Forests

China will be 25% forest if green goals reached: report

Almost one quarter of China will be covered with forest by 2020 if the country succeeds in its mission to build an "eco-civilization", according to a report by the United Nations Environment Progra

Publication Date: 
27/05/2016
China Daily
Tags:
Forests, China, UNEP, Carbon Dioxide, Air Pollution Control, Ecology
Environment

Green tribunal bans Coast Guard station near Kalpakkam

Chennai: The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has granted a permanent injunction restraining the authorities from constructing a Coast Guard station at Sadraskuppam, near the Kalpakkam

Publication Date: 
27/05/2016
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Coastal Regulations, Environment, Regulations, Kalpakkam APS, Ecology, National Green Trbunal (NGT)
Environment

New policy to conserve Western Ghats: Centre

The Western Ghats are spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2016
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Western Ghats, UNESCO, Ecology, Environmental Security, Water Management, Biodiversity, Environment
Mining

South African Mines to Pay Levy for $760 Million Water Clean-Up

South Africa’s government said operating mines should pay two-thirds of the cost of cleaning up toxic water pollution caused by more than 100 years of mining in Gauteng, the country’s richest provi

Publication Date: 
19/05/2016
Bloomberg
Tags:
Mining, Environment, Water Pollution, Hazardous Waste, South Africa, Ecology, Eco Tax, Africa
Environment

Coupled ecosystems of the Indian mountains

India is blessed with the tallest and the most gallant mountains of the world.

Publication Date: 
17/05/2016
Netra Bhandari
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Western Ghats, Flora, Fauna, Forest Managemnt, Ecosystems, Environmental Security, Ecology, Environment
Environment

Nigeria: Oil Exploration Causes Environmental Warming in Nigeria - NGO

Nigeria: Over-Dependence On Oil Is Nigeria's Major Problem - Lagos Finance Commissioner

Publication Date: 
16/05/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Oil Exploration, Nigeria, NGOs, Climate Change, Ecology, Oil Pollution, Fossil Fuels
Forests

Butterfly effect of the forest fires

The recent forest fires in Uttarakhand torched over 2,000 hectares.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2016
Geetanjali Krishna
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Butterflies, Ecology, Firewood, Deforestation, Forests
Environment

No paragliding, snow scooters at eco-sensitive Rohtang: NGT

The National Green Tribunal today said no activities like paragliding and snow scooters would be permitted at Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh as the "extremely eco-sensitive area" cannot be subjec

Publication Date: 
10/05/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Ecology, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment
Environment

Saharan dust nutrients promote Vibrio bloom formation in marine surface waters

Atmospherically transported dust from the Saharan desert provides pulses of biologically important nutrients, including iron, to ocean surface waters. The biological response to these ephemeral events is not fully known, especially among the heterotrophic microbial community. Here we use the well-characterized Vibrio genus as a model for heterotrophic bacterial response. We demonstrate that Saharan dust nutrients, deposited in tropical marine waters, can promote Vibrio bloom formation and suggest that dust-associated iron is an important driver of Vibrio population dynamics.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Jason R. Westrich, Alina M. Ebling, William M. Landing & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1-6
Tags:
Micro Organisms, Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, Aerosols, Barbados, United States Of America (US), Diseases
Environment

'Ecological balance will be jeopardised by SRDP'

Hyderabad: The `Save KBR' campaign continued to gather steam in the city over the weekend, with Hyderabadis vowing to not stop until the government reviews its Strategic Road Development Project (S

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Ecology, Hyderabad (T), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Development, Groundwater, Pollution, Groundwater Recharge, Environmental Security, Environment

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