Forests

Essential rights for community forest management

This publication is the result of an extensive and fruitful debate within Friends of the Earth International about the rights that are essential for community forest management to be carried out more fully.

Publication Date:

03/03/2021

Source: Friends of the Earth International

Tags:

Community Forest Management (CFM), Indigenous Peoples, Global, Traditional Knowledge

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees for a new runway by International Airport Authority Limited in Delhi, 02/03/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Avasthi Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 02/03/2021. Grievance in the application was against felling of trees by Delhi International Airport Authority Limited and its agency, M/s GMR Group, for expansion of a new runway for the airport. It was stated that the felling of trees was without complying with the requirements of planting the requisite number of trees.

Judgement Date:

02/03/2021

Tags:

Trees, Deforestation, Delhi, Air Transport, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Forests

Society, economy and forests: the unfolding forest transition in China and the lessons for the future

The paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the changes witnessed in the forest sector in China during the last three decades and the key drivers that have contributed to the country’s forest transition.

Publication Date:

01/02/2021

Source: FAO

Tags:

Forests, Deforestation, Ecosystem Services, Afforestation, China

Climate Change

The cost of coastal zone degradation in Georgia: a tool for the coastal zone adaptation and the Nationally Determined Contributions

The cost of environmental degradation (COED) report focuses on Georgia’s coastal zone. Georgia’s coastal zone is crucial to the national economy but has been affected by substantial environmental degradation.

Publication Date:

01/02/2021

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Coastal Erosion, Georgia, Agriculture, Forests

Forests

Order of the Supreme Court regarding permission for felling 317 trees for a road, Uttar Pradesh, 29/01/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021.

Permission was sought for felling of 317 trees, which were coming in the way of the project of widening and strengthening of a six-lane road from Avantibai crossing to Rohta.

Judgement Date:

29/01/2021

Tags:

Trees, Roads, Deforestation, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh

Forests

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of 4102 trees for a railway track, Uttar Pradesh, 29/01/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021.

Judgement Date:

29/01/2021

Tags:

Trees, Rail Transport, Deforestation, Afforestation, Uttar Pradesh, Supreme Court, Central Empowered Committee (CEC)

Climate Change

The Peoples' climate vote

With 1.2 million respondents, the Peoples' Climate Vote is the largest survey of public opinion on climate change ever conducted. Using a new and unconventional approach to polling, results span 50 countries covering 56% of the world's population.

Publication Date:

26/01/2021

Source: UNDP

Tags:

Climate Change, Energy, Forests, Urbanisation, Extreme Weather Events, India, Global

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Delhi Ridge, 15/01/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaipal Singh Vs Lt. Governor, Delhi & Others dated 15/01/2021. The matter related to conservation and protection of Delhi Ridge which is an extension of Aravalli Range extending from Tughlaqabad and branching out in Wazirabad in the north and also other parts of Delhi.

Judgement Date:

15/01/2021

Tags:

Aravalli Range, Forest Conservation, Delhi, Forest Encroachments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Forests