Forests

Tanga to have 14,000 new mangroves

Vodacom Tanzania employees, spearheaded by the company’s CSR arm Vodacom Tanzania Foundation has partnered with Mikoko Scout Group in ensuring the security of the mangrove forest and enable plantat

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Forests, Mangroves, Tanzania, Forest Management, Afforestation, Africa
Environment

Concern over major environmental issues

NGOs discuss role of corporates in causing impact on environment

Publication Date: 
02/04/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environmental Security, NGO, Cauvery, Methane, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Industrial Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Mangroves, Environment
Forests

Greens contest panel’s Goregaon mangrove report

MUMBAI: A 500-acre sprawl of privately-held land in Goregaon (W) has had no mangroves since 2006, says a state panel tasked to determine if the site was reclaimed and mangroves destroyed.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2018
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mangroves, Environmentalists, Forests
Forests

‘Loss’ of mangroves: NGT orders joint inspection of Kutch district

Petition alleges mangroves being removed for construction

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Mangroves, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Deforestation, Forests, National Green Trbunal (NGT)
Forests

Visakhapatnam: Stress on increasing green cover

Protect forest catchment to ensure water in city reservoirs.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Trees, Mangroves, Afforestation, Forests
Biodiversity

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of mangroves in Kutch District by Deendayal Port Trust, Gujarat, 19/03/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kachchh Camel Breeders Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2018 regarding construction and other activity leading to destruction of mangroves in Kutch District by Deendayal Port Trust. NGT directs a joint inspection to be conducted and a report be filed by the Gujarat State Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution Control Board.

Judgement Date: 
19/03/2018
Tags:
Ports, Mangroves, Kuchchh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Gujarat
Forests

NGT notice to Centre, Gujarat on plea alleging destruction of mangroves in state

A plea alleging destruction of mangroves by the Deen Dayal Port Trust in Gujarat's Kutch district has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from the Centre and the state government

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Mangroves, Deforestation, National Green Trbunal (NGT), CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Forest Clearance, Forests
Forests

India State of Forest Report 2017

Between 2003 and 2016, the forest fires have jumped by almost 38% from 24,450 to 33,664 shows the State of Forests report 2017 released by the environment ministry.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2018
Forest Survey of India
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, India, Statistics, Mangroves, Trees, Forest Fires, Bamboo, Carbon Sinks
Land

Land degradation assessment in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have it rough in many ways. They are perhaps best known for their vulnerability to climate change, as a result of high poverty, rural populations, dependence on traditional agriculture, tourism-based economies and other factors.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2018
FAO
Tags:
Land Degradation, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Soil Erosion, Forests, Mangroves, Land Resources, Ecosystem Services
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala, 10/01/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala State Coastal Management Authority Vs DLF Universal Limited & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala. Supreme Court directs that in future, wherever permissions are required to come and are to be obtained before commencement of construction, it would be no answer that activity can be carried on without obtaining the permissions.

Judgement Date: 
10/01/2018
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Ernakulam, Supreme Court, Construction Industry, Lakes, Mangroves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Land Reclamation

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