Land Use

Chandigarh Administration has taken firm steps to control the projected deterioration in the environment of the city by initiating various environment friendly projects like establishment of Botanic Garden, green belts, parks and water-bodies. Administration has imposed a complete ban on the

Publication Date:

01/12/2008

Source: Envis Centre

Tags:

Environment, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Forests, Land Use, Land Degradation, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Biodiversity, Chandigarh, Water Pollution

Biodiversity

Biodiversity conservation, land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) programmes: ideas for implementation

The study,

Publication Date:

01/12/2008

Source: UNDP India

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Traditional Knowledge, Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Invasive Alien Species, GMOs, India, Arunachal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha)

Climate Change

CO2 emissions mitigation and technological advance: an analysis of advanced technology scenarios

This report documents a scenario analysis exploring the role of advanced technology in stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. The conceptual framework for the analysis is a set of technology futures implemented in the MiniCAM integrated assessment model. Each future describes a set of technological developments over the 21st century, with a focus on the energy system.

Publication Date:

01/12/2008

Author(s): & et al, L. Clarke, P. Kyle, M. Wise

Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tags:

Land Use, Agriculture, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Capture and Storage, Energy, Technology

Environment

Coming of a desert

A rich country hit by the socio-economics of desertification winemakers in Spain could soon find themselves scrambling for juicy red grapes. People may also find olives and cheese missing from their salad plates. The olive and grape farms that thrived in the balmy Mediterranean could become relics of the past with countries like Spain facing the prospect of desertification. Almost

Publication Date:

29/11/2008

Author(s): Kirtiman Awasthi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Land Use, Land Degradation, Soil Salinisation, Desert Spread, Agriculture, Livestock, Research, Spain, India

Mining

Airport project will block coal reserves

KOLKATA: Reserves of about 1.4 billion tonnes of prime Ranigunj coal will get blocked if the project proposed by the West Bengal Government for setting up an airport and a mini-township in the Andal-Fardipur block in Burdwan is implemented, a study done by the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has revealed.

Publication Date:

28/11/2008

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land Use, Mining, Coal, West Bengal

Environment

Sale of ecologically fragile lands an offence

PALAKKAD: The purchase and sale of ecologically fragile lands was an offence under the law and therefore the former owners of such lands should not fall into the trap of real estate agents and sell them, according to a statement by the Forest Conservator of the Eastern circle, Olavakkode.

Publication Date:

27/11/2008

Source: New Indian Express (Kochi)

Tags:

Environment, Land Use, Ecological Space, Kerala

Forests