German help for mangrove sanctuary plan
The state forest department has tied up with a German government agency , GIZ, to create a marine interpretation centre (MIC) along the Airoli coast of the Thane creek. A unique urban mangrove sanctuary
View Article10 wetlands house 76% water birds in state’
If you have spotted a modest looking white specked brown bird with a long beak in your neighbourhood marsh, chances are that they may have come a really long way to meet you. Traversing over 7,000...
View ArticleHC stalls beautification work of Jamnagar’s Lakhota Lake
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stalled the beautification work of Jamnagar’s famous Lakhota Lake being done by the city municipal corporation. The court, while ordering the stay on the works,...
View ArticleTibet plateau getting hotter, polluted’
A fresh environmental assessment of the Tibetan Plateau has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile eco-systems and those who rely on them. The report,
View ArticleGreen activists criticise govt decision
Green activists and environmental experts on Tuesday criticised the government approval of 40 development projects ignoring the Detailed Area Plan of Dhaka city. They made the criticism in their reactions
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of Dadri wetlands...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Akash Vashishtha & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/08/2014 requesting for declaring Bil Akbarpur habitat
View ArticlePond filling plagues Rajshahi city
In the last five decades, a total of 4,000 ponds have been filled because of the indiscriminate earth-dumping and unplanned urbanisation As the High Court has given a directive to stop the filling of
View ArticleResolution must for saving wetlands: Wildlife board
Concerned with the rapid depletion of biodiversity, especially that of marine life and avians, the state wildlife board has put forward a resolution to conserve the biodiversity of wetlands that lie...
View ArticleJ&K floods, a grim reminder of climate change
Changing rainfall pattern part of a trend: Centre for Science & Environment The worst floods in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 60 years and the subsequent devastation are due to a combination of...
View ArticleIndia Environment Portal Newsletter 14 - 20 September 2014
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding location of the site for solid...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 24/09/2014 regarding location of the site for solid waste...
View ArticleE.P.A. Unveils Second Phase of Plan to Reverse Great Lakes Damage
The federal government issued a new blueprint Wednesday for its efforts to restore the Great Lakes, including plans to clean up 10 contaminated rivers and harbors and step up its attack on poisonous algae
View ArticleDownstream voices: wetland solutions to reducing disaster risk
This report makes the case for addressing ecosystem degradation as one of the root causes of risk and vulnerability and for opting for ecosystem-based solutions as a way to reduce disaster risk and build
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Living Planet Report 2014: species and spaces, people and places
Global wildlife populations have declined
View ArticleState wetland body has not met for 10 yrs
Even as the wetlands of the State are facing rapid encroachment and some of them have by this time been eliminated by encroachment and illegal settlement, the State Level Steering Committee on Wetlands
View ArticleAssessment of spatial and temporal variations of heavy metals levels at Bhal...
Salt marsh areas are recognized as important natural sinks for metals. Bhal region one selected for this investigation can be classified as a 15 km wide coastal wetland comprising of marshy areas towards
View Article9 years after HC order, state mangroves yet to get ‘reserve forests’ tag
Almost nine years after the Bombay high court ordered notification of mangroves on government land in the state for better protection, mangroves in Thane, Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts are
View ArticleRTI reply belies Assam govt’s wetland promise
Guwahati: At a time the government's priority is conservation of wetlands across the state, a reply to an RTI application filed by environment activist Rohit Choudhury has revealed a startling fact.
View ArticleExploring the potential for concurrent rice-fish culture in wetlands of...
A study was conducted to explore the potential for concurrent rice-fish culture in the wetland rice fields of Assam, North East India. For the present study, a representative wetland located in Cachar
View ArticleIndia Environment Portal Newsletter 04 - 11 October 2014
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India
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