9th June 2016 - Ecologise

Construction on the Yamuna floodplains by Art of Living Foundation

Conserve/Resist

Spotlight: New legislation threatens India’s already endangered wetlands

9th June 2016

This March, the central government set the ball rolling on a new set of rules intended, supposedly, to protect India’s wetlands. In this special feature, we present articles that look at the state of wetlands, and critically examine the new legislation, which many fear is a case of the cure being worse than the disease….

Warming world: Can India cope with drought?

While the economy has achieved resilience from drought impact, rural communities across the country continue to face the wrath of monsoon failure, leading to distressed selling of lands, movable assets, and migration. This is aggravating poverty of the people affecting their nutritional standards rendering them more vulnerable to disease and ill-health and loss of productivity….

Norway becomes world’s first country to ban deforestation

EcoWatch reports: Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation. The Norwegian Parliament pledged May 26 that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. Any product that contributes to deforestation won’t be used in the Scandinavian country. Norway’s action plan also includes a requires the government to exercise due care in biodiversity protection….

Archives for 9th June 2016

Spotlight: New legislation threatens India’s already endangered wetlands

Warming world: Can India cope with drought?

Norway becomes world’s first country to ban deforestation