PUNE: The state is in the process of declaring areas around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones.

The Central government in its notification on eco-sensitive zones, also known as buffer zones, around wildlife sanctuaries has asked the state government to prepare zonal master plans in consultati

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has notified a 1-km eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for five wildlife sanctuaries and a 3-km zone for Cotigao wildlife sanctuary recently.

– Eminent aquatic animal exerts have stressed the need of a comprehensive study to find out the exact cause of pollution in the famous Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary located in the Kamrup (Metro) distr

Mining and other human activities will be completely banned around four of the six wildlife sanctuaries in Goa from early next year.

The National Green Tribunal on Monday, through a notice, asked the concerned authorities of the Assam government to close down the three cement plants for polluting the environment.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has “in principle” agreed to one-km buffer zone for four wildlife sanctuaries of Goa ~ Mhadei, Netravali, Bhagwan Mahaveer and Bondla. The eco-sensitive zone for the Cotigao sanctuary has been extended upto 3 kms.

In all total 33 mining leases are located within one km buffer zone, of which 20 were operational prior to the Supreme Court ban order, which would directly stand cancelled once the notification on buffer zone is issued.

Mines had flourished without clearance from the standing committee of the National Board of Wildlife: panel

Mining would not be permitted within one km of national parks and sanctuaries in Goa, the Union Environment Ministry has decided in an order that could take the State one step closer to restart iron ore excavation in a regulated fashion.

All 22 working mining leases within the one km buffer zone of wildlife sanctuaries in the state will have to be shut down in a phased manner with a time-bound closure plan, as recommended by a comm