Environment

Thane: Tucked away in nature's lap

It takes less than an hour from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to reach Thane, the low profile neighbour of glitzy and glamorous Mumbai.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2014
M.G. Arun
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Thane (T), Lakes, Water Resources, Sanjay Ganghi NP, Mangroves, Afforestation, Green Spaces
Climate Change

Carbon pools and multiple benefits of mangroves in Central Africa: assessment for REDD+

Carbon Pools and Multiple Benefits of Mangroves in Central Africa: Assessment for REDD+ provides the knowledge base for improving the management and reducing the deforestation rates of mangroves in Central Africa.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2014
UNEP
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, REDD, Mangroves, Carbon Sequestration, Central African Rep, Ecosystem Services
Solid Waste

Panel approves change in waste processing technology

The city’s 9,400 tonne of municipal solid waste, generated per day, can soon be diverted to the Kanjurmarg dumping site as the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has approved cha

Publication Date: 
27/11/2014
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Maharashtra, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Mangroves, Forests, Landfill, Environment Clearance (EC), State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC)
Environment

India-Bangladesh collaboration can save Sunderbans: Experts

India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday.

Publication Date: 
24/11/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Sundarbans, Ecosystems, Mangroves, Bangladesh, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Biodiversity, Wildlife, Environment
Water Resources

Nerul-Sinquerim river surveyed for desilting

CALANGUTE : Calangute MLA Michael Lobo along with senior officials from the captain of ports, water resources department, NIO, forest department, BDO, Bardez, and other government departments on We

Publication Date: 
20/11/2014
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Rivers, Mangroves, Building Materials, Water Resources
Environment

Shell Nigeria Denies It Lied to Dutch Court

Shell Petroleum and Development Company has denied that it lied to a Dutch court in The Hague about oil pollution in the Niger Delta.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2014
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Petrochemical Industry, Netherlands, Court, Oil Pollution, Forests, Mangroves, Africa
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Dighi Port, Raigad, Maharashtra, 13/11/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Geeta Bhadrasen Vadhai Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others regarding regarding Dighi Port, Raigad, Maharashtra, 13/11/2014. The Applicant has stated before the Tribunal that EC conditions are still being violated by the Project Proponent though Dighi Port undertook to provide drinking water to the villagers yet nothing was done in this behalf.

Judgement Date: 
13/11/2014
Tags:
Ports, Raigad, Maharashtra, Mangroves, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Coastal Regulations, Wetlands, Environment Clearance (EC), Public Hearing
Climate Change

Safe havens: protected areas for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). The chapters vary from scientific studies to good practices, as well as (existing or required) policy frameworks that enable appropriate management.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2014
Radhika Murti, Camille Buyck
IUCN
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Disaster Management, Protected Area Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Marine Ecosystems, Mangroves, India, Global, Climate Mitigation, Climate Impacts
Environment

Flouting CRZ norms costs Vizag heavily

Beaches Failed To Bear Mindless Exploitation To Set Up Plush Establishments

Publication Date: 
15/10/2014
Sudipta Sengupta
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (D), Coastal Regulations, Hudhud, Cyclones, Environmentalists, Sustainable Development, Mangroves, Buildings, Housing Construction, Environment
Climate Change

A global predictive model of carbon in mangrove soils

Mangroves are among the most threatened and rapidly vanishing natural environments worldwide. They provide a wide range of ecosystem services and have recently become known for their exceptional capacity to store carbon. Research shows that mangrove conservation may be a low-cost means of reducing CO 2 emissions. Accordingly, there is growing interest in developing market mechanisms to credit mangrove conservation projects for associated CO 2 emissions reductions. These efforts depend on robust and readily applicable, but currently unavailable, localized estimates of soil carbon.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2014
Sunny L Jardine, Juha V Siikamäki
Environmental Research Letters
1-9
Tags:
Mangroves, Carbon Dioxide, Ecosystem Services, Carbon Sequestration, REDD

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