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ENVIRONMENT - December 2018

Dec 2018

Nov 20, 2022

Tamil Nadu Introduces India's First Elephant Death Audit Framework

Tamil Nadu's Forest Department introduced an elephant death audit framework to put in place a more detailed and transparent process for recording and monitoring elephant deaths in the state.
The broad objectives of Elephant Death Audit Framework (EDAF), the first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, are threefold, said Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests.
It prescribes a systematic standard protocol for conducting post-mortem to determine the reasons for death of an elephant. It will help to study the circumstances of preventable and unnatural deaths and formulate measures to prevent them.

Nov 16, 2022

India Ranks 8th in Climate Protection, Climbs Two Spots

India climbed two spots to reach the eighth rank out of 63 countries evaluated on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 due to its low emissions and the increasing use of renewable energy, according to a report by three environmental non-governmental organisations.
On the other hand, China, currently the world's biggest polluter, slid 13 places to the 51st position mainly due to massive plans for new coal-fired power plants.
Interestingly, there were no names for the first three places as "no country performed well enough in all index categories to achieve an overall very high rating", said the report that tracks climate performance of a group of countries accounting for more than 92 per cent of world's greenhouse gas emissions.
Denmark was at the fourth place followed by Sweden and Chile. India earned a high rating in the GHG emissions and energy use categories.

Nov 14, 2022

Nine New Countries Join Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27 in Egypt

Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) during COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
The alliance, which is bringing together governments, the private sector, international organisations and other stakeholders to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind power, was launched in September by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Government of Denmark, and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
The members of GOWA are pledging to a rapid ramp-up of offshore wind in order to tackle the climate and energy security crises, with the countries joining the alliance agreeing to work together to drive national, regional, and global ambitions and remove barriers to the deployment of offshore wind in both new and existing markets.
GOWA aims to contribute to achieving a total global offshore wind capacity of a minimum of 380 GW by 2030.

Nov 10, 2022

Mangrove Alliance for Climate

Dubbing mangrove forests the "most productive ecosystems" of the world, India joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) at the 27th Summit of the Conference of Parties (COP27) at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. UAE, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, Spain and Sri Lanka are the other MAC supporters.
A mangrove is a shrub or a small tree that grows along the coastlines and has roots in salty sediments, often underwater. They also grow in swamps. Mangrove forests can survive extreme weather conditions and require low oxygen levels to survive.
The mangroves cannot survive freezing temperatures and thus are found mainly in tropical and subtropical latitudes. Sundarbans in West Bengal in India is the largest mangrove forest in the world.
Spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in partnership with Indonesia, MAC was launched at the COP27 Summit in Egypt to scale up and accelerate the conservation and restoration of the mangrove forests.
The alliance will raise awareness about the role of mangroves as a "nature-based solution to climate change".

Nov 09, 2022

Tamil Nadu Notifies Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary as 17th Sanctuary

The Tamil Nadu government notified the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary on 68,640 hectares as the state's 17th wildlife sanctuary.
The sanctuary, covering reserve forest areas in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts, is home to 35 species of mammals, 238 species of birds, Leith's soft shelled turtles, smooth coated otters, marsh crocodile and four horned antelopes, and is a wildlife paradise.
Grizzled giant squirrel, four-horned antelope, and Lesser Fish Eagle which are exclusively dependent on the Cauvery River and its riverine forest ecosystem, are also found here. These are also red-listed and in urgent need for focused conservation and protection of their habitat.
The sanctuary was notified under Section 26-A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

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