Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hill cutting and cutting of trees, Pune, Maharashtra, 15/09/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aam Aadami Lokmanch & Others Vs Union of India & Ors regarding hill cutting and cutting of trees in Ambegaon, Lonavala, Talegeoan, Daund and Maval in Pune, Maharashtra dated 15/09/2014.

Previous Orders

Judgement Date: 
15/09/2014
Tags:
Mountains, Pune (D), Deforestation, Floods, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Natural Disasters
Poverty

Poverty and vulnerability assessment: a survey instrument for the Hindu Kush Himalayas

ICIMOD’s Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment (PVA) is a household survey tool designed to capture key elements of poverty, vulnerability, and adaptive capacity in mountain contexts for the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Jean-Yves Gerlitz, Soumyadeep Banerjee, Brigitte Hoermann, Kiran Hunzai, Mirjam Macchi, Sabarnee Tuladhar
ICIMOD
Tags:
Poverty, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Himalaya, South Asia, India, Mountains, Health, Education, Agriculture, Food Security
Climate Change

The last straw: food security in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the additional burden of climate change

The ICIMOD and GRID-Arendal have released a report detailing the food security and agricultural situation in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH). The publication considers how food security is being affected by changing socioeconomic and environmental conditions in the region, including climate change and rising global food prices.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Tiina Kurvits, Bjørn Kaltenborn
GRID-Arendal
Tags:
Food Security, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Himalaya, Food Prices, Agriculture, Food Supply, Mountains, South Asia, India, Extreme Weather Events
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding increasing landslides and slope instability cases in Trikut hillock supporting a temple in Maihar, Satna, Madhya Pradesh

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) regarding Nityanand Mishra Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 31/07/2014 regarding increasing landslides and slope instability cases in Trikut hillock supporting Maa Sharda Devi Temple in Maihar in Satna district due to construction of various concrete structures, deforestation and mining.

Judgement Date: 
31/07/2014
Tags:
Mountains, Landslides, Religious Places, Satna (D), Madhya Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Disposal
Mining

Temporal changes in taxonomic and functional diversity of fish assemblages downstream from mountaintop mining

Mountaintop mining (MTM) affects chemical, physical, and hydrological properties of receiving streams, but the long-term consequences for fish-assemblage structure and function are poorly understood. We sampled stream fish assemblages using electrofishing techniques in MTM exposure sites and reference sites within the Guyandotte River basin, USA, during 2010–2011.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2014
Freshwater Science
1-13
Tags:
Mining, Mountains, United States Of America (US), Mining Waste, Water Pollution, Coal
Land

Accelerate research on land creation

China's cities are expanding rapidly as its economy grows. Yet land for development is in short supply, particularly in mountainous areas, where about one-fifth of the population lives. In the past decade, local governments have begun removing the tops of mountains to fill in valleys to create land on which to build.

Publication Date: 
05/06/2014
Peiyue Li, Hui Qian, Jianhua Wu.
Nature
510
329-31
Tags:
Land Resources, China, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Soil Erosion, Mountains
Environment

Lahaul-Spiti residents propose integrated model to protect Rohtang

SHIMLA: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) adopting a tough stand on protecting the fragile ecology of 13,050-feet high Rohtang pass, residents of Lahaul-Spiti, who have been brought under the

Publication Date: 
03/06/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Lahul & Spiti, Ecology, Mountains, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Tribals, Pollution, Environment
Climate Change

Climate change adaptation for natural world heritage sites: a practical guide

This practical guide developed by The World Heritage Centre aims to assist those responsible for the management of natural World Heritage sites and provide better understanding how climate change may affect those features of the site that contribute to its Outstanding Universal Value and offer ideas for identifying options for adapting to climat

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Jim Perry, Charlie Falzon
UNESCO
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, UNESCO, Sundarbans, Invasive Alien Species, Keoladeo NP, Biosphere Reserves, Mountains, Climate Impacts, India, Global
Climate Change

Everest glaciers in Tibet have shrunk due to warming

BEIJING: Glaciers on Mount Everest in Tibet have shrunk by 10 per cent over the past 40 years due to global warming, a Chinese researcher said today, warning that climate change has impacted the pl

Publication Date: 
24/04/2014
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mountains, Glaciers, Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Impacts
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regarding illegal constructions by builders Kisan Rathod and Pandit Rathod in Katraj’s Shindewadi area, 25/02/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aam Aadami Lokmanch & Anr Vs.Union of India & Ors dated 25/02/2014 regarding illegal constructions by builders Kisan Rathod and Pandit Rathod in Katraj’s Shindewadi area. The land on the Shindewadi hillslope, constructed upon by the Rathods, is under the private forestry sector and construction is banned. The court also directed the the Applicant to add the persons, who have

Judgement Date: 
25/02/2014
Tags:
Forests, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Mountains, Pune (D), Maharashtra, Construction Industry

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