JD Supra8d
Wallpaper With Copyright-Protected Images: Limits to "Expected Commercial Use" in Germany, France and the United Kingdom
The Situation: Photo wallpaper will most likely be copyright-protected. There are limits ... as the highest civil court for Germany, confirmed the findings of the lower courts in its landmark ...
Hindustan Times29d
FAC okays battalion camp in forest
The approval pertains to the diversion of 26.1 hectares within the Geleky Reserved Forest, situated along the volatile Assam-Nagaland border in Sivasagar Forest Division. The Forest Advisory ...
The Hindu26d
Tamil Nadu government permits regulated culling of wild boars in farmland close to forest areas
The Forest Department has issued a government order permitting regulated culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers in farmland close to forest areas, Minister for Forests K. Ponmudy ...
Smithsonian Magazine8d
A New Marine Protected Area in the Marshall Islands Is Brimming With Life, Like a ‘Time Machine’ to Oceans Long Ago
The new marine protected area spans 18,500 square miles of water surrounding two remote, northern atolls, called Bikar and Bokak. “Bikar and Bokak’s coral reefs are a time machine, like diving ...
Mongabay22d
Nepal’s top court strikes down law allowing development in protected areas
Nepal’s highest court has scrapped a controversial new law that allowed infrastructure development, such as hotels and cable cars, inside protected areas. The law, passed in July, threatened to ...
The Star27d
Myanmar designates new protected mangrove forest in southern state
YANGON: Myanmar's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has designated a new protected mangrove forest area in the southern state of Mon, the state-run daily The Mirror ...
Hindustan Times22d
Leopard with cubs spotted around Bengaluru's Banashankari area, forest officials on high alert
The leopard is believed to have strayed from the nearby Turahalli Forest, which borders the residential area. Leopard sighting triggered a panic among Bengaluru residents once again. (Pic for ...
The Hindu29d
Most wild elephant attack deaths inside reserve forest areas, says Forest dept. data; farmers groups oppose claim
Even as the number of wild elephant attack deaths rises in the State, recent Forest department data reveal that seven out of 11 wild elephant attack-related deaths reported in the State so far ...
Inside Climate News26d
Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean
Over the years the group has achieved several conservation wins, including the establishment of two marine protected areas, or MPAs, in the Southern Ocean. One is the South Orkney Islands Southern ...
Radio France Internationale25d
Protected areas offer hope for Africa's vanishing forests and wildlife
But Africa lost nearly 4 million hectares of forest in the last decade ... is gradually eroding forests hectare by hectare. Protected areas are one solution. Africa already has more than ...
Burkina Faso’s nature reserves are worth protecting – but people have to be part of the plan
Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...
The Local7d
Major mail disruption across Germany as postal strikes hit rural areas
Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Arne Dedert Following a warning strike in major German cities, Deutsche Post employees in rural parts of Germany have also been called to walk out. It's resulting in ...