Land Degradation

State of environment report: Bihar

In pursuance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India decision to introduce a scheme during the 10th five year plan for assisting the State Governments to
bring about the

Publication Date:

01/02/2007

Source: Government of Bihar

Tags:

Environment, Land Degradation, Mining, Water Resources, Natural Disasters, Urbanisation, Biodiversity, India, Bihar, Environment Management, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

Mining

Soil quality standards (SQS) for bio-reclamation of coal overburden dumps : ISO-14000 requirements

In India 18,289 hectares of land is under various type of land degradation due to coal mining in which 1100 ha is by overburden dump. With the increase demand of coal and its opencast mining degrade 1400 ha of fertile land every year. This deterioration in the fertility is due to loss of soil through water erosion, contamination through leaching of heavy metals and siltation with runoff.

Publication Date:

01/01/2007

Author(s): Kumar Nikhil

Source: Journal of Industrial Pollution Control

Vol:

23

Issue:

1

pp:

19

Tags:

Soil Capability, Land Degradation, Land Pollution, Mining Reclamation, Mining, Industrial Pollution, Coal

Climate Change

Impending ecological anarchy: Orissa will turn into a barren land!

The eastern Indian state of Orissa will turn to a mass of barren and desert like lands in another 150 years, warned Water Initiatives Orissa (WIO). Many parts of Orissa, specifically the western and southern uplands, have developed symptoms of desertification; they have further degraded from drought prone to desert prone areas.

Publication Date:

01/11/2006

Author(s): Ranjan K Panda

Source: Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict

Tags:

Drought Prone Areas, Land Degradation, Desert Spread, Water Resources, Brahmani, Mahanadi, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Orissa (Odisha), Rainfall

Environment

National environment policy 2006

The National Environment Policy is intended to be a guide to action: in regulatory reform, programmes and projects for environmental conservation; and review and enactment of legislation, by agencies of the Central, State, and Local Governments. . The policy also seeks to stimulate partnerships of different stakeholders, i.e.

Publication Date:

18/05/2006

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Environment, Forests, Deserts, Wetlands, Land Degradation, Mountain Ecosystems, Water Resources, Groundwater, Traditional Knowledge, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Pollution

India

Livestock boom

Poor farmers can benefit from it, only if there are appropriate regulations in place

Publication Date:

27/02/2006

Author(s): V PADMAKUMAR

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060228

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Degradation, Livestock, Governance, China, India

Environment

Environment and agriculture

Agriculture plays a significant role in the Indian economy. Food production in India has increased from 51 MT in 1950-51 to 204.6 MT in 2004. While Green Revolution has been one of the greatest success stories of India with its dramatic impact on food security, environmental concerns have been growing rapidly all over the world.

Publication Date:

Jan 2006

Author(s): M. S. Swaminathan, K. L. Chadha

Source: Malhotra Publishing House

Tags:

Environment, Waterlogging, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Agricultural Inputs, Integrated Pest management (IPM), Dams, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Climate Change, Biomass, Groundwater Quality, Biodiversity, India, Land Degradation

Water Resources

Degradation of the riparian wetlands in the Lake Victoria basin - Yala swamp case study

Land degradation is as a result of broad range of scales and factors, which include biophysical, climatic, demographic and socio-economic. The aim of this paper was to provide an analysis of wetland utilisation, ecosystem degradation and their effect on the Lake Victoria (Kenya) ecosystem. This involved analysis of socioeconomic and remote sensed data. The main sources of wetland degradation in the Lake Victoria basin were identified as (1) farming activities, (2) grazing and macrophyte harvesting and (3) coupled with catchment degradation-deforestation.

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Author(s): Thuita Thenya, Reiner Wassmann, Louis Verchot & et al

Source: Proceedings of the 11th World Lakes Conference - Volume 2

pp:

483-494

Tags:

Wetlands, Lakes, Kenya, Land Degradation, Ecosystem Services, Land Use, Agriculture, Deforestation, Land Reclamation

Forests

Root to canopy: regenerating forests through community-state partnerships

Root to Canopy: regenerating forests though community-state partnerships provides comprehensive coverage of the changes made in the Indian forestry sector during the last decade with respect to Joint Forest Management. The book covers the evolution of JFM in India, the experience of each state, and emerging issues.

Publication Date:

Dec 2003

Author(s): V. K. Bahuguna, Kinsuk Mitra, Doris Capistrano

Source: Winrock International India

Tags:

Land Degradation, Fodder, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Forest Products, Firewood, Medicinal Plants, India

Climate Change