Biodiversity

Need to conserve biodiversity: Expert

Students should inculcate communication approach to biodiversity conservation as wild animals must get due respect, said Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor HAS Yahya on Monday.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2014
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Biodiversity Conservation, Flora, Fauna, Migratory Species, Birds, Kerala, Biodiversity
Wildlife

Nagaland awaits Amur falcons from Mongolia

Even as the first flock of Amur falcons from Mongolia have reached Pangti village in Wokha district of Nagaland to mark the advent of another migratory season, the scientific community is eagerly a

Publication Date: 
09/10/2014
Sushanta Talukdar
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nagaland, Birds, Migratory Species, Mongolia, Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife
Fisheries

Decline in diversity and production of exploited fishery resources in Vembanad wetland system: Strategies for better management and conservation

This paper describes the fishery catch structure of Vembanad wetland system during August 2012 to July 2013. The estimates of fishery production indicated an annual landing of 4387.31 t, in which 480.98 t and 3906.33 t contributed by southern and northern zone of Vembanad respectively. Eighty species of finfishes, five species of penaeid shrimps, three species of palaemonid prawns and two species of crabs were identified from the study period.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
16/09/2014
Chalil Veedu Asha, Payattukattil Sukumaran Suson, Cleetus Irumpanath Retina & et al
Open Journal of Marine Science
344-357
Tags:
Fisheries, Wetlands, Vembanad, Kerala, Hydrology, Migratory Species, Inland Fisheries
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of Dadri wetlands (Bil Akbarpur wildlife habitat), District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 29/08/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Akash Vashishtha & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/08/2014 requesting for declaring Bil Akbarpur habitat as a protected area as well as quash the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the Respondents (Uttam Steels & Associates and Shiv Nadar University) developers of different projects in the region.

Previous Orders

Judgement Date: 
29/08/2014
Tags:
Wetlands, Gautam Budha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Land Reclamation, Wildlife, Birds, Migratory Species, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a wall in Rajaji National Park, 26/08/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Others dated 26/08/2014 regarding construction of a wall in Rajaji National Park which would prima facie obstruct the Elephant Corridor along the Song river.

Judgement Date: 
26/08/2014
Tags:
Rajaji NP, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Elephant, Migratory Species, Rivers, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Wildlife

Population of water birds dwindling in Punjab wetlands

The population of water birds is declining in the wetland habitats of Punjab.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2014
Nishu Mahajan
Pioneer (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Punjab, Birds, Wetlands, Migratory Species, Poaching, Biodiversity, Wildlife
Wildlife

A sanctuary by chance, now under siege

The Okhla bird Sanctury is often called an accidental sanctuary, a safe haven created by migratory birds for themselves on the Yamuna.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Migratory Species, Wildlife Act 1972, Environmentalists, River Pollution, Wildlife
Environment

Eco zone of Okhla sanctuary may be 1.2 km: MoEF panel

In a move that is likely to bring relief to thousands of home owners along Noida Expressway, a committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has recommended that t

Publication Date: 
09/07/2014
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Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar, Sanctuaries, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Noida, Migratory Species, Birds, Housing Construction, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Wildlife

Use of 'death' drug diclofenac reducing vulture population

The 18th meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Scientific Council (SCC18) to be held in Germany this month has included the issue of use of diclof

Publication Date: 
03/07/2014
Rachna Singh
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Vulture, Migratory Species, Endangered Species, UNEP, Wildlife
Environment

Inner Thames Estuary Feasibility Study 1: Environmental Impacts

In December 2013, the Airports Commission identified that while an Inner Thames Estuary location had the potential to provide a significant reduction in the noise impacts compared to most of the phase 1 options and create economic and regeneration activity in north Kent and Essex, it also presented some clear challenges on which further informat

Publication Date: 
01/07/2014
Tags:
Thames, Estuaries, Air Transport, Noise Pollution, United Kingdom (UK), Biodiversity, Birds, Migratory Species, Ecosystems, Wetlands

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