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- Mero Rukh Mero Santati - Planting 100 trees for every newborn in Sikkim
Mero Rukh Mero Santati is a novel green initiative conceptualized by Shri Prem Singh Tamang (Golay),
the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim to strengthen the connect between parents, children and nature by planting trees to commemorate child birth. It aims to plant 100 trees for every newborn child born in Sikkim. Watching the tree grow, as the baby grows, is a symbolic way of commemorating their arrival and is good for the planet as well.
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- Mission LiFE - Lifestyle for Environment
Published on 6.1.2023
Mission LiFE is an India-led global mass movement. LiFE was introduced by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP26 in Glasgow on
November 1, 2021 as a mass movement for “mindful and deliberate utilization, instead of mindless and destructive consumption” to protect and
preserve the environment.
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- Recent Press Release and Events
Published on 6.1.2023
» Plastic carry bags with thickness less than 120 microns prohibited w.e.f 31st December 2022
» Successfully Securing a Second Home for the State Tree
» Educating Children on Conservation of Forest
» 1st World Peacock Day celebrated at Kitam
» FRO Trainees from Himachal Pradesh provided insights on Sikkim Forest and Environment practices
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- German Delegation on Environment calls on Hon'ble Minister Forest:
Published on 1.11.2022
A delegation of Parliamentarians and members of committee for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) headed by Mr Harald Ebner met with the Hon’ble Minister Forest and department officers to intesify Indo-
German cooperation to address issues of climate change and environmental protection on October 31, 2022.
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- Zuventus Health Care Ltd pays State Rs 5.26 lakh for ecosystem services:
dated 12.10.2022
Zuventus Health Care Ltd. becomes the state's first pharmaceutical industry to hand over the amount of Rs 5,26,500/- as payment for
ecosystem services (consumption of Natural Water) to the State Government.
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- Minimum e-flow in rivers by HEPs:
dated 01.10.2022
State Pollution Control Board Sikkim has issued a Direction under section 5 of Environment Protection Act, 1986 for compliance of
minimum environmental flow in river by Hydro Electric Projects in Sikkim.
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- Appeal - Please Stop Feeding Monkeys:
dated 03.09.2022
The Department has released a poster depicting the negative effects of feeding monkeys. It is an appeal to the general public to refrain
from feeding monkeys since such actions are the cause of increasing incidence of Monkey Menace in the State.
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- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - Celebrating 75 years of India's Indepedence:
w.e.f 12th March 2021 to 18th August 2022
75 week-long celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with a series of action based awareness activtites focusing on
curbing the use of SUPs, water conservation, wildlife conservation and propagation of Green Good Deeds.
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- Sikkim Payment for Ecosystem Services Rules, 2022
July 2022
Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim has notified Sikkim Payment for Ecosystem Services Rules, 2022
and the same has been published in Sikkim Government Gazette No 284 dated 18th of July 2022.
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- A Day for Mother Earth celebrated on July 7, 2022 for the 4th consecutive year
Posted on July 19, 2022
State Government's unique green initiative of celebrating A Day for Mother Earth was observed on 7th of July 2022 with the theme "Celebrating Nature - Say NO to Single Use Plastics".
The Hon'ble Governor and the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim leads and sets example for clean and green Sikkim.
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Watch the video glimpse
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- World Environment Day 2022 celebrated with the theme "Only One Earth"
Sikkim State celebrated the 50th World Environment Day on 5th of June, 2022 with great zest and fervor. The state-level function steered by Forest and Environment Department was held
at Saramsa Garden graced by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim as the chief guest.
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- GSDP Marketing Outlet Inaugurated:
on 07/03/2022
Country's 1st GSDP Marketing Outlet under ENVIS scheme inaugurated at Forest Secretariat premise
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- Press Release:
Published on 16/02/2022
Forest and Environment Department convened a press conference to address and clarify on issues which have been circulating in public domain over the past few months
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- Notification Banning Plastic Water Bottles in Sikkim:
Published on 29/12/2021
Ban on use, manufacture, import and sale of plastic water bottles of capacity 2 litres and below w.e.f 1st January 2022 in the state of Sikkim
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- SEP and DEP:
Published on 29/10/2021
State Environment Plan and District Environment Plan of Sikkim State
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- Office Memorandums:
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Climate Change Cell constituted
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Standing Consultative Committee for the preparation of Preliminary Working Plan Report for South Sikkim Forest Division
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- Air Quality Monitoring:
Source: State Pollution Control Board Sikkim
Weekly Ambient Air Quality Data (Air Quality Index and Average PM10, SO2, NO2) across Sikkim State at 8 (Eight) stations.
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- First-ever camera footage of Royal Bengal Tiger in Sikkim:
January 7, 2019
The presence of tigers in Sikkim forests is an indication of the existence of a healthy forest eco-system flourishing in our State.
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- KBR listed in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserve:
Source: PTI, August 8, 2018
The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR), one of the highest ecosystems in the world, has been added to UNESCO's list of World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WNBR).
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- UN Environment News:
Posted on: 26/04/2018
How the Indian State of Sikkim is working to end plastic pollution.
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Consent Application Forms (Establish/ Operate/ Renewal) for Industrial Units of Sikkim
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Procedure for applying Mitini/ Adopting/ Smriti Tree
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Procedure for applying for Tree Felling on Private and Non-Forest land
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Procedure for applying for Transit Permit for Forest Produce
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- Heritage Trees of Sikkim:
21 trees of girth class 25 ft and above and 32 trees of girth class 20 ft to 25 ft respectively under forest land with historical and cultural significance notified as under “Heritage Trees” of Sikkim. » See Details
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- Khangchendzonga National Park inscribed as UNESCO's World Heritage Site
Posted on: July 17, 2016
The 40th World Heritage Committee has inscribed Khangchendzonga National Park of Sikkim, India as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site on 'Mixed' criteria
recognising the outstanding universal values for its both natural and cultural significance.. » See Details
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- Sikkim Forest Levy of Natural Water Tax Rules 2015:
Sikkim Government Gazette No. 484 dated 31st December 2015
» See the Notification [PDF: 2.70 Mb]
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- Guidelines for Dispensing Compensation for Life/ Property/ Losses during Human Wildlife Conflict - Sikkim:
Updated on: December 28, 2015
» See the Guidlelines [PDF: 203 Kb]
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- Sikkim Government Gazette:
» Notification imposing ban on firecrackers
» Notification imposing ban on burning of waste
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PANDA 2022 Vol 14
PANDA 2022 Vol 14 is a 76 paged special edition newsletter highlighting scientific research studies and findings in terms forestry, environment and wildlife of Sikkim Himalaya with
linkages of current climate scenario at global and local level. Released on 31.10.2022
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State of Environment Report Sikkim 2016
SoE Report Sikkim 2016 is the only second edition after its first issue in 2007
published by Sikkim State ENVIS Hub. The report was released on October 4, 2018 at Dehradun
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Journals and Scientific Papers
Checkout recent findings and reserach articles on forestry, environment and wildlife issues related to Sikkim Himalaya published by authors in reputed journals. |
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Green School Programme - Sikkim
Green School Programme (GSP) is a self-assessment programme in which teachers and students perform rigorous environment audits of water, air, land, energy and waste within their school premise.
It aims to encourage and support schools to build up an environmentally aware, active and skilled community of teachers, students and parents.
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Climate change refers to a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate
or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer). Climate change may
be due to natural internal processes or external forcing, or to persistent anthropogenic changes in the
composition of the atmosphere or in land use. Although climate change has been a salient issue for the
scientific community for several decades, it exploded upon the world stage in full force only in 2007.
