Wetlands

Permission given for projects to be probed

VISAKHAPATNAM: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has announced a probe into all kinds of permission given so far for bauxite mining, setting up of alumina factory and allocation of wetlands in Srikakulam for setting up three thermal power projects.

Publication Date:

06/07/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Wetlands, Mining, Aluminium Industry, Bauxite, Water Resources, Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam (D), Hindu (New Delhi)

Climate Change

Ecosystem response to elevated CO2 levels limited by nitrogen-induced plant species

It remains uncertain whether added nitrogen enhances total plant productivity in response to CO2-fertilisation in natural ecosystems. Here the authors show that nitrogen addition initially enhances the CO2-stimulation of plant productivity but also promotes the encroachment of plant species that respond less strongly to elevated CO2 concentrations.

Publication Date:

01/07/2010

Author(s): J. Adam Langley, J. Patrick Megonigal

Source: Nature

Vol:

466

Issue:

7302

pp:

96

Tags:

Ecosystems, Wetlands, Carbon Dioxide, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Climate Change, Climate Science, Flora, Nature, J. Adam Langley, J. Patrick Megonigal

Water Resources

Waiting for ruin in Louisiana

Shrimp, crab, oysters, alligators, birds, snakes, people -- all have ties to the US state's Barataria Bay.

Publication Date:

19/06/2010

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

Tags:

Wetlands, Water Resources, Louisiana, New Indian Express (Chennai)

Mining

A lake's last sigh?

The Sasthamkotta lake, the source of drinking water for seven lakh people in Kerala's Kollam district, is shrinking fast.

JULIA lives in a working-class housing colony at Rajagiri, on the edge of a laterite mound, one among the three dozen such hillocks overlooking the Sasthamkotta lake, about 30 kilometres from Kollam in south Kerala.

Publication Date:

03/06/2010

Author(s): R. Krishnakumar

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Kerala, Mining, Groundwater, Wetlands, Lakes, Drinking Water, Water Supply

Biodiversity

Mangroves vs airport: Mumbai's development battle

Plans for a new international airport in the coastal city of Mumbai will destroy yet more of its mangrove ecosystems, and there are fears the deal has already been closed.

Publication Date:

01/06/2010

Author(s): Tom Levitt, Ambika Hiranandani

Source: Ecologist

Vol:

0

Issue:

0

pp:

0

Tags:

Wetlands, Land Reclamation, Mangroves, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Air Transport, Biodiversity, High Court, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, Mumbai, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Ecologist, Tom Levitt, Ambika Hiranandani

Climate Change

Functions and services of wetlands in the Eastern Himalayas: impacts of climate change

Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, ICIMOD undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to 2008 to provide a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of this region to climate change.

Publication Date:

01/06/2010

Author(s): Eklabya Sharma, Brij Gopal, Rajendra Shilpakar

Source: ICIMOD

Tags:

Ecosystems, Wetlands, Ecosystem Services, Eastern Himalaya, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, China, Nepal, India, Kathmandu, ICIMOD, Eklabya Sharma, Brij Gopal, Rajendra Shilpakar

Climate Change

Climate change vulnerability of mountain ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to 2008 to provide a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of this region to climate change.

Publication Date:

01/06/2010

Author(s): & et al, Nakul Chettri, Eklabya Sharma, Karma Tse-ring

Source: ICIMOD

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Environment

Understanding the Kole lands in Kerala as a multiple use wetland ecosystem

Wetlands which face several anthropogenic and other threats are complex ecosystems providing substantial benefits to human society. This paper is an attempt to understand the ecological and economic importance as well as the associated property rights issues of wetlands in general and the Kole wetlands in Thrissur, Kerala in particular.

Publication Date:

31/05/2010

Author(s): Jeena T Srinivasan

Source: Centre for Economic and Social Studies

Tags:

Wetlands, Environment, Thrissur (D), Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Ecology, Fisheries, Agriculture, Mining, Kerala

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