Environment

Report on eco-conservation park in Manakudy, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, 05/04/2021

Status report and action taken report by the Director of Fisheries, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu dated 05/04/2021. The matter related to a news item on the setting up of an ecological park by destroying mangrove forests, Manakudy, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
05/04/2021
Tags:
Mangroves, Fisheries, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, World Bank, Kanniyakumari
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of EC in running the Mundra Ultra Mega Thermal Power Project, Kutch district, Gujarat, 10/02/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2021.

The issue raised in the application related to compliance of Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions in running the 4000 MW Mundra Ultra Mega Thermal Power Project at village Tunda, near Mundra, District Kutchh, Gujarat by M/s Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL).

Judgement Date: 
10/02/2021
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Marine Ecosystems, Mangroves, Marine Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Kuchchh, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Environment Clearance (EC)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Affidavit by GCZMA on Canacona National Highway Bypass, 12/10/2020

Affidavit-in-reply by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in the matter of Dattaprasad Prabhu Goankar Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others.

The application was filed by Dattaprasad Prabhu Goankar on the following grounds:

Judgement Date: 
12/10/2020
Tags:
Bridges, Rivers, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mangroves, Riverine Ecology, Waste Disposal, Turtles
Environment

The cost of coastal zone degradation in Nigeria: Cross river, delta and lagos states

This report addresses the question of Nigeria's fragile coastal areas. Using a consistent valuation methodology, it estimates the cost of coastal degradation in three Nigerian states: Cross River, Delta and Lagos.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2020
Lelia Croitoru, Juan Jose Miranda, Abdellatif Khattabi, Jia Jun Lee
The World Bank
Tags:
Coastal Development, Coastal Erosion, Pollution, Floods, Mangroves, Nigeria, Africa
Environment

Report on Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project, 19/09/2020

Affidavit on behalf of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited setting out the status of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project and environmental impact mitigation measures taken by L&T dated 19/09/2020. The MTHL and the approval of January 25, 2016 given by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2011 are the subject matter of the appeal filed by Dileep B. Nevatia.

Judgement Date: 
19/09/2020
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Marine Ecosystems, Mumbai, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Maharashtra, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Transport, Mangroves
Forests

India state of forest report 2019: Volume II

ISFR 2019 presents the results of forest cover mapping with a refined methodology, though consistent with the past assessments. A manual for forest cover mapping has been prepared for the first time.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2019
Forest Survey of India
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, India, Statistics, Mangroves, Biodiversity, Forest Fires, Trees, Bamboo, Carbon Dioxide
Forests

India state of forest report 2019: Volume I

It is heartening to note that as per the ISFR, 2019, the forest and tree cover of the country continues to show a rising trend despite immense pressure on our forests.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2019
Forest Survey of India
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, India, Statistics, Mangroves, Biodiversity, Forest Fires, Trees, Bamboo, Carbon Dioxide
Forests

Tangled roots and changing tides: mangrove governance for conservation and sustainable use

Mangroves cut across ecosystems, sectors, jurisdictions and governance regimes. While few countries have a specific mangrove law, many national and international regimes apply to or affect mangroves in some way.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2019
Lydia Slobodian, Léa Badoz
IUCN
Tags:
Mangroves, Ecosystems, Governance, Costa Rica, Mozambique, Kenya, Pakistan, Madagascar, Tanzania, Vietnam
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of mangrove trees on the banks of Kanmari canal, Jharkhali, South 24-Parganas Division, West Bengal, 06/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonatan Biswas Vs The District Forest Officer, Allpore & Others dated 06/11/2019 regarding felling of mangrove trees on the two banks of Kanmari Natural Canal, Jharkhali, South 24-Parganas Division, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
06/11/2019
Tags:
Deforestation, Mangroves, 24 Parganas (S), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Sundarbans
Environment

Ecosystem-based adaptation and insurance: Success, challenges and opportunities

Both Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Climate Risk Finance & Insurance can be used to enhance adaptation, reduce and transfer risk, and build resilience to the growing impacts from natural and human-made hazards. There is a nascent and growing interest in where these strategies may intersect and be mutually beneficial for adaptation.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2019
GIZ
Tags:
Ecosystems, Climate Adaptation, Insurance, Mangroves

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