Environment

 IN COURT

Oil lease sale blocked: In a preliminary ruling, a US federal court has recently blocked the US administration's plan to allow oil companies, access to the sensitive wetlands near the vast Teshekpuk

Publication Date: 
14/10/2006
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Environment, Forests, Wetlands, Mining, Ecology, Afforestation, Coal, Compensation, Oil Exploration, Petrochemical Industry, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US), Arctic, India, Forest Management
Forests
National Afforestaion And Eco-Development Board
Forests, Forest Conservation, Afforestation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Forests

 Under the axe

Forest areas continue to decrease though plantations are slowing down the rate of net loss

Publication Date: 
14/06/2006
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Forests, Deforestation, Afforestation, Africa, China, Statistics
Climate Change

 Business as usual

ITC s CDM project

Publication Date: 
29/04/2006
Ritu Gupta
Down to Earth
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UNFCCC, Forests, Afforestation, Eucalyptus, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Tribals, Andhra Pradesh, Khammam (D)
India

 Private affairs

The invitation was innocuous. The Confederation of Indian Industry cii the grouping of the large and most powerful industries was convening a meet on forests. The purpose, said the invitation which reached us by chance ,

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
Nitin Sethi
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Land Degradation, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Afforestation, Forest Products, Trees, Subsidies, Industry, Public Sector, Private Sector, India, Andhra Pradesh
Industry

 The poor? They are the government's problem

Everybody knows one hand of the government does not know what the other is up to. But it does make a difference when a proposed programme of the government contradicts and, perhaps, even fatally

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
Sunita Narain
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Land Degradation, Wasteland Development, Forest Resources, Afforestation, Economy, Tribals, Industry, Governance, India
Industry

 An extremely do-able job

When the new president of the Confederation of Indian Industry took charge last fortnight, he reportedly made the following observation: While the flow of direct foreign investment is important,

Publication Date: 
29/06/2005
Sunita Narain
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Afforestation, Wood, Industry, Legislation, India
Biodiversity

 Dhaka s green plans

The Bangladesh government is considering reviving a US $70 million biodiversity project in the country. Efforts are on to increase conservation efforts at various places, including Sundarbans, St

Publication Date: 
30/10/2004
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Afforestation, Biodiversity, Bangladesh, Dhaka
Wildlife

 Oil company seeks legal nod to barge into marine park

How can one conserve a wildlife sanctuary better? By flagrantly trespassing on one part of it. Then picking up the tab for planting trees on another in recompense. This is precisely the logic underlying a petition filed by Essar Oil Limited in the Supreme

Publication Date: 
29/06/2003
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
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Marine Ecosystems, Forest Conservation, Afforestation, Compensation, Wildlife, Wildlife Act 1972, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Petrochemical Industry, Supreme Court, High Court, NGO, Gujarat
Forests

 Village Forest with Draft Rules Under Sec 28 of Indian Forest Act 1927

Millions of Indian villagers today act as guardians of forests, forming a mutually beneficial relationship, quite often without outside help. But it would be puerile to imagine that these communities would be able to tackle the crises arising in the realm

Publication Date: 
29/04/2003
Down to Earth
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Forests, Afforestation, NGO, India, Maharashtra

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