Examine plea claiming damage to trees: NGT
Green panel directs Ghaziabad civic body to take appropriate action Following a plea seeking directions against damage to trees due to the construction of illegal water tanks in Ghaziabad, the National
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U.S. companies implicated in illegal timber trade from West Africa
An illegal timber trade supply chain stretching from Chinese companies operating out of two countries in West Africa to major hardware stores located throughout the U.S. has been uncovered. A four-year
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Fire in Ethiopia's 'Roof of Africa' forest successfully doused
After weeks of burning, a coordinated firefight by Ethiopian and Israeli experts helped doused a raging fire in a forest reserve located in northern Ethiopia, inside the Semien National Park. The Amhara
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Peru’s first autonomous indigenous gov’t strikes back against deforestation
The Wampis is an indigenous group comprised of thousands of members whose ancestors have lived in the Amazon rainforest of northern Peru for centuries. Mounting incursions by loggers, miners and
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Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar’s remaining mangroves
Beyond a metal gate in Ranong, a port town in southern Thailand, a warehouse is filled nearly wall to wall and floor to ceiling with bags of illegally sourced charcoal. Children linger outside the building
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BMC likely to allow axing of 2,238 Aarey trees soon
A total 2,700 trees at Aarey will be affected by the metro depot, of which 2,238 will be cut and the rest will be transplanted. Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is soon likely to
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Aravali forest land, Ghadi Khudana, District Mahendragarh, Haryana, 16/04/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satbir Singh Vs State of Haryana dated 16/04/2019 regarding illegal mining by M/s Haryana Mining Company, Ghadi Khudana, District Mahendragarh,
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding silviculture felling of trees in Himachal Pradesh, 15/04/2019
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2019 regarding silviculture felling of trees in the State of Himachal
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Kenya, UNEP sign deal to increase forest cover
Kenya and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help increase forest cover as part of efforts to protect the country against the vagaries
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Uganda: Government Starts Degazetting Two Forest Reserves in Busoga
Kampala — Government has directed degazetting parts of Bukaleba Forest and South Busoga reserve, a move it says is aimed at settling hundreds of "landless Ugandans," Daily Monitor has learnt. The National