Mangroves

Tanzanian Study shows that involving communities in mangrove management makes them more sustainable

Mangrove forests that incorporate local communities into their management fare better, a new study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia and Tanzania released today

Publication Date:

03/02/2017

Source: Africa Science News

Tags:

Forests, Mangroves, Tanzania, Forest Management, Wetlands, Indonesia, Africa

Climate Change

National blue carbon policy assessment framework: towards effective management of coastal carbon ecosystems

The National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Framework provides guidance to countries seeking to move forward with developing synergized conservation and restoration programmes and strategies through existing or new national laws, policies and initiatives.

Publication Date:

27/01/2017

Author(s): Dorothée Herr, Amber Himes-Cornell, Dan Laffoley

Source: IUCN

Tags:

Blue Carbon, Marine Ecosystems, Climate Mitigation, Climate Change, Mangroves, REDD

Environment

Let cops lodge complaints under green law, HC suggests Centre

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has directed the Union government to consider allowing police officers to lodge complaints for offences under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), including illegal

Publication Date:

28/12/2016

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Environment Act 1986, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Mangroves, Environment

Environment

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Recommendations of Centre for Science and Environment Committee, 05/12/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Recommendations of Centre for Science and Environment Committee, 05/12/2016. The important recommendations of the Sunita Narain Committee on alleged damage to ecology and mangroves by Adani Port and SEZ Ltd. at Mundra are detailed in Annexure. M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd.

Publication Date:

05/12/2016

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Environment Clearance (EC), Parliament, Gujarat, Ecology, Mangroves

Environment

HC allows mangrove cutting, removes MTHL's last hurdle

MUMBAI: The much-delayed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link -a 22-km road bridge connecting the island city with Navi Mumbai -can finally take off with the Bombay high court granting MMRDA permission to cut

Publication Date:

02/12/2016

Author(s): Shibu Thomas

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mangroves, CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environment Clearance (EC), High Court, Birds, Environmental Security, Environment

Pesticides And Toxins

Analysis of heavy metals accumulation in mangroves and associated mangroves species of Ennore mangrove ecosystem, East Coast India

This study is to collect the samples of true mangrove plant, associated mangrove plants, water and sediments from Ennore Mangrove Ecosystem and the samples are analyzed for heavy metals accumulation.

Publication Date:

01/12/2016

Author(s): N. Kannan, N. Thirunavukkarasu, A. Suresh & et al

Source: Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Vol:

9

Issue:

46

pp:

1-12

Tags:

Mangroves, Heavy Metals, Ecosystems, Tamil Nadu, Wetlands, Pollution

Climate Change

Projected changes in area of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh due to SLR by 2100

The Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem, located in India and Bangladesh, is recognized as a global priority for biodiversity conservation and is an important provider of ecosystem services such as numerous goods and protection against storm surges. With global mean sea-level rise projected as up to 0.98 m or greater by 2100 relative to the baseline period (1985–2005), the Sundarbans – mean elevation presently approximately 2 m above mean sea-level – is under threat from inundation and subsequent wetland loss; however the magnitude of loss remains unclear.

Publication Date:

01/11/2016

Author(s): Andres Payo, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Sugata Hazra & et al

Source: Climatic Change

Vol:

139

Issue:

2

pp:

279–291

Tags:

Sundarbans, Mangroves, Bangladesh, South Asia, Forests, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing

Environment

Regional assessment on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and biodiversity in Asia

This regional assessment documents experiences on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) and its linkages with biodiversity in Asia. It highlights opportunities to catalyse actions for Eco-DRR that embraces the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems.

Publication Date:

01/11/2016

Source: IUCN

Tags:

Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Disaster Management, Biodiversity, Asia, India, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Disasters, Climate Change, Protected Area Conservation, Mangroves

Biodiversity

Living Planet Report 2016: risk and resilience in a new era

Global wildlife could plunge to a 67 per cent level of decline in just the fifty-year period ending this decade as a result of human activities, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016.

Publication Date:

27/10/2016

Source: WWF International

Tags:

Biodiversity, Wildlife, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Alien Species, India, Global, Tropical Forests, Grasslands, Freshwater Ecosystems, Wetlands, Rivers, Corals, Mangroves, Climate Change, Sustainable Development

Environment

Adani Petronet gets green nod for Dahej port expansion

Adani Petronet has received green clearance for the third phase expansion of its Dahej port in Bharuch district of Gujarat that will entail an investment of about ₹ 464.32 crore.

Publication Date:

25/10/2016

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Gujarat, Environment Clearance (EC), Bharuch, Ports, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Coastal Regulations, Mangroves, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Environment