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Kochi in ‘Cities4Forests’ projectBy : Sustainability ..., May 20, 2019
Kochi has been selected for the Cities4Forests project initiated by a consortium of international agencies like World Resource Institute (WRI), Pilot Projects and REVOLVE with the involvement of... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Climate Change , climate change adaptation , disaster risk reduction , finance , Forest , World Resources Institute (WRI) |
Assam's Majuli all set to become India's first carbon neutral district: SonowalBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2017
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched initiatives to develop Majuli, world biggest river island, as India"s first carbon neutral district and as a biodiversity heritage.... Read more.. |
Indonesia’s palm oil permit moratorium to last five yearsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2016
In April, Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo declared a moratorium on new licenses to establish palm oil plantations, a decision welcomed by advocates for the environment and indigenous... Read more.. |
Document on website is a study, not draft forest policy: CentreBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 27, 2016
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Saturday said a document uploaded on its website as Draft National Forest Policy was, in fact, not a draft policy at all.... Read more.. |
Draft forest policy out, brace for green taxBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 21, 2016
The environment ministry has come out with a draft National Forest Policy (NFP), proposing levy of a green tax while calling for safeguarding forest land by exercising strict restraint on... Read more.. |
Cabinet approves changes in bill on afforestationBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2016
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (... Read more.. |
Environment Ministry plans to introduce tree farmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 4, 2016
The Centre has planned to introduce tree farming in India to increase the forest cover in the country, Union environment and forests minister Prakash Javdekar said here on Sunday.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Forest , Sustainable Development |
India's forest cover goes up, UP, TN, J&K, Kerala, K'taka gainBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2015
The forest cover in Uttar Pradesh has shown a marginal rise in the last two years, said the latest report of Forest Survey of India. The report released on Friday said India's forest cover increased by 3,775 square km since 2013, taking the total to 701,673 sq km, or 70.17... Read more.. |