Trees

Fire and tree death: understanding and improving modeling of fire-induced tree mortality

Each year wildland fires kill and injure trees on millions of forested hectares globally, affecting plant and animal biodiversity, carbon storage, hydrologic processes, and ecosystem services. The underlying mechanisms of fire-caused tree mortality remain poorly understood, however, limiting the ability to accurately predict

Publication Date:

15/11/2018

Author(s): Sharon M Hood, J Morgan Varner, Phillip van Mantgem & et al

Source: Environmental Research Letters

pp:

1-17

Tags:

Forest Fires, Trees, Ecosystems, Biomass, Research

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal felling of trees at at Chak Ganjaria Farm at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 01/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of We the People Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2018 regarding illegal felling of trees at at Chak Ganjaria Farm at Lucknow where a Hightech City has been developed by the State of Uttar Pradesh. The report of the Remote Sensing Applications Centre (RSAC), Department of Science and Technology, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh dated 13.10.2018 shows that under ‘Vegetative Cover’ sub-category ‘Tree Cover Density 40% to 70%’, the area was 0.684 hectares in the year 2012, which became zero in the year 2017.

Judgement Date:

01/11/2018

Tags:

Trees, Deforestation, Lucknow, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensatory Afforestation, Uttar Pradesh

Forests

Trees don’t need us, we need trees, says Gurugram’s green warrior

GURUGRAM: Not many who take pride in the continued existence of Mangar Bani, the last virgin forest in Delhi-NCR, are aware that the Bani survived only after Vivek Kamboj, a resident of Sushant Lok

Publication Date:

22/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Trees, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Deforestation, Environmental Security, Forests

Forests

Diversity is key to forests withstanding drought, research finds

Research published in Nature last week finds that “hydraulically diverse” forests are particularly resilient in the face of drought, which could help inform strategies for restoring forests aft

Publication Date:

26/09/2018

Source: Mongabay

Tags:

Forests, Biodiversity, Droughts, Trees, Deforestation, Wildlife, Forest Management

Forests

3,821 trees to be cut for elevated corridor project

No proposal for translocating them

Publication Date:

24/09/2018

Author(s): K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Karnataka, Trees, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Public Transport, Deforestation, Forests

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the Notification issued under Sec 21 of the Uttar Pradesh Trees Protection Act 1976, 11/09/2018

Judgement Date:

11/09/2018

Tags:

Trees, Legislation, Agroforestry, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Deforestation, Forest-Based Industry

Forests

Unplanned development to blame for felling of trees

Nature lovers, environmentalists concerned over growing urbanisation, rising population in the industrial city

Publication Date:

11/09/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Trees, Deforestation, Smart City, Air Pollution Control, Forests

Forests

India sets record in forest restoration

In the last seven years (2011-2017), India has restored 9.8 million hectares of degraded land, with Government agencies playing a major role in the green initiative, restoring 95 per cent while the

Publication Date:

07/09/2018

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land Degradation, Afforestation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Trees, Forests

Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding removal of trees for the Airport at Jaipur, Rajasthan, 20/08/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Varun Jain Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 20/08/2018 regarding removal of trees for the Airport at Jaipur. The Applicant had earlier also approached the Tribunal and the NGT had permitted the Applicant to approach the concerned authority. NGT dismisses the Application stating that a statutory authority is already looking into the matter and there is no "substantial question of environment requiring adjudication by this Tribunal".

Judgement Date:

20/08/2018

Tags:

Trees, Deforestation, Jaipur, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Court, Rajasthan

Forests