Flora

Hills destruction leading city towards environmental catastrophe

VISAKHAPATNAM: You may be enjoying the long drive on Vizag-Bheemili Road that has the sea on one side and the green hills on the other, but once you take a side road from Kapuluppada village toward

Publication Date:

26/02/2016

Source: Times of India (Visakhapatnam)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (T), Construction Industry, Ecology, NGO, Environmentalists, Floods, Landslides, Flora, Fauna, Environment

Biodiversity

Kurumbas losing their biodiversity vocabulary

The degradation of the natural environment has taken a toll on the language of the Kurumbas, the most vulnerable tribal community of Attappady.

Publication Date:

19/02/2016

Author(s): K.A. Shaji

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Biodiversity, Fauna, Flora, Biodiversity Conservation, Endangered Species

Biodiversity

Lateritic landscapes rich in biodiversity: Study

KANNUR: Lateritic landscapes, wasteland which are rich in biodiversity and indiscriminate mining could lead to destruction of the unique eco system of these areas, says a study conducted by the sci

Publication Date:

02/02/2016

Author(s): P Sudhakaran

Source: Times Of India (Kozhikode)

Tags:

Kerala, Ecosystems, Mining, Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife Act 1972, Ecology, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Endangered flower rediscovered in China

Rare parasitic plant last recorded in the deep south of Yunnan in the 1980s

Publication Date:

28/01/2016

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Asia, China, Flora

Hazardous Waste

Guidelines on implementing liabilities for environmental damages due to handling & disposal of hazardous waste and penalty

This document outlines various liabilities to be imposed on a responsible party for causing environmental damages arising from improper handling/disposal of hazardous waste. These liabilities are applicable to the occupier, transporter, operator of a facility and importer as the case may be, hereinafter referred to as responsible party.

Publication Date:

20/01/2016

Source: CPCB

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Environment, Compensation, Groundwater, Surface Water, Health Effects, Crops, Flora, Fauna, India

Dams/ Irrigation

Chile upholds approval of Cuervo hydroelectric project amid protest

Chilean ministerial committee upheld on Monday the environmental permit for Energia Austral's Cuervo hydroelectric dams, dismissing nearly a dozen complaints filed against the controversial project

Publication Date:

19/01/2016

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Dams/ Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Dams, Environment Clearance (EC), Chile, Biodiversity, Flora, Fauna, Ecology

Environment

Trouble in Tibet

Rapid changes in Tibetan grasslands are threatening Asia's main water supply and the livelihood of nomads.

Publication Date:

14/01/2016

Author(s): Jane Qiu

Source: Nature

Vol:

529

pp:

142-145

Tags:

Grasslands, China, Ecosystem Services, Rivers, Carbon Sinks, Flora, Grazing Lands, Climate Change, Pastoral Nomads

Climate Change

Impacts of land use and land cover change on regional climate: a case study in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of China

Assessing the impacts of land use and land cover change (LUCC) on regional climate is essential for understanding land–atmosphere interactions and for designing climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Using the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model, we examined how different land use and land cover patterns affect regional climate in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of North China, whose environmental and socioeconomic conditions are sensitive to climate change.

Publication Date:

29/12/2015

Author(s): Qian Cao, Deyong Yu, Matei Georgescu & et al

Source: Environmental Research Letters

Vol:

10

Issue:

12

pp:

1-12

Tags:

Land Use, Climate Change, China, Remote Sensing, Agriculture, Grasslands, Flora