As the demand for land intensifies, people and governments are facing increasing pressure on the access, management and governance of land and forests.

This briefing paper explores how the failure to tackle climate change threatens all aspects of food security – availability, access, utilisation, and stability. The changing climate is already jeopardising gains in the fight against hunger, and it looks set to worsen. It threatens the production and distribution of food.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rayons Enlightening Humanity Anr Vs MoEF Ors regarding dumping of municipal solid waste dated 25/07/2013.

The Health and Food Welfare Department’s order prohibiting the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of gutkha and pan masala for one year has been notified in the gazette.

The issue of child labour in the coal mines area of Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya has been in the news, posing serious concern and challenges for the State as well as the apex child rights body. The objectives of Dr.

Minutes of the 17th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority held on 01/01/2013.

In March 2012, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held the Subregional Workshop on Gender and Urban Poverty in South Asia to share experiences and enhance lateral learning among ADB and its project partners on addressing gender and social inclusion issues in urban development projects in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lank

JAMMU: Minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed today said that the Poonch city forests would be developed as eco-tourism destination on society mode with a project cost of Rs 164.25 crore.

Reviewing the overall functioning of the Poonch, Rajouri, Nowshera, Reasi and Mahore forest divisions, at a high level meeting, the Minister said that department has already completed an eco-tourism project at Dera Ki Gali which has started producing dividends.

India had a historic significance of worshipping the nature and that practice continues even in modern times, especially though the reverence of forest grooves. The concept of considering a part of forest as sacred near the villages most likely dates back to the pre-agrarian era and their existence has been documented since the early 1800s.

Transit Oriented Development is essentially any development, macro or micro, that is focused around a transit node, and facilitates complete ease of access to the transit facility, thereby inducing people to prefer to walk and use public transportation over personal modes of transport.

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