Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 30, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Early warning systems and controlled burning for forest fire management in talks at UN Forum on Forests

By end of forum on May 10, declaration aims to achieve agreement on a high-level political commitment to forest protection

NGT notice to Tripura for rehabilitating displaced Brus in forest land

State asked to submit rehabilitation plan by July 14, 2021

Divine spirits at risk

Instead of identification, the state should allow tribal rights over sacred groves

Lone crusader

At personal risk, an unlettered farmer vows to stick to his forest protection programme

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Forest fire

MANGROVE PARK

BRAZIL

UNFF18: Sustainable forest management takes centre stage

Forests have the potential for reducing 5 gigatonnes of emissions, says delegates

Conservation goals: Kerala community uses solar energy to protect sandalwood reserve from smugglers

The lights will help over 300 forest protection staff for night surveillance

Maharashtra gives reserved forests status to mangroves

Mangroves on privately owned land are not a part of this notification

People's interest in forests is sacrosanct

Forst bill farce

Indian NGOs jointly campaign against an anti-people forest bill proposed by the Centre

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Green measures

China

DWINDLING FOREST

DEPLETING SOURCES

Indonesia

Crying foul

Orissa's JFM groups resent move to set up forest bodies

On delicate ground

Demand to amend Forest Conservation Act looms large over talks between Naxalites and AP

Basin-watering recipe

Sulia takes charge

Participatory management brings forests back

People do not grow what they cannot use