Coastal zone violations on Vembanad Lake to be listed
Nudged by the Supreme Court to act against Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations in Vembanad Lake, the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority has decided to find out who all have transgressed the
View Article4 wetlands returned to J&K wildlife department
While the eyes of the world are focused on the renowned conductor Zubin Mehta conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra in the backdrop of the terraced Mughal gardens of Srinagar, a small but equally...
View ArticleWinged visitors give the drying Sultanpur Park a miss
The seasonal wetland which once used to attract a large number of birds from Europe, Siberia and Central Asia has seen a decline, says a study Rapid urbanisation, impetuous management and extensive...
View ArticleEndangered birds discover a new home — Noida
Nestled amidst the rapidly urbanising metropolis of Noida is a green paradise that has, in recent years, emerged as an important breeding ground for endangered birds. With the nesting season for the...
View ArticleFishing may soon become an offence
The livelihood of lakhs of fishing community people as well as lakhs of common villagers in the country may be jeopardized if a particular section of the latest amendment proposed to the Wildlife...
View ArticleHC order will boost wetlands: Activists
The Bombay high court order directing the state government to ban construction on wetlands can lend a lease of life to acres around the city’s coast where either construction or dumping of debris has...
View ArticleWetland in climate mitigation: a case study of organic carbon profile of...
Wetland in climate mitigation: a case study of organic carbon profile of Pallikaranai wetland, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - A presentation by M. Sridevi karpagavalli at the 4th National Research...
View ArticleClimate change and coastal ecosystems
Climate change and coastal ecosystems - A presentation by Dr Ahana Lakshmi, NCSCM, Chennai at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change held at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from
View ArticleDraft plan ‘dilutes’ guards for eco-sensitive zones
Experts Say They Have No Idea Why Plan Is Being Revised There is little hope for ecologically sensitive zones in the national capital region (NCR), including the Aravalis and the riverine ecosystems of...
View ArticleDraft Notification declaring the area around Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat...
Draft Notification declaring the area around Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat as Eco-Sensitive Zone. The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise
View ArticleBird race in Thiruvananthapuram counts 149 species
As many as 149 species of birds were spotted from seven sites by 78 birders at the seventh Kerala Bird Race held in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The annual event was held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. in...
View ArticleWetland violations under scanner
KSSP Team Starts Inspection Of Vembanad Lake Kochi:The people’s commission on Vembanad ecosystem (PCVE), set up by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) to study the nature and extent of...
View ArticleA range of wetlands needed for bird conservation: study
Ninety-nine bird species that used the wetlands in six SW U.P. districts were identified Preventing human depredation and maintaining a range of agricultural wetlands, from small village ponds to large
View ArticleMigratory birds flock Gangetic wetlands in Bihar
PATNA: With avian visitors as far as from Ladakh, China border and Europe flocking the Gangetic wetlands, the state has turned into a bird watchers' delight. Ornithologists, in fact, vouch that...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists fear for Perumbakkam wetland
Perumbakkam wetland in Sholinganallur is among the last surviving vast patches of prime wetland and a hotspot for bird-watchers in Chennai’s immediate suburbs in the south. Residents, bird lovers and...
View ArticleNumber of migratory birds declines
KANPUR: With the onset of winters, the region has started buzzing with the chirping of winged guests, which have started arriving from as far as Siberia and Himalaya. District Forest Officer, Etawah,...
View ArticleMoEF ignores key issues to clear airport project
Activists Point Out Loopholes The expert appraisal committee of ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) gave environmental clearance to the Rs 2,000 crore Aranmula international airport, ignoring key...
View Article80,000 acres swallowed up
The United States has lost approximately 80,000 acres of coastal wetlands between 2004 and 2009 according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
View ArticleKerala govt, KGS misled Forest Ministry over airport: AHVAC
Council urges Ministry to cancel clearance, send team The State government and the KGS Group, a private company, managed to obtain environment clearance for the Aranmula airport project by furnishing...
View ArticleEnvironmental degradation of the Coimbatore Wetlands in the Noyyal River Basin
Conservation of the lakes can significantly enhance the much wanted and rapidly declining underground water availability in and around the growing city of Coimbatore. This was one of the major ecological
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