Author: aratiparit03
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India notified UNFF that during the past 15 years, forest conservation and management have improved
In terms of net growth in average yearly forest area between 2010 and 2020, India is in third place worldwide. India reported to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) that during the past 15 years, there has been a steady rise in the amount of forest cover due to the country’s major achievements in…
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How the Climate Court’s Decision might Advance Climate Litigation in India
Courts in India have been dealing with climate-related issues for a long time now, even though they might not have been categorized as climate litigation. In an important ruling that could energize climate litigation in India, the Supreme Court last week said that people had a fundamental right to be free from adverse impacts of…
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In 2023, 79 extreme weather events killed over 2,000 people in Asia, according to a WMO study. Asia has warmed more quickly than the world average, and the warming trend has almost doubled between 1961 and 1990, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s “State of the Climate in Asia 2023” study.
As per a recent analysis by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Asia was the most disaster-prone area globally, with 79 incidents connected to extreme weather, climate, and water-related hazards affecting over nine million people and resulting in over 2,000 deaths. Storms and floods accounted for more than 80% of Asia’s hydrometeorological risks that were…
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One hundred environmental organizations call for the revocation of GCP, calling it “another tool to exploit natural resources.”
The GCP, which was introduced in October 2023, uses a market-based system to incentivize acts that are beneficial to the environment, such as reforestation and water conservation. Concerned about the Green Credit Programme (GCP), more than 400 individuals, along with over 100 environmental and human rights organizations, have called on the Ministry of Environment, Forests,…
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Asia was affected by extreme climate events in 2023, according to a new climate study.
Globally, 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded, continuing the trend that saw the nine warmest years on record between 2015 and 2023. A recent analysis from the World Meteorological Organisation has indicated that 79 serious climate disasters registered on the continent in 2023 harmed over nine million people in Asia. More than 2,000 people were…
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Centre modifies terms of the green credit programmeThe Environment Ministry stated that repairing ecosystems should take precedence over planting trees.
The Union Environment Ministry, which oversees the Green Credit Programme (GCP) and addresses concerns that it might encourage tree planting for financial gain, has clarified that ecosystem restoration must take precedence over tree planting. The GCP encourages organizations and individuals to invest in afforestation projects in “degraded” forest lands for “green credits.” Thirteen states’ forest…