Sunday, October 12th, 2014
With Chief Minister Oommen Chandy scheduled to meet Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar next week, the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSSB) has fast-tracked the preparation of a report on the demarcation of ESAs (Ecologically...
Monday, April 7th, 2014
The maps of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the state, drafted by the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC), have major discrepancies including showcasing of Mathikettan Shola, a national park, as agricultural land. According to...
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Crews have recently returned from mapping different ecologically sensitive areas in Kerala. The detailed field exercise was taken to verify the areas identified in the high level working group led by K. Kasturirangan. These maps are now...