Forests

Three environmental agitations inspired by the Chipko movement

The Chipko Movement started off under the leadership of Gaura Devi, a middle-aged Bhotia woman, who managed to mobilise about 30 women of her village to step out of their homes and protect the gree

Publication Date: 
27/03/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Chipko Movement, Trees, Deforestation, Forests
Forests

Gold diggers go for trees to reclaim loss of soils

Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched a nationwide tree-planting campaign that also targets to make Dodoma a green city but authorities at the new gold mine say “it’s not too late to start re

Publication Date: 
26/03/2018
Daily News (Tanzania)
Tags:
Forests, Afforestation, Trees, Tanzania, Land, Gold, Mining, Environment, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees in the area of Taj Trapezium Zone, Uttar Pradesh, 22/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2018 regarding felling of trees in the area of Taj Trapezium Zone. Supreme Court has been informed by the State of Uttar Pradesh that a vision document is likely to be prepared in consultation with the School of Planning and Architecture. A Project Committee has also been constituted for this purpose. It is stated by learned counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh that the first draft of the vision document will take about four months.

Judgement Date: 
22/03/2018
Tags:
Trees, Taj Mahal, Supreme Court, Monuments, Uttar Pradesh
Forests

Visakhapatnam: Stress on increasing green cover

Protect forest catchment to ensure water in city reservoirs.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Trees, Mangroves, Afforestation, Forests
Forests

Gujarat's rural tree count grows to 34 crore

AHMEDABAD: Rural Gujarat now has 34.35 crore trees outside forest and urban areas, 14% higher than the 30.14 crore trees counted in 2013.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Trees, Kuchchh, Forests
Forests

Forests and sustainable cities: inspiring stories from around the world

Many cities are already demonstrating their commitments to a more sustainable future and there are many excellent examples of green urban development, according to a new FAO publication called "Forests and sustainable cities - Inspiring stories from around the world" launched on the occasion of the International Day of Forests.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2018
FAO
Tags:
Forests, Urbanisation, Trees, Global, Green Spaces, Afforestation, Landslides, Biodiversity
Forests

70% afforestation projects taken up in forests, gram sabha consent ignored: Study

NEW DELHI: A new study on more than 2000 compensatory afforestation plantations across the country found that in 70% of the projects plantations have been taken up on notified forest land but terme

Publication Date: 
19/03/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Compensatory Afforestation, Gram Sabhas, Trees, Chhattisgarh, Tribals, Forest Act 1980, Forests
Environment

Threat to the environment? Rubber plantations in Northeast eat into forests

Although Kerala has been a top rubber grower in India, the plant was first introduced in the Northeast by the regional forest department in the 1960s

Publication Date: 
19/03/2018
Ankur Paliwal
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rubber, Trees, Environmentalists, North East, Groundwater, Biodiversity, Deforestation, Land Pollution, Ecology, Environmental Security, Environment
Forests

6 forest fires in a day in SGNP & Thane, 22ha torched

MUMBAI: As many as six forest fires were reported in Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane ranges since Tuesday evening.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2018
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Forest Fires, Trees, Deforestation, Right To Information (RTI), Forests
Forests

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the annual felling of khair trees, Jammu & Kashmir, 13/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Environment Awareness Forum Vs The State of Jammu & Kashmir dated 13/03/2018 regarding the annual felling of khair trees from the private land in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Supreme Court directs the State of Jammu & Kashmir to file an affidavit indicating the persons to whom licences have been granted, the date of the licences as well as the volume of felling of trees permitted.

Judgement Date: 
13/03/2018
Tags:
Deforestation, Trees, Supreme Court, Jammu & Kashmir

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