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Paperitalo Environmental News
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Top Five States Account for 54% of India’s Forest Land Diversion Since 2008
TL;DR India has diverted over 3.5 lakh hectares of forest land for non-forestry purposes since 2008–09, with a sharp rise seen in 2023–24 following guideline revisions. Roads, mining, and hydel projects dominate clearances, while new patterns show … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | Backing Young Victorians And Our Environment
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More Victorian kids will get the chance to learn to care for their native environment while getting out into the great outdoors thanks to the Allan Labor Government.
Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos has announced the opening of Junior … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | Vítor Pereira on Nottingham Forest appointment: “I must give confidence to the players”
Pereira is back in England with Forest (Getty Images)
Vítor Pereira is back in English football, with the Portuguese charged with helping Nottingham Forest in their battle for survival in the Premier League.
Pereira has been handed an 18-month contract at … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | Forest group leads men's mental health revolution
Mon’s Chatter, whose focus is men aged 18 and over offers an open and friendly environment where people can open up, listen, or both, in a bid to not only to promote positive mental health, but to significantly reduce the number of male suicides. Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | Lake Forest School District offers more special-education programs
FELTON — Lake Forest School District’s special-education programs — whether focused on English learning or career preparation — are making strides, special programs supervisor Michelle Allman told the district’s Board of Education in her Feb. 12 annual … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | DC Bandipora chairs meeting on Environment Management Plan of KGHEP
Srinagar, Feb 16: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Indu Kanwal Chib chaired a meeting to review and deliberate upon the Environment Management Plan (EMP) of KGHEP and to discuss related measures, DPRs, and inter-departmental coordination mechanisms.
During … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | Silicon Valley’s Forest Salvation Promise Meets Indigenous Knowledge Reality
Artificial intelligence powered conservation tools spreading across African ecosystems promise precision monitoring and accelerated reforestation, but Indigenous communities and researchers warn that algorithmic solutions risk perpetuating digital … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | What are the major challenges faced by India’s forest and vegetation cover?
A six-member special bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Monday disposed of challenges to the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project and concluded that it found “no good ground to interfere,” as there were “adequate safeguards” in the project’s … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | Sneak peeks of new bison in Kane County Forest Preserve sell out fast, but more events on the way
After returning bison to a Kane County native prairie for the first time in more than 200 years, the forest preserve is offering a sneak-peek for viewers to get up-close – just not too close.
Much like the bison which can thunder across the prairie at 40 … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
| | | What's Right: Community-led projects revive Ecuador’s Amazon forest
In Ecuador’s Amazon, a 32-hectare farm called El Picaflor cultivates endangered native trees. Seeds are collected, germinated and replanted in degraded المناطق.
The Agriculture Ministry calls the site a living laboratory after decades of logging. Climate … Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:28 am EST
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