Wetlands

Water Resources

Conservation of wetlands remains a far cry

Study says 17mangrove areas in five districts in Malabar are on the verge of extinction

Publication Date:

01/02/2016

Author(s): Mithosh Joseph

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Wetlands, Mangroves, Land Encroachments, Environmentalists, Kozhikode (D), Water Resources

Environment

Government works add to eco destruction: study

Even as there are several laws in force in the State to guarantee the safety of the ecology and the environment, it is no secret that the rampant environment destruction taking place through human

Publication Date:

25/01/2016

Author(s): Ignatius Pereira

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Environmental Security, Ecology, Regulations, Wetlands, Mining, Construction Industry, Environment

Water Resources

Selection of experts for SWAK panel draws flak

No one from CWRDM, KSBB and KFRI have been included in panel

Publication Date:

18/01/2016

Author(s): T. Nandakumar

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Kerala, Wetlands, Wetland Conservation, State Biodiversity Board (SBB), NGO, Water Resources

Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal development of buildings within prohibited areas of Thane creek, Mumbai, 15/01/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Paryavaran Dakshta Manch & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2016 regarding development of buildings in the name of “Sun-stream City Pvt. Ltd” within prohibited areas of Thane creek and debris being dumped in the natural flow of seawater and the wetlands.

Judgement Date:

15/01/2016

Tags:

Wetlands, Mangroves, Mumbai, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Thane (D), Maharashtra, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Construction Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Coastal Regulations

Wildlife

Goa waterbird count to start from Sunday

The Goa Bird Conservation Network (GBCN) will conduct the second All Goa Waterbird Census (AGWC) across all major wetlands of Goa from January 17 to January 24.

Publication Date:

15/01/2016

Author(s): Prakash Kamat

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Goa, Birds, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Wetlands, Wildlife

Water Resources

Wetland diversion will harm food security, say experts

The absence of a land policy for conservation of natural resources could have serious implications for Kerala’s food security, according to experts participating in a national seminar on land use p

Publication Date:

15/01/2016

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Wetlands, Wetland Conservation, Agriculture, Food Security, Water Resources

Water Pollution

Lakes in Koramangala-Challaghatta are most polluted, shows IISc study

The lakes in Koramangala-Challaghatta (KC) valley are the most polluted than the ones in Vrishabavathi and Hebbal valleys, says an IISc study.

Publication Date:

14/01/2016

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Lake Pollution, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), Wetlands, Land Encroachments, Housing Construction, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution

Water Resources

Wetlands treasures of Bengaluru

Wetlands (and lakes) constitute the most productive ecosystems with a wide array of goods and services.

Publication Date:

13/01/2016

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Wetlands, Bangalore (T), Ecosystems, Lakes, Land Encroachments, Water Management, Water Resources

Climate Change

Russian boreal peatlands dominate the natural European methane budget

About 60% of the European wetlands are located in the European part of Russia. Nevertheless, data on methane emissions from wetlands of that area are absent. Here we present results of methane emission measurements for two climatically different years from a boreal peatland complex in European Russia. Winter fluxes were well within the range of what has been reported for the peatlands of other boreal regions before, but summer fluxes greatly exceeded the average range of 5–80 mg CH4 m−2 d−1 for the circumpolar boreal zone.

Publication Date:

12/01/2016

Author(s): Julia Schneider, Hermann F Jungkunst, Ulrike Wolf & et al

Source: Environmental Research Letters

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Peat, Methane, Green House Gases, Russia, Europe, Wetlands, Climate Change

Wildlife