Climate Change

Carbon and the fate of the Amazon

This publication shows that carbon prices exceeding US$ 20 per ton of CO2 captured by the natural regeneration of deforested areas in the Amazon would be truly transformative for the region’s landscape.

Publication Date: 
21/09/2023
Climate Policy Initiative
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Market, Amazon, Deforestation, GDP
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction of road by hotels on reserve forest land of Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 21/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
21/09/2023
Tags:
Naina Devi SA, Roads, Hotels, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Nainital (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Deforestation
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining village Musnota Dhandi Jokhla Wali, district Mahendragarh, Haryana, 12/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puran Singh Vs Vinod Kaushal dated 12/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
12/09/2023
Tags:
Mining, Mahendragarh (D), Deforestation, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees and encroachment of green belt area in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 11/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs Bhopal Municipal Corporation & Others dated 11/09/2023.

The applicant, Subhash C. Pandey said that under the Capital Project Administration, plantation was done in the Bhopal city but the trees and plants are being cut or damaged and land under plantation has been diverted or continuously under encroachment by the unauthorised persons for personal and commercial purposes.

Judgement Date: 
11/09/2023
Tags:
Trees, Deforestation, Bhopal (T), Green Spaces, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Municipal Corporations
Environment

Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding illegal construction in Corbett Tiger Reserve, 06/09/2023

Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Suo Motu PIL: In the matter of illegal construction In Corbett Tiger Reserve Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/09/2023.

Uttarakhand High Court directs CBI to conduct investigation into the matter of illegal constructions and tree felling in Corbett national park.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2023
Tags:
Corbett NP, Corruption, Deforestation, Tourism, Roads, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court regarding grant of EC to a mining company in village Musnota, tehsil Narnaul, district Mahendragarh, Haryana, 28/08/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sunder Singh & Others Vs M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company & Others dated 28/08/2023.

The Supreme Court, August 28, 2023 directed that till further orders are passed trees should not be cut by the mining company, M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company on the strength of the environmental clearance by the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEIAA) granted on August 8, 2023.

Judgement Date: 
28/08/2023
Tags:
Aravalli Range, Mineral-Based Industry, Mining, Mahendragarh (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Trees, Deforestation, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Forests
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the proposal to fell 938 trees to build a bridge over river Shali, Bankura district, West Bengal, 17/08/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nirmal Kumar Singha Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/08/2023.

Judgement Date: 
17/08/2023
Tags:
Deforestation, Land Acquisition, Bridges, River, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Bankura (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Report by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal cutting/uprooting of khair trees, Dada Seeba forest range, district Kangra, 11/08/2023

Report by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal cutting/uprooting of khair trees in Rail Beat area falling in Dada Seeba forest range, district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
11/08/2023
Tags:
Deforestation, Trees, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of trees by Solar Pulse Energy in village Kunidhar, Almora, Uttarakhand, 09/08/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vedprakash Bhatt & Others Vs Northern Solar Energy Private Limited & Others dated 09/08/2023.

The grievance of the applicant is cutting and unnecessary felling of trees (Chid and Baanj) without permission of the Forest Department and the State PCB by Solar Pulse Energy Pvt. Ltd. in village Kunidhar, Almora.

Judgement Date: 
09/08/2023
Tags:
Solar Energy, Trees, Deforestation, Almora (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Forests: an essential piece in the decarbonisation puzzle

Over the past two decades, India has seen growth in forest and tree cover despite developmental activities. India in its 2015 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) committed to creating an additional sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) through the expansion of forest and tree cover by 2030.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2023
CSTEP
Tags:
Forests, Carbon Sequestration, Forest Policy, Deforestation, India

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