News Muncher - category state forests

4 months, 1 week ago

Here’s what’s hampering (and could help) forests as fire season heats up

LA Times

It’s Friday, Aug. 16. A deputy forest fire management officer gives insight on fire season Authorities charged 5 people in connection to the death of Matthew Perry Escape the heat with these 8 L.A. night hikes 🌝 And here’s today’s e-newspaper The unique challenges of this year’s fire season The Western U.S. is in the heart of fire season and, …

California Forest Los Angeles Matthew Perry Season Start Mitchell

1 year, 11 months ago

Behind cynical exploitation of Aravallis: Apathy, corruption

Hindustan Times

Illegal mining; farm houses and universities located on land they have no business being located on; state governments pushing for commercialisation and development of land protected by a series of court orders — that’s the story of the Aravallis, one of the oldest hill ranges in the world. Or consider the Manav Rachna International School of Research and Studies, a …

Delhi Haryana Land Region Forest State Gurugram

2 years, 3 months ago

Environmentalists, NSW Forestry Corporation at loggerheads over native timber harvesting in key koala habitat

ABC

The battle between environmentalists and the New South Wales Forestry Corporation over native hardwood logging is intensifying on the Mid North Coast. Key points: Protesters are calling for an immediate end to native forest logging in the Ellis State Forest on the Dorrigo Plateau There are concerns regulatory processes take too long to stop the destruction of endangered species' habitat …

Trees Forest State Native Supplied Nsw Epa

2 years, 4 months ago

ABC 7.30: Land use conflict in NSW national parks

ABC

BARRY O'FARRELL: Look, I understand that we have national parks and we have State forests. REPORTER: The Upper House Standing Committee chaired by Robert Brown of the Shooters and Fishers Party had taken 518 submissions into the management of public land including the process of assessment of potential operational, economic, social and environmental impacts before any land is converted into …

Labor Wales National Parks Industry National Land Parks

2 years, 6 months ago

Native forest logging to continue as NSW North Coast Wood Supply Agreements extended

ABC

The NSW Agriculture Minister has signalled the government has no plans to phase out logging of native hardwood in state forests. Key points: All North Coast Wood Supply Agreements have been extended until 2028 The Agriculture Minister says selective harvesting of native forests is a renewable industry and does not plan to phase out the practice Critics say the contracts …

Supply Forest State North Continue Nsw Forests

3 years, 6 months ago

Forest research team captures rare video of King Cobra mating in Himalayas

Hindustan Times

Nainital: Uttarakhand forest department’s research wing has captured the mating of King Cobras in the forests of Nainital district of the himalayan state under its five-year research project on the world’s largest poisonous snake. King Cobra mating in forests of Nainital in Uttarakhand captured on video by Uttarakhand forest department’s research wing “Over a week ago, our research fellow Jyoti …

India Research Video Uttarakhand Forest State King

3 years, 9 months ago

Similipal National Park forest fire ‘almost contained’, core area with wildlife not impacted by blaze

Firstpost

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday decided to deploy personnel of ODRAF and members of the panchayati raj institutions to douse forest fires being reported from around 26 of the state’s 30 districts. The forest fire in Similipal is now almost contained, claimed Dr Sandeep Tripathy, the head of the Task Force to contain forest fire across the state. The …

Odisha Forest State Area Similipal Pri Tripathy

4 years, 1 month ago

Ecological hotspots under siege

The Hindu

Yet, they seem to be the last thing on the minds of politicians and policy makers. Of the many ecological pressures Point Calimere sanctuary has been facing, the shrinkage of inter-tidal mudflats crucial for migratory birds has caused utmost concern to environmentalists. Solution: A conservation initiative can bring success only through active participation of the local communities and through joint …

Threat Forest State Road Area Puducherry Corridor

4 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra’s green signal for the environment