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Sai Nath Seva Mandal v The State of Uttarakhand and others, Writ Petition (PIL) No. 80 of2012, High Court of Uttarakhand (16 March 2017)
The High Court of Uttarakhand in India heard Sai Nath Seva Mandal v The State ofUttarakhand and others, Writ Petition (PIL) No. 80 of 2012, High Court of Uttarakhand (16March 2017), where the petitioner claimed that municipal waste from Kashipur…
S.J.Jayaram v Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, WP(C). No. 545 of 2012, High Courtof Kerala (14 September 2020)
In S.J.Jayaram v Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, WP(C). No. 545 of 2012, High Courtof Kerala (14 September 2020), the petitioner claimed that the city of Thiruvananthapuram failedits statutory duty of collecting waste and disposing of it properly. The petitioner asserted that…
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, O.A. No. 200 of 2014 (ongoing proceeding)
The following summary emphasizes portions of the National Green Tribunal (Tribunal)judgments and orders that address plastic pollution in the River Ganga. Through these ordersand many others, the Tribunal also imposed strict orders concerning industrial pollution,sewage treatment, waste disposal and other…
Paradigms of mangroves in treatment of anthropogenic wastewater pollution
Study Number: 99 Author: Xiaoguang Ouyang, Fen Guo Abstract: Mangroves have been increasingly recognized for treating wastewater from aquaculture, sewage and other sources with the overwhelming urbanization trend. This study clarified the three paradigms of mangroves in disposing wastewater contaminants:…
Mangrove and shoreline erosion in the Mekong River delta, Viet Nam
Study Number: 109 Author: Manon Besset, Nicolas Gratiot, Edward J. Anthony, Frederic Bouchette, Marc Goichot, Patrick Marchesiello Abstract: The question of the rampant erosion of the shorelines rimming the Mekong River delta has assumed increasing importance over the last few…
Mangrove Forest: One of the World’s Threatened Major Tropical Environments
Study Number: 18 Author: I. Valiela, J. L. Bowen & J. K. York Abstract: “We collated and revised published information to review the status of mangrove swamps worldwide. To assess the status of this major coastal environment, we compiled and…
Global economic potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from mangrove loss
Study Number: 42 Author: J. Siikamäki, J. N. Sanchirico & S. L. Jardine Abstract: Mangroves are among the most threatened and rapidly disappearing natural environments worldwide (extinction). In addition to supporting a wide range of other ecological and economic functions,…
Atlas of Mangrove Wetlands in India
Study Number: 64 Author: V. Selvam, L. Gnanappazham, M. Navamuniyammal, K. K. Ravichandran and V. M. Karunagaran Main Results and Conclusions:
Mapping ecosystems functions to the valuation of ecosystem services: implications of species-habitat associations for coastal land-use decisions
Study Number: 16 Author: J. N. Sanchirico & P. Mumby Abstract: Habitats and the ecosystem services they provide are part of the world’s portfolio of natural capital assets. Like many components of this portfolio, it is difficult to assess the…