Forest Fires

Portugal asks for help from Europe to fight fires

LISBON (Reuters) - More than 3,000 firemen struggled to put out forest fires across Portugal on Sunday, after the country requested assistance from Europe to fight blazes that threaten to spread wi

Publication Date:

14/08/2017

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Portugal, Forest Management, European Union (EU)

Forests

Laboratory assessment of forest soil respiration affected by wildfires under various environments of Russia

Pyrogenic carbon emission rates were estimated in the soils of three natural zones in Russia: forest-tundra, south-taiga, and forest-steppe. Postfire soils were found to be characterized by essential losses of soil C due to the combustion fire effect. Soils lost 3 or 5 parts of initial carbon content and showed an essential decrease in the C/N ratio during the fire effect. The pH values increased due to soil enrichment by ash during the fire events.

Publication Date:

13/08/2017

Author(s): Evgeny Abakumov, Ekaterina Maksimova, Anna Tsibart & et al

Source: International Journal of Ecology

pp:

1-11

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Russia, Soil Capability, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases

Forests

Unusual' Greenland wildfires linked to peat

New images have been released of wildfires that continue to burn close to the Greenland ice sheet, on the country's west coast.

Publication Date:

10/08/2017

Source: BBC (UK)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Greenland, Carbon Dioxide

Forests

Frame forest fire policy in three months: Green Tribunal to govt

The tribunal has also asked the government to ensure participation and cooperation of the local communities and prepare the Forest Fire Management Plan in partnership with the village-level panchay

Publication Date:

04/08/2017

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forest Fires, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Forest Management, Forest Policy, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forests

Forests

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding forest fires across the State of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, 03/08/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Dutta Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2017 regarding forest fires across the State of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs that the MoEF & CC in consultation with the States formulate National policy/Guidelines for forest fire prevention and control, which should be updated periodically.

Judgement Date:

03/08/2017

Tags:

Forest Fires, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Forests

California wildfire explodes in size as blazes scorch U.S. West

A wildfire that has forced thousands of Californians to flee their homes exploded in size on Wednesday, threatening a picturesque gold rush town outside Yosemite National Park as dozens of blazes s

Publication Date:

20/07/2017

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, California, United States Of America (US)

Forests

State of emergency in British Columbia extended as wildfires rage

British Columbia's government took the unprecedented step on Wednesday of extending a state of emergency by two weeks as it battled 140 wildfires that have forced about 45,000 people from their hom

Publication Date:

20/07/2017

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Canada

Wildlife

Performance Audit on Administration of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka

This Report for the year ended March 2016 has been prepared for submission to the Governor of Karnataka under Article 151 of the Constitution of India for being laid in the State legislature. The Performance Audit Report contains 11 Chapters dealing with Administration of National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries.

Publication Date:

18/07/2017

Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Tags:

National Parks, Sanctuaries, Karnataka, People - Animal Conflicts, Forest Fires, Protected Area Conservation, Ecotourism, Poaching, Nilgiri, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

Forests