Mangrove trees are felled and left in the forest, to be collected later

Large-scale and illicit tree-felling has put a proposed project -- the Mangrove Wetland Centre in Navi Mumbai -- under grave threat.

JULY 2008: Hope had almost died, much like the sanctuary at Bharatpur, starved of water and life for nearly five years. As the monsoon approached, many a hopeful eye looked to the sky. This time, the gods did not disappoint and rain drenched a parched earth.

The state environment department is

In 2000, it took a military operation to halt the march of water hyacinth in Harike, one of the internationally protected wetlands in India, famous for a large number of birds, both local and migratory. The invasive hyacinth problem was squeezing the life out of its 41-square-metre area for some time.

K.S. Sudhi

KOCHI: The Kerala State Wetland Cell has written to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest for extension of the time for submitting its views on the draft regulatory framework for wetland conservation. The deadline for submission was Wednesday.

This is the second time that the cell is approaching the Ministry for extension.

BHUBANESWAR: Mangalajodi, lying on the perimeters of Chilika lagoon, has a paradox attached to it. It