Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions in Hindon bird sanctuary, District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 20/09/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raghav Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 20/09/2016 regarding illegal constructions in Hindon bird sanctuary as also encroachments over the ponds and other water bodies, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2016
Tags:
Hindon, Sanctuaries, PA Encroachments, Ghaziabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Roads, Land Encroachments, Birds, Wildlife Act 1972, Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife

Spanish wetlands and wildlife sanctuary under threat: WWF

Donana National Park, part of southern Spanish wetland used by 6 million migratory birds, could dry out completely unless the Spanish government tackles the threat of dredging, mining and intensive

Publication Date: 
16/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Wildlife, Spain, WWF, Sanctuaries, Wetlands, Freshwater Ecosystems, Water Resources, Birds
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the proposal for setting up of Solid Waste Management Project, Panchkula District, Haryana near Khol-hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, 09/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Alka Sareen & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 09/09/2016 regarding the proposal for setting up of Solid Waste Management Project at village Jhuriwala in Panchkula District, Haryana. The proposed site is 140 mtr. From the Khol-hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary.

Judgement Date: 
09/09/2016
Tags:
Solid Waste, Panchkula (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wildlife Clearance, Sanctuaries, Haryana
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding widening a stretch of 35 km road adjoining the Megamalai Reserved Forest in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, 01/09/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M. Saravanan Vs Government of Tamil Nadu - Environment and Forest Department dated 01/09/2016 regarding widening a stretch of 35 km road adjoining the Megamalai Reserved Forest in Theni district, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2016
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Forests, Theni (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Roads, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Wildlife, Land Use, High Court, Tamil Nadu
Dams/ Irrigation

Dams inevitably result in species decline, losses on reservoir islands

Global dam study: reservoir islands shouldn’t be counted as conservation areas by developers. Island isolation inevitably leads to extinctions, ecosystem instability.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2016
Mongabay
Tags:
Dams/ Irrigation, Biodiversity, Dams, Wildlife, Ecosystems, Hydroelectricity, Asia, Africa, Europe, Sanctuaries, Islands
Wildlife

The top-secret tortoise sanctuary of Madagascar

Madagascar's conservationists are working in secrecy to protect one of the world's most beautiful tortoises from poachers, writes journalist Martin Vogl.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Turtles, Madagascar, Wildlife Management, Sanctuaries
Wildlife

Zimbabwe plans to use drones to fight elephant poaching

Zimbabwe plans to deploy aerial drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, a parks official said on Monday, as the country aims to protect one of its top

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Elephant, Poaching, Africa, Sanctuaries
Wildlife

Activists worry about straying tigers in non-protected areas

Concerned over the increasing number of tigers in non-protected areas, wildlife conservationists have said that it was high time the forest department shifted its focus to these areas as tigers wer

Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
Virat A Singh
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Tiger, Sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves, Western Ghats, People - Animal Conflicts, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Environment

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive zones near sanctuaries and national parks, 08/08/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive zones near sanctuaries and national parks, 08/08/2016.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Sanctuaries, National Parks, India, Parliament
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding activities not permissible under Eco Sensitive Zone Notification in Pulicat Bird Sanctuary, 02/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Nimmala Ankaiah Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 02/08/2016 regarding activities not permissible under ESZ Notification in the lands falling within the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) limit of Pulicat Bird Sanctuary (second largest brackish water lagoon in India).

Judgement Date: 
02/08/2016
Tags:
Lakes, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Andhra Pradesh, Birds, Endangered Species, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industry, Nellore (D), Wildlife Act 1972, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sanctuaries

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