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Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of saw mills, village Hapania, Nadia, West Bengal, 31/05/2022

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shyamal Kanti Baidya Vs Ram Prasad Mondal & Others regarding running of a saw mill illegally on agricultural land despite having been served with a closure notice from the Range Officer, Department of Forest, Ranaghat Range, Nadia, West Bengal. It is also alleged that people running the mill are cutting down trees leading to environmental degradation and decline in biodiversity.

Judgement Date: 
31/05/2022
Tags:
Forests, Nadia, Deforestation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), West Bengal
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environment clearance granted for a group housing project near Vishwavidhyalaya Metro Station, New Delhi, 31/05/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of University of Delhi Vs Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/05/2022.

Judgement Date: 
31/05/2022
Tags:
Housing Construction, Forests, Delhi, Deforestation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC)
Forests

Report on non-forest activities in the Aravalli range, Gurgaon, Haryana, 20/05/2022

Applicant's (Sumit Batra & Others) to the report of the joint committee, April 18, 2022.

Judgement Date: 
20/05/2022
Tags:
Aravalli Range, Forest Encroachments, Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Report filed by the Principal Secretary, Forest & Wildlife Department, Kerala on steps taken for forest fire protection, 17/05/2022

Report filed by the Principal Secretary, Forest & Wildlife Department, Kerala on steps taken for forest fire protection.

Judgement Date: 
17/05/2022
Tags:
Forest Fires, Kerala, Finance, Government Of India (GOI), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Conservation
Forests

FRA 2020 remote sensing survey

The FRA 2020 Remote Sensing survey is a global collaborative study of the Land use dynamic between the years 2000, 2010 and 2018 focused on forest and forest changes conducted by FAO.

Publication Date: 
04/05/2022
FAO
Tags:
Forest Resources, Remote Sensing, Forests, Land Use, India, Global
Forests

The state of the world’s forests 2022: forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies

The State of the World’s Forests 2022 explores the potential of three forest pathways - halting deforestation and maintaining forests; restoring degraded lands and expanding agroforestry; and sustainably using forests and building green value chains - for achieving green recovery and tackling environmental crises, including climate change and biodiversity loss

Publication Date: 
02/05/2022
FAO
Tags:
Forests, Trees, Ecosystem Services, Agroforestry, Deforestation, Climate Change, India, Global
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding forest fires, Uttarakhand, 29/04/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Hindustan dated 21.04.2022 titled “Village in danger due to fire in forest” dated 29/04/2022.

The matter was taken up in light of captioned media report to the effect that forest fire has taken place in Champavat division in Uttarakhand, adversely affecting the environment and biodiversity and the life of inhabitants and animals in the area including Boom, Bhigrada, Devidura forest and Sakedna, Machiyad, Poorvi Tallapal Veloon which requires remedial action.

Judgement Date: 
29/04/2022
Tags:
Forest Fires, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a gram panchayat building in forest area, Ichhapura village, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, 25/04/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of Keshab Ganda Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 25/04/2022. The Original Application has been filed with the allegations that construction of a gram panchayat building is ongoing on plot no.274, khata No.234 in Ichhapura village under Jharigam tehsil, Jaharigaon PS, Nabarangpur district which is the Kisam Bada jungle having area of 0.74 acres without any prior approval from the Central Government for Forest Clearance as required under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Judgement Date: 
25/04/2022
Tags:
Forest Encroachments, Nabarangpur (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Gram Panchayat
Forests

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding grant of forest clearance for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, 19/04/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Citizens for Green Doon Vs Union of India & Others regarding grant of the forest clearance for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway.

An application was filed before the Supreme Court on the NGT order, December 13, 2021 - the Tribunal had given the go ahead for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway.

Judgement Date: 
19/04/2022
Tags:
Highways, Deforestation, Dehradun (D), Delhi, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Compensatory Afforestation, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of trees in village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, Haryana, 13/04/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Chawla Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 13/04/2022.

Judgement Date: 
13/04/2022
Tags:
Deforestation, Trees, Faridabad (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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