Air Pollution

 KENYA

Environmentalists in Kenya have decided to file a lawsuit against the government on charges of deforestation. The forest forum sub-committee, an umbrella organisation of environmentalists, wants

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, Legislation, Environment Court, Public Participation, Kenya
India

 INDIA

• The water crisis in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, may soon be abated. The city will start getting water from the Narmada River via the Raska wier. Other areas that will benefit include Vadodara,

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu
India

 Hornbills in peril

Hornbills, also known as avian farmers for their unique role in disseminating seeds and regenerating forest trees, are threatened by changing habitats, human encroachment and interference.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
P Balasubramanian And B Maheswaran
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Western Ghats, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Birds, Mudumalai SA, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Life Science
Transport

 MALAYSIA

The Malaysian government has decided to revive the construction of the Bakun dam. Environmen

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Dams, Tropical Forests, Deforestation, Flora, Fauna, Malaysia
Industry

 COSTA RICA

Environ

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Governance, Costa Rica
Water Resources

 The myth of Kalahandi

The death of traditional water harvesting structures prepare Kalahandi for its worst ever drought

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Water Pollution

 Neglected structures

Simple, yet effective, rainwater harvesting structures provided succour in the face of drought

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
India

 Holding water

A village that has kept its date with history

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Environment

 Tanked!

What led to the decline of tanks

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Air Pollution

 ECO COSTS

Pakistan is incurring an annual economic loss of US $1.8 billion because of mismanagement in six key environmental areas, according to Omar Asghar, the country's federal minister for environment,

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Economics, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Deforestation, Waste Disposal, Pakistan, Environment Management

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