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UNEA outcomes must remain practical and implementable for all: India at UN environment meet
Stressing on the importance of accessible finance and technology transfer for developing countries, India said Thursday at the plenary of United Nations Environment Assembly’s (UNEA) seventh session that the outcome of the conference should aim to … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Khatana raises concern over slowdown in Forest Rights Act implementation in J&K
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NEW DELHI : While raising a supplementary question to Union Ministers in the Rajya Sabha, Rajya Sabha MP Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana expressed serious concern over the slowdown in the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006 in Jammu … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | African environment programs still try to fill funding gap since USAID freeze
Close to a year after the suspension of USAID funding in Africa, the future of many environmental programs remains uncertain.
Alternative funding is sought from the EU, World Bank and private sector initiatives, yet experts say a significant climate … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Opposition party accuses Environment Ministry of “selling” permits amid alarming volume
Press conference of the Fuerza del Pueblo Secretariat of the Environment. (Photo: Listín Diario)
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s opposition party, Fuerza del Pueblo (FP), has lodged serious allegations against the Ministry of Environment, claiming … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Walla Walla wants to know: Does forest ‘thinning’ work?
About 12,000 acres near the town’s water supply will be logged in the name of safety. Critics say that’s just an excuse to cut down trees
Logging on: Walla Walla, Wash., resident Paul Lynn has questions about a planned timber cut in the Mill Creek … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Ghana reaffirms forest mining ban, unveils $3.4 billion clean energy plan
The government has banned mining in forest reserves as part of efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah.
For years, Ghana has battled a surge … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Indonesia Forest Mining Regulation: Heavier Fines Against Illegal Operations
The Indonesia forest mining regulation has entered a decisive new phase as the government introduces heavy, hectare-based fines targeting miners operating illegally in protected forest areas. This marks a significant turning point in both environmental … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Galamsey fight: ‘Contentious LI 2462 repealed, replaced by L.I. 2501’ — Ministry of Environment
The government has officially revoked the controversial Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2022 (L.I. 2462), which had allowed mining in protected forest areas despite strong public opposition.
The repeal, amended by L.I. … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | EcoWaste Coalition Shares Its Advocacy vs. Mercury in Skin Lightening Products at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya
Skin lightening creams may contain mercury, a highly toxic substance not allowed in cosmetics.
Quezon City. On December 10, Human Rights Day, the EcoWaste Coalition had the opportunity to share its advocacy campaign on mercury in skin lightening products … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
| | | Committee set up to review extent of deemed forest to address concerns of farmers: Minister
Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre
| Photo Credit: File photo
In the wake of confusion over the extent of deemed forest in Karnataka and the problems being faced by farmers, a review committee had been constituted to look into the … Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:09 pm EST
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