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Paperitalo Environmental News
( Last updated Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST) | |
As Aceh reels from severe floods, NTU-led study in 2024 traces roots to forest loss
SINGAPORE – While land clearing for plantations in Indonesia has been blamed for causing haze, deforestation’s role in fuelling floods has received far less attention.
That changed after devastating monsoon floods in November, worsened by a rare cyclone, … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | Coexisting with our natural environment
The tragic death of a young man in Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban, trampled by a wild elephant, is certainly a sobering reminder of how fragile the boundaries are between human settlements and our natural world.
With that said, such incidents, while … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | Environment Canada warns of Monday morning snow disruption
Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level snowfall warning, with up to 15 centimetres of snow expected
WEATHER ADVISORY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Issued at 2026-01-04 4:45PM EST by Environment Canada
Yellow level warning - snowfall - … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | The emerging athletics in Flagstaff’s forest
Sophomore Clayton Gant winds up to pass the ball back to his opponents on the pickleball courts at Bushmaster Park, March 26. Caitlyn Anderson/The Lumberjack
At 7,000 feet above sea level, Flagstaff provides outdoor recreation opportunities, some of … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | Wild muntjac wanders into Taipei Zoo, released back into forest
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) A wild Formosan Reeves's muntjac wandered into Taipei Zoo on Sunday and was later captured and released back into nearby forest after staff confirmed it was healthy, the zoo said.
Zoo staff used capture nets and tarps to contain … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | KFS Demolishes Home Built Inside Forest
A structure erected deep inside Makutani Forest has been demolished by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) as authorities intensify efforts to stop encroachment on public forest land.
The operation, conducted on Saturday January 3, targeted a two-roomed iron … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | No EIA needed for hill road tunnels, says environment ministry
In a setback to environmentalists pushing for the protection of India’s fragile hill ecosystems, the Union government has stated that road projects involving hill tunnelling do not require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
The Centre’s position … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | Rana reviews PHE, Irrigation and Forest sector works in Kalakote-Sunderbani
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today conducted a comprehensive review of the functioning and progress of Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | Saving our shrinking forest
GL Khajuria
The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance but extends protection to all beings offering shade even to the axe man who fells it ….. Lord Buddha.
After independence, the … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
| | | Forest department to monitor movement of leopard that attacked residents last month
The state government’s forest department is set to monitor the movement of a four-year-old leopard that entered a residential building at Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR) Bhayander on December 19. After capturing the leopard the forest officials had … Monday, January 5, 2026 2:13 am EST
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