The Union Environment and Forest Ministry has notified 600 sq km of area housing 107 villages as the eco-sensitive zone for the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary that spread over three districts. The August
This Report for the year ended March 2016 has been prepared for submission to the Governor of Karnataka under Article 151 of the Constitution of India for being laid in the State legislature. The Performance
Come August, the Karnataka Eco-Tourism Development Board (KEDB) will throw open 10 eco-trails for tourists. These trekking trails include famous and lesser-known hillocks and reserve forest patches.
The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region, considered to be a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), is now under serious threat. As a GSBA,
Hiking on mountain trails, fishing in streams, eating local food and camping in the great wide open... Eco-tourism is on every traveller’s wishlist. But is this fad taking away from the environment?
CS chairs Steering Committee meeting of CAMPA Chief Secretary, B B Vyas today chaired the 14th Steering Committee meeting of the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) has commenced work on Rs 415 crore Koradi Pilgrimage and Tourism Development Project but not without a controversy. The works have been started without obtaining the mandatory
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – When Ethiopia’s first botanic garden was established six years ago, few Ethiopians knew of country’s flora heritage. But with agro-ecological zones ranging from 125 meters below
Coastweek -- An initiative by local communities in Kilifi County to protect mangroves from destruction has had a double blessing blending conservation and economic benefits. In some areas, conservation
The government is mooting significant changes to the Coastal Regulation Zone notification (CRZ), file inspections under RTI by members of an NGO, Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has revealed. One of the
