Water Resources

 Felling forbidden

Supreme Court order may benefit Andaman natives

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Kazimuddin Ahmed
Down to Earth
Tags:
Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Deforestation, Wood, Exports, Timber Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, NGO
India

 Nipped in the bud

Residents of Gurdwara Road in Delhi's Karol Bagh succeeded in preventing the chopping down of around 90 trees that are more than 50 years old. After the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd) felled

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, Supreme Court, Public Participation, India, Delhi, Environmental Security
Climate Change

 Heading Downhill

Thailand policymakers volte face on community forestry bill jolts devolution process

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Villages, Deforestation, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Legislation, Public Participation, Community Groups, NGO, Thailand
India

 Paradise under fire

The beautiful Valley of Flowers, known for its flower diversity and fecundity, is caught in a strange controversy over ban on grazing

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Chandra Prakash Kala
Down to Earth
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Vehicular Pollution, Forests, Weeds, Deforestation, Medicinal Plants, Flora, Valley Of Flowers NP, India, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D)
India

 Rogue illusionists

A village crops up in the heart of a forest as three government employees cook the books

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
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Forests, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Land Encroachments, Land Reclamation, Agriculture, Irrigation, Deforestation, Rehabilitation, Legislation, High Court, India, Uttar Pradesh, Corruption
Water Pollution

 Chile

Big No To Chips Greens are pro

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, Wood, Greenpeace, Chile
India

 Green lungs to go

the National Highway authority of India (NHAI) is all set to destroy the green canopy of trees along the Rao Tula Ram Marg near the airport in Delhi. This stretch is lined with neem, eucalyptus,

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, India, Vehicles
India

 Preference to natives

local community members will have the first claim over the forest produce, says the blueprint of Madhya Pradesh's new forest policy. Only after these

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Grazing Lands, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Trees, India, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
India

 Illegal Felling

A recent survey reveals that the timber mafia is involved in

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Pakistan
India

 Woman power

When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
Satyasundar Barik
Down to Earth
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Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Forest Movements, Women, Compensation, Legislation, NGO, India, Orissa (Odisha)

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