Climate Change

Rajasthan's women farmers beat climate change, global warming

As France gears up to welcome over 40,000 delegates, including world leaders like US President Barack Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for the 2015 United

Publication Date: 
27/11/2015
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Climate Change, Farmers, Global Warming, COP 21 (Paris), Livestock, Soil Erosion, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation
Water Resources

What’s being done to protect wetlands: HC asks Centre, states

Delay in identification and notification, encroachment are taking a toll on fragile wetlands.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2015
Akanksha Jain
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wetlands, High Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ecosystems, Floods, Soil Erosion, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Environment Act 1986, Water Resources
Climate Change

Grains for ecosystem carbon management in North East India

North East India (NEI) has 17.2 M ha under forest cover, which is ~25% of India’s total forest area. Of the total forest cover, 1.5 M ha is currently managed by shifting cultivation in NEI. Shifting cultivation, an integral part of culture and tradition of tribes of NEI, is presently unsustainable because of the populationdriven reduction in the duration of the fallow cycle (3–5 years).

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/10/2015
Arun Jyoti Nath, Rattan Lal, Ashesh Kumar Das
Current Science
109
8
1387-1389
Tags:
Forests, North East, Ecosystem Services, Shifting Cultivation, Soil Erosion, Deforestation, Climate Change, Land Degradation, Soil Capability, Carbon Sequestration, Agriculture, Food Security, Rice, Agroecosystem Planning, Green House Gases
Climate Change

Canada's Frozen North Feels Financial Burn of Global Warming

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Canada: Climate change is taking a heavy economic toll on Canada's far north, with buildings collapsing as melting permafrost destroys foundations, rivers runni

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
NDTV
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, Soil Erosion, Climate Adaptation, Diesel, Climate Mitigation
Mining

Uma writes to environment ministry over illegal mining in Ganga

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti on Tuesday urged the environment ministry to check the ongoing unauthorised mining activities on river Ganga

Publication Date: 
07/10/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Ganga, Ministry Of Water Resources, Illegal Trade, Soil Erosion, Fauna, Flora
Land

The economics of land degradation in Africa: benefits of action outweigh the costs

A report co-published by the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), titled 'The Economics of Land Degradation in Africa: Benefits of Action Outweigh the Costs,' examines the impact of erosion-induced soil nutrient depletion in 42 African countries, an area representing almost half of the total ara

Publication Date: 
01/10/2015
ELD Initiative
Tags:
Land Degradation, Land Use, Cost Benefit Analysis, Africa, Soil Erosion, Crops, Livestock, Agriculture
Natural Disasters

Erosion takes dangerous turn near Dispur

Rampant erosion by the Bahini and the Basistha river in Bangaon (Manjhipara) area of Beltola has now raised concern of the local residents. The river is now eroding the right embankment rapidly.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2015
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Soil Erosion, Rivers
Water Resources

River–human harmony model to evaluate the relationship between humans and water in river basin

With the rapid population growth, ecological pressure caused by human activities on rivers is growing. Decision makers are often faced with the dilemma of how to maintain economic growth while also maintaining the resources of a river and its environment. In this study, a model has been proposed for the assessment of river–human relationship. The method establishes a complete index system to quantify the abstraction of river–human relationship and evaluation.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2015
Jinxin Zhang, Deshan Tang, Ijaz Ahmad & et al
Current Science
109
6
1130-1139
Tags:
River Basin, China, Irrigation, Groundwater Recharge, Hydrology, Soil Erosion, Water Pollution, Water Demand, Water Distribution
Environment

Now, Gross Environmental Product to calculate eco-systems’ health

Much like the calculation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that indicates a country's economic health, the Dehradun-based Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization (HESCO) is

Publication Date: 
22/09/2015
Yogesh Kumar
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment, Environmental Health, NGO, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ecosystems, Groundwater, Air Quality Standards, Soil Erosion
Natural Disasters

Erosion by Borgang, Buroi takes serious turn

The large-scale erosion caused by the Borgang and the Buroi rivers in Sonitpur district has taken a serious turn these days, resulting in loss of properties of nearby people amounting to lakhs of r

Publication Date: 
14/09/2015
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Soil Erosion, Sonitpur, Agriculture, Land, Natural Disasters

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