Forests

Mumbai: BJP MLA 'killed' 3.5 acres of mangroves to raise posh club

But slew of FIRs for destruction of trees has not led to any action

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mangroves, Environmentalists, Wetlands, Environment Act 1986, Forests
Climate Change

Brazil's mangroves on the front line of climate change

Fishermen like Jose da Cruz have made their living for decades hunting for crabs among Brazil's vast coastal mangrove forests, dense thickets of twisted plants in deep black mud that grow where fre

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Forests, Mangroves, Brazil, Fisherfolk, Global Warming, Sea Level Rise
Forests

Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar’s remaining mangroves

Beyond a metal gate in Ranong, a port town in southern Thailand, a warehouse is filled nearly wall to wall and floor to ceiling with bags of illegally sourced charcoal.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Illegal Trade, Charcoal, Mangroves, Myanmar, Asia
Forests

Farmers irked over nod for removal of mangroves

The group has fielded Datta Karbat from the Palghar constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mangroves, Land Acquisition, Deforestation, Forests
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment and cutting of mangrove trees, Malta, West Bengal, 02/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonatan Biswas Vs District Forest Officer, Allpore & Others dated 02/04/2019 regarding encroachment, cutting of mangroves trees and construction of bamboo huts in the forests of Malta, West Bengal.

Judgement Date: 
02/04/2019
Tags:
Forest Encroachments, Mangroves, Malta, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal
Environment

Nigeria: Contaminated Lands, Water - New Major Inquiry Into Oil Spills in Niger Delta

A major new inquiry into oil companies operating in the Niger Delta has been launched by the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Health Effects, Nigeria, Petrochemical Industry, Oil, Water Pollution, Mangroves, Africa
Environment

Potential of fungi isolated from the dumping sites mangrove rhizosphere soil to degrade polythene

Polythene is the most widely used plastic around the globe.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Manisha K. Sangale, Mohd. Shahnawaz, Avinash B. Ade
Scientific Reports
9
5390
1-11
Tags:
Mangroves, Micro Organisms, Soil Capability, Plastics, Gujarat, India, Maharashtra, Kerala, Research, Bio-Remediation
Forests

Mangroves for coastal protection: evidence from Hurricanes in Central America

This paper evaluates whether mangroves can mitigate the impact of hurricanes on economic activity.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Alejandro Del Valle, Mathilda Eriksson, Oscar A. Ishizawa, Juan Jose Miranda
The World Bank
Tags:
Mangroves, Hurricanes, N C America, Coastal Development, Cyclones
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of mangroves at Dhew Sagar on the Ganga Sagar Island

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion regarding Sunderbans Forests Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/03/2019 regarding large scale falling of mangroves at Dhew Sagar on the Ganga Sagar Island which is an estuary of river Ganga in the Bay of Bengal which falls within the eco-sensitive Sunderbans area.

Judgement Date: 
12/03/2019
Tags:
Sundarbans, Mangroves, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding change of fuel at the Trombay Thermal Power Station's Unit 6, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 08/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Other Vs MoEF & CC & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding change of fuel at the Trombay Thermal Power Station’s Unit 6. The change is from oil based to coal based.

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2019
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Coal, Mangroves, Power Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Mumbai, Maharashtra, Court

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