Environment

National Green Tribunal orders Status Quo on activities of DRDO, BARC, ISRO, IISc, et. al., in Challakere, Chitradurga district, Karnataka

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Tags:
Grasslands, Chitradurga (D), Karnataka, DRDO, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Forests, Protected Area Conservation, Environment, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), ESG
Water Resources

Important wetlands identified under protected area and wetland conservation programme

Important wetlands identified under protected area and wetland conservation programme referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1861 regarding Protection of Migratory Birds.

Publication Date: 
Monday, August 19, 2013
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Wetlands, Protected Area Conservation, Wetland Conservation, India, Statistics
Forests

Andhra Pradesh state of forest report 2013

The Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report gives a detailed view of the health of the notified Forests in the State on Annual basis. State of Forest Report 2013 is the fourth report in the series. It gives precise locations of the forest cover changes, assessed using LISS III data of 2010 & 2011 seasons up to Compartment level.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tags:
Forests, Andhra Pradesh, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Protected Area Conservation, Community Forest Management (CFM), Remote Sensing, Statistics, Forest Fires
Environment

Forfeiting our commons: a case for protecting and conserving Challakere’s Amrit Mahal Kavals as livelihoods-supporting, biodiversity-rich and ecologically-sensitive grassland ecosystems

This is a comprehensive report submitted by ESG to the expert committee appointed by NGT on diversion of Challakere's ecologically sensitive Amrit Mahal Kaval Grasslands for defence, industrial and infrastructural developments.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2013
Environment Support Group
Tags:
Grasslands, Chitradurga (D), ESG, DRDO, BARC, ISRO, IISC, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Forests, Protected Area Conservation
Environment

Budgeting for nature - Economic growth and ecosystem conservation in India

The Union Budget for 2013-14 focused on increasing India's economic growth rate, making budgetary allocations accordingly. Although the finance minister claims that this growth will be sustainable and equitable, this article argues that the development route proposed in the budget and the current pattern of economic development clash with the requirements of ecological sustainability and wildlife conservation.

Publication Date: 
22/06/2013
Divya Karnad, Meghna Krishnadas, Tarun Nair
Economic and Political Weekly
48
25
22-26
Tags:
Environment, Economic Development, India, Wildlife, Finance, Forests, Protected Area Conservation, China
Environment

Coastal zones of India

This detailed inventory of coasts of India published by Space Applications Centre, ISRO, includes studies on coastal land use mapping, inventory of vital coastal habitats, impact of sea level rise and development of coastal zone information system.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Space Applications Centre
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Mangroves, Corals, India, Land Use, Coastal Development, Sea Level Rise, Protected Area Conservation, Coastal Erosion, Remote Sensing
Biodiversity

Playing with the forest: invasive alien plants, policy and protected areas in India

Protected areas (PAs) are inviolate and invaluable landscapes that promote the in situ conservation of endangered, threatened and rare species. Accordingly, and in keeping with this definition, PA managers ensure that PAs are free from fire, poaching, grazing, non-timber forest products collection, mining, etc. In India, following the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972), there are

Publication Date: 
10/05/2013
Ramesh Kannan, Charlie M. Shackleton, R. Uma Shaanker
Current Science
104
9
1159-1165
Tags:
Invasive Alien Species, Protected Area Conservation, Forests, India
Western Ghats

Report of the high level working group on Western Ghats (Kasturirangan Western Ghats Report)

Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on Western Ghats prepared by K Kasturirangan-led 10-member high-level working group and decides to declare the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) over 37% of the Western Ghats under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more...

Publication Date: 
15/04/2013
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Western Ghats, Ecosystems, Ecology, Hydroelectricity, Mining, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Environment, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife, Sunita Narain
Forests

National Consultation on Community Forest Rights under the Forest Rights Act, 16-17 March, 2013

A national consultation on community forest rights (CFR) under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was organized by Vasundhara and Kalpavriksh, in collaboration with the CFR Learning and Advocacy Group, and Oxfam India in the Indian Social Institute, from 16-17 March, 2013 in Delhi.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2013
Vasundhara
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Community Forest Management (CFM), India, Forest Policy, Forest Management, Protected Area Conservation
Forests

Forestry Statistics India 2011

The present issue of Forestry Statistics India encompasses data pertaining to four years, 2006-07 to 2009-2010. The publication presents data in seven sections dealing with Forest Resource, Establishment, Production, Wildlife, Social and Economic Aspects, Trade and Silviculture. The new feature in this report includes summarization of data into graphs for better understanding of trends, pictorial representation of activities in the forestry sector and brief write-up in the beginning of each section.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 1, 2013
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Tags:
Forests, Statistics, India, Forest Resources, Forest Products, Protected Area Conservation, Wildlife

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