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Forests

More than 15,000 acres of forest ravaged by fire in Bandipur

The immensity of the fire that has ravaged Bandipur is becoming clearer with two satellite data analyses indicating that the extent of forests burnt could be over 15,000 acres.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Forest Fires, Bandipur NP
Forests

Kerala joins hands with T.N., Karnataka to curb forest fire

With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to

Publication Date: 
27/02/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Forest Fires, Wayanad, Mudumalai SA, Bandipur NP, Tiger Reserves
Climate Change

A brief overview of solutions to climate change related impacts across Sub-Saharan Africa

Globally, discussions on the cause and impact of a rapidly changing climate are taking new directions. There is now a growing interest in solutions based on existing indigenous knowledge, greater awareness and the spread of innovation.

Publication Date: 
26/02/2019
UNEP
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Africa, Ecotourism, Watershed Development, Forests, Ecosystems
Forests

CM sets up sub-panel to examine SC order on forest rights act

Bhopal: A day after Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia’s letter, chief minister Kamal Nath on Sunday constituted a ministerial sub-committee to examine the situation arising out of Supreme Court orde

Publication Date: 
25/02/2019
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Tribals, Forest Rights Act 2006, Supreme Court, Forests
Mining

Centre to take final call on no-go zones for mining in Saranda

The government is set to take a final call on the Jharkhand government's request to reconsider the blanket ban on new iron ore mining in Saranda forests.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Mining, Iron, Forests, Illegal Trade
Forests

Farmers’ body plans campaign over eviction of forest dwellers

Critical of Central government’s attitude; vows to resist eviction

Publication Date: 
25/02/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, Supreme Court, Forests
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction being made by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in forest land, Mussoorie, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharti Kawatra Vs Department of Tourism, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/02/2019 regarding construction being made by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in forest land in Park Estate, Hathipaon, Mussoorie, Dehradun District.

Judgement Date: 
21/02/2019
Tags:
Forests, Mussoorie, Dehradun (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Encroachments
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding area described as “Gair Mumkin Pahaar” in Aravali Hills in Faridabad, Haryana, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lt. Col. (Retd.) Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 21/02/2019 regarding the area described as “Gair Mumkin Pahaar” in Aravali Hills in Faridabad District falls in the National Conservation Zone to which the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is applicable.

Judgement Date: 
21/02/2019
Tags:
Aravalli Range, Forests, Forest Act 1980, Faridabad (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage to the trees alongside the roads and parks, Faridabad, Haryana, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hari Kishan Vs State of Haryana dated 21/02/2019 regarding damage to the trees alongside the roads and parks in Sector 21 D, Faridabad, Haryana, by Vibal Hospital, Faridabad.

Judgement Date: 
21/02/2019
Tags:
Trees, Deforestation, Green Spaces, Faridabad (T), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Skewed development gobbles up 2,39,572 ha forest

In the last fifteen years (2003-2018), India lost nearly 2,39,572 hectares of forest land due to various developmental activities such as mining, thermal power plants, and dams besides road constru

Publication Date: 
20/02/2019
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Act 1980, Punjab, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Conservation

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