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Agriculture

Recalling biodiversity – Farming the Agnihotra way

Farmers Diary - Recalling biodiversity, farming the Agnihotra way. Homa farming is a system which comes from ancient science of Vedas. Homa is a Sanskrit word used here synonymously with Yajnya. Yajnya is the technical term from the Vedic science of bio energy denoting the process of removing the toxic conditions of the atmosphere through the

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Tejasvi Naik
Leisa India
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25
Tags:
Agriculture, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Sericulture, Water Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge, Intercrop Systems, Organic Farming, Vegetables, Pest Control, Farmers, India
Agriculture

Insects or pests? Only practice decides

Insect behavior is largely decided by farming practices. Both plants and insects are mutually dependant. While plants provide food to insects, insects provide the necessary ecological services to the plant. Farmers therefore need to manage cropping as a part of a larger ecosystem management. This requires deeper understanding of the relationships of various living forms in an ecosystem.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
J Krishnan
Leisa India
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17-19
Tags:
Agriculture, Insects, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, Dharmapuri (D), Tamil Nadu, Cotton, Groundnut, Farmers
Forests

Deforestation around the world

Deforestation and forest degradation represent a significant fraction of the annual worldwide human-induced emission of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, the main source of biodiversity losses and the destruction of millions of people's homes. Despite local/regional causes, its consequences are global.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Paulo Moutinho
InTech
Tags:
Deforestation, South Asia, India, Global, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Biodiversity, Water Resources, Landslides, Land Use, Forest Management, Community Forest Management (CFM), Agroforestry, Ecosystems, Shifting Cultivation
Environment

Report to the people on environment and forests 2010-11

The Ministry of Environment and Forests implements policies and programmes relating to conservation of the country's natural resources including lakes and rivers, biodiversity, forests and wildlife, ensuring the welfare of animals and prevention and abatement of pollution.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Environment, Forests, India, Climate Change, Coastal Regulations, Pollution Control, GM Crops, Western Ghats, Mangroves, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Noise Pollution
Energy

A compilation of tools and methodologies to assess the sustainability of modern bioenergy

The FAO’s Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) project has compiled a set of thirty relevant tools and methodologies that can be used to inform the development of a sustainable bioenergy sector and of sustainable operations, and to assess, both ex-ante and ex-post, the main environmental and socio-economic impacts arising

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Elizabeth Beall, Paola Cadoni, Andrea Rossi
FAO
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Biofuel, Biodiversity, Food Security, Water Quality, Biomass, Green House Gases, India, Global, Land Degradation, Developing Countries
Environment

Discovery, Beyond Channels

A variety of programmes in school and outside are turning the capital’s children into environment-sensitive citizens.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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CSE, NGO, Environment Education, Education, India, Water Conservation, WWF, Children, Sparrow, Biodiversity, Waste Recycling
Agriculture

Bloom sequences keep pollinators in fields

Pollination is a concern for cardamom farmers as it is difficult to maintain pollinator populations in plantations between
years. The innovative solution that is gaining popularity for ensuring quality pollination services to cardamom in South West India, is the use of managed forestry to create "sequential blooms" in mixed coffee and cardamom plantations.

Publication Date: 
29/02/2012
Margaret Mayfield, Vasuki V Belavadi
Leisa India
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9-11
Tags:
Agriculture, Spices, Karnataka, Western Ghats, Insects, Honey Bees, Coffee, Agroforestry, Biodiversity
Water Resources

State told to look into dumping complaint near Powai lake

Following a complaint regarding illegal dumping of construction debris near Powai lake, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed the state environment department to take steps to tackle the problem.

On February 6, city-based NGO Plant and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) complained to the environment ministry about construction debris being illegally dumped near the small gate of Powai lake, close to the immersion ghat adjoining the IIT boundary wall

Publication Date: 
29/02/2012
Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Mumbai, Municipal Corporation, Powai, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, Biodiversity, National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP), Lakes, Maharashtra
Environment

Maharashtra wind project a threat to ecology: panel

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has slammed the Maharashtra government for clearing the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project promoted by Enercon (India) Limited.

Situated near the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary here, the 113 MW wind energy project has caused “substantial forest destruction and triggered large scale soil erosion,” according to the panel.

Publication Date: 
29/02/2012
Amruta Byatnal
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Western Ghats, Ecology, Bhimashankar SA, Wind Energy, Soil Erosion, Forest Rights Act 2006, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biodiversity, Deforestation, Trees, Forests, Wildlife, Environment, Maharashtra
Climate Change

Rich countries should assist BD to face climate change

Speakers at a launching ceremony of 'Social Watch Report-2012' said the rich countries responsible for climate change should assist Bangladesh to face the environmental challenge.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2012
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Climate Change, Bangladesh, South Asia, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Displacement, Deforestation, Desert Spread, Biodiversity, Rural Development

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