Forests
- a law has been instrumental in reducing deforestation
- non-forestry purposes
- wide discretionary powers
- sharp criticism from environmental movements
- India needs to create a carbon sink
- citizens and environmental experts should be allowed to partake in a public consultation process
- a hard-won legal gain after many years of struggle by forest-dwelling communities
- dilute safeguards
- changes need to be done in consultation with forest-dwelling communities
- climate crisis looms over us
The impact of climate change go far beyond the environment
a warming planet may lead to worsening of conflicts between countries and within countries
climate change impacts people’s access to resources, it jeopardises livelihoods in marginalized communities
Long-drawn-out draughts
Climate change is about more than the environment. It is about life on the planet as we know it. It is time this seeps in to public consciousness, leading to corrective action, by government and the people.
avert the risk of blackouts
demand of coal has soared
exacerbate the coal shortage crisis
offtake of coal
We should be progressively reducing our reliance on coal by building clean, cheaper domestic alternatives at increased speed
species ( plural of ‘species’ is also ‘species’ )
ubiquitous bird species
ornithology
bird species native to countries like the US, the UK and France
reasons behind the extinction of birds : habitat loss, chemical farming – big declines in insects that feed birds
extinction
Nature is sounding the alarm