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Concrete Galore: The Transformation Of Bengaluru

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 John V 0 Comments

The concretising didn’t stop with roads; like a cancer it spread across to pavements, as paved regions into parks, and even into urban forests like Turahalli where, thankfully, public resistance stopped it. But the phenomenon is so widespread now, that it shows up in satellite imageries, and when it rains, the city floods in no time as there is simply no open ground for water to percolate. And in summer ‘heat islands’ result, desiccating what little greenery is left.

ESG Opinion Re-Greening Bengaluru

What City Needs: Tree Musketeers

May 27, 2019January 7, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments bengaluru

Public consultations about tree felling or Metro construction can be just an eyewash if the authorities don’t care enough. What is needed, therefore, is eternal vigilance on the part of the citizenry to enforce the law that protects Bengaluru’s greenery and living heritage for now and posterity, writes Leo Saldanha in the Bangalore Mirror.

Campaigns Events Re-Greening Bengaluru

How To Protect Trees From Needless Felling In Bangalore

February 17, 2018January 7, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments 1976, biodiversity, campaigns, community outreach, hasiru usiru, Karnataka Tree Preservation Act, tree felling, urban forestry

The third workshop organised as part of ESG’s ‘How To’ Workshop series 17 February 2018 ; Time: 4.30 pm to 7 pm ; Venue: @ ESG Workshop Space, 1575, Ring Road, Banashankari II Stage, Bangalore 560070. https://goo.gl/maps/5jrH71vvnC12 Downloads: How To Protect Trees and Green Bangalore ‘How to do it?’ workshop An ESG initiative How to protect trees from needless felling in Bangalore There is wide-spread concern over the recent proposal to once

Bengaluru Metro Impacts Re-Greening Bengaluru Road Widening

How To Save Trees In Cities And Make Urban Planning People Centric

May 20, 2017January 25, 2021 Admin ESG 0 Comments hasire usiru, Jayamahal trees, metro, road widening, save trees, steel flyover, tree felling

Some Ideas to Advance Public Involvement in Urban Decision Making Recently, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) received a surge of objections from people opposing the felling of hundreds of trees for the proposed steel flyover on Ballari Road and the widening of Jayamahal Road. In addition, concerns have been raised regarding the ongoing felling of trees on Kanakapura Road and Mysore Road. There is also the threat of mass felling of trees along the western corridors of

Academy Bengaluru Metro Impacts Biopiracy Campaigns Challakere Science City/ Amrit Mahal Kavals Education Environment & Forest Policy Events Lakes Past Events Re-Greening Bengaluru Resources Road Widening Smart Cities

State Of Environmental Decision-Making In India

April 23, 2017October 24, 2022 Admin ESG 0 Comments biopiracy, commons, community outreach, conservation of biodiversity, education, Environmental Decision Making, Environmental impact assessment, environmental jurisprudence, environmental justice, forest dwelling communities, Forest Rights, future generations, public health, Public Participation, rejuvenation of lakes, thermal energy, Traditional Knowledge

A workshop for Practitioners 23 April 2017 ; Time: 8.00 AM ; Venue: ESG Workshop Space, #1575, Intermediate Ring Road, Banashankari II Stage, Bangalore 560070 (abutting ESG office) Downloads: State_Environmental_Decision_Making_India_Workshop_Invitation_Apr_2017 Environmental, Social Justice and Governance Initiatives Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) State of

Press Releases Re-Greening Bengaluru Road Widening

Bangalore’s Own Green Ambassador Reminds Us Of What It Took To Make Bangalore The Greenest City In The 1980s

December 1, 2014January 9, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments bbmp, biodiversity, campaigns, greening Bangalore, hasiru usiru, tree felling

Even as BBMP and the Government dither on complying with High Court directions to involve citizenry in re-greening efforts 1 December 2014 Downloads: Karnataka High Court’s 7th August 2014 decision on steps needed to re-green Bangalore In “Green lessons from the past” (published in Deccan Herald, Dec 02, 2014), S. G. Neginhal reveals how extensively and sensitively the Karnataka Forest Department worked to protect the fast depleting greenery of Bangalore during the 1980s. The article

Press Releases Re-Greening Bengaluru

An Urgent Appeal To Help Verify Claims Of BBMP About Tree Planting In Bangalore City

April 22, 2014January 9, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments bangalore, bbmp, biodiversity, campaigns, hasiru usiru, Karnataka High Court, tree felling, tree planting

Requesting Bangaloreans to count trees planted by BBMP since 2007 22 April 2014 Downloads: BBMP submission to Karnataka High Court on trees planted since 2007 ESG Appeal to Count Bangalore Trees On 21st April 2014, the Counsels of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP: Greater Bangalore City Corporation) placed before the Hon’ble Chief Justice Mr. D. H. Waghela and Justice Mrs. B. V. Nagarathna a compilation of tree planting activities in Bangalore. The document claims

Campaigns Re-Greening Bengaluru Uncategorized

Hasire Usiru : Campaign To Reclaim Bangalore’s Commons

November 30, 2008January 28, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments Campaign to reclaim Bengaluru, campaigns, hasire usiru, hasiru usiru

Report: Fantastic Response for “Campaign to Reclaim Bengaluru.” Bengaluru, 30 November 2008 Downloads: hasire-usiru-campaign-reclaim-bengaluru.docx 30 November 2008, Bangalore FANTASTIC RESPONSE FOR “CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM BENGALURU” Campaigners Light a Candle in memory of victims of senseless attacks in Mumbai Over 2,000 people gathered on the steps of the Town Hall in Bengaluru on the evening of 29th November Saturday, in a strong statement of strength against projects the destroy lives, livelihoods and greenery in Bangalore. This

Campaigns Re-Greening Bengaluru

Campaign Against Illegal Tree Felling In Bangalore

August 19, 2003January 9, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments bangalore, campaign, campaigns, tree felling, trees

19 August 2003 Background “The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life activity; it affords protection to all beings, offering shade even to the axe-man who destroys it” – Gautam Buddha Bangalore, the “Garden City” once boasted a skyline of trees, the towering canopies a source of constant pride to Bangaloreans. But over the years, urbanization and

Campaigns Re-Greening Bengaluru

Note On The Ongoing Cubbon Park Denotification And Construction Of LH Annexe Controversy

November 2, 1998January 9, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments bda, cubbon park, denotification

Written by Leo Saldanha 2 November 1998 Bangalore Note on the ongoing Cubbon Park denotification and construction of LH Annexe controversy Leo F. Saldanha 02 November 1998 Note The Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) Act of 1975 clearly states that: Sec 3 (1): This act shall apply to all lands and buildings within the limits of such parks belonging to the State Government as the State Government may from time to time, by notification

Campaigns Re-Greening Bengaluru

Campaign Against Illegal Tree Felling In Bangalore

May 20, 1995January 9, 2020 Admin ESG 0 Comments tree felling

Background Bangalore, the “Garden City” once boasted a skyline of trees, the towering canopies a source of constant pride to Bangaloreans. But over the years, urbanization and a fast growth rate have taken their toll on the city and it is now common to see more and more buildings and structures poking out above the trees. Bangalore’s image is gradually changing from a “garden city” to a high tech, “silicon city” image. According to