deforestation
Utility Bidder’s Deforestation Report
The Deforestation Report by Utility Bidder has revealed that India has seen the highest surge in deforestation in the past 30 years. The country lost 384,000 hectares (ha) of forests between 1990 and 2000, but the figure rose to 668,400 ..
Tags: deforestation • Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island Project
The Holistic Development of the Great Nicobar Island Project is being criticised for its adverse impact on the island’s ecology and indigenous tribes. This 166.10 sq. km project involves the construction of an airport, a township, a container transhipment terminal, ..
Tags: Andaman and Nicobar • deforestation • Great Nicobar Plan
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs
2022 Forest Declaration Assessment
2022 Forest Declaration Assessment was published on October 24 this year. What are the key findings of the assessment? In 2021, deforestation rates have declined at the global level by 6.3 per cent compared to 2018-20 baseline. Though the rate ..
Tags: Afforestation • deforestation • forest loss
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Bannerman’s Turaco
Bannerman’s Turaco is at the brink of extinction. Key facts The population of the bird species Bannerman’s Turaco is deteriorating because of habitat loss and the ancient hunting tradition for obtaining these birds’ feathers. This bird species is categorized as ..
Tags: Cameroon • deforestation • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Study: Amazon Rainforest close to Tipping Point
Recently, a study on the Amazon rainforest was published in the Nature Climate Change journal. Observations Using 30 years of satellite data and statistical tools, the researchers observed that around 75% of the Amazon rainforest is likely heading towards a ..
Tags: Amazon rainforest • deforestation • IPCC
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
India’s State of Forest Report 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released the State of Forest Report 2021. It is called the ISFR, 2021. The report says that there has been a continuous growth of forest cover in India. The current forest ..
Tags: Afforestation • Agroforestry • Anamalai Tiger Reserve • Buxa Tiger Reserve • Canopy
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs