Biodiversity

This is a pocket sized, 211-page book that compiles the World Charter for Nature adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in October 1982. The charter is presented in English and

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

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Biodiversity

Climate Change

Of forests and wealth

The Supreme Court has sug gested that the forested states, which lose revenue because of the ban on felling of trees should be compensated for keeping their forests intact. Protection of the

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

5

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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Products, Wood, Tribals, Compensation, Biodiversity, Finance, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh

Biodiversity

Forest fires a trailblazer

Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities

Publication Date:

14/07/2002

Author(s): Dipanjan Ghosh

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020715

pp:

0

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Ecosystems, Grasslands, Grazing Lands, Soil Resources, Livestock, Forest Management, Forest Fires, Biodiversity, Scientists, Indonesia, India

Biodiversity

Logging's out

Bangladesh has banned tree-felling in its Sundarbans mangrove

Publication Date:

29/06/2002

Source: Down to Earth

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Sundarbans, Mangroves, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Legislation, Bangladesh

Biodiversity

Bat Tracks

On the tracks of two Indian bat species: one found in abundance, the other most elusive

Publication Date:

30/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020531

pp:

0

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Mammals, Elephant, Lion, Rhinoceros, Tiger, Wildlife Act 1972, Biodiversity, Tamil Nadu

India

Satellite Maps Forests

Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20020515

pp:

0

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Land Degradation, Nicobar Islands, North East, Western Ghats, Shifting Cultivation, Forest Resources, Tribals, Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, India, Arunachal, Assam, Manipur

Biodiversity

No more diverse

Looked at on a geological timescale, the planet's biodiversity has always been faced with threats of one form or another. But, at present, the threat is more pronounced than ever: species loss is

Publication Date:

Monday, April 29, 2002

Source: Down to Earth

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Issue:

pp:

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Livestock, Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Global

Biodiversity

Peru

Going Green Pays The us has agreed to cancel a portion of Peruvian debt

Publication Date:

29/04/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Biodiversity, Finance, United States Of America (US), Peru

Biodiversity

www.organicconsumers.org/

Originally called www.purefood.org, the website is the project of Organic Consumers Association (OCA). This site focuses on safe and sustainable systems of food production and consumption. The

Publication Date:

14/04/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Organic Farming, Food Contamination, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Genetic Engineering, Governance, Mexico