deforestation, Climate Adaptation

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