Environment

Draft notification for Eco-Sensitive Zone around Ranganathittu issued

The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Mandya district, located close to Srirangapatna and about 16 km from Mysuru, is one step closer to having an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around it to pave way for g

Publication Date: 
28/06/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Mandya (D), Karnataka, Ranganthittu, Sanctuaries, Ecology, Ecotourism
Forests

Draft forest policy out, brace for green tax

The environment ministry has come out with a draft National Forest Policy (NFP), proposing levy of a green tax while calling for safeguarding forest land by exercising strict restraint on diversion

Publication Date: 
21/06/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Policy, Ecotourism, Wildlife, Forest Management, Forests, Land, Mining, Ecosystems
Water Resources

Master plan on the anvil for development of Chilika lake

A master plan is on the anvil for development of tourism prospects of Chilika lake in Odisha and its adjoining areas.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Chilka, Ecotourism, Environmental Security, Wildlife, Water Resources
Water Resources

Scaling up community actions for international waters management

This publication reviews the results achieved by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in international waters in the last five years (2011-2016).

Publication Date: 
08/06/2016
UNDP
Tags:
Water Management, Marine Fisheries, Mangroves, Ecotourism, Water Resources, Biodiversity, Protected Area Conservation, Global, Forest Conservation
Water Resources

Scaling up community actions for international waters management

This publication reviews the results achieved by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in international waters in the last five years (2011-2016).

Publication Date: 
08/06/2016
UNDP
Tags:
Water Management, Marine Fisheries, Mangroves, Ecotourism, Water Resources, Biodiversity, Protected Area Conservation, Global, Forest Conservation
Economy

Draft Odisha Tourism Policy 2016

The Tourism Policy envisages the development of tourism infrastructure through collaboration between the state government and the private sector. The Tourism Policy encourages private investment and provides various incentives for new investments in tourism sector.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
Government of Odisha
Tags:
Tourism, Ecotourism, Tourism Industry, Orissa (Odisha), Economy, Finance, Environment
Water Resources

Conservation of Wular Lake will boost eco-tourism: Lal Singh

Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Ch.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2016
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Wular, Ecotourism, Water Management, Ecosystems, Water Resources
Environment

Revised policy on development of eco-tourism in Himachal Pradesh 2016

The Revised Eco-Tourism Policy 2016 aims at bringing the wilderness and virgin ecosystems of Himachal Pradesh closer to visitors and at the same time ensure adequate safeguards and systems for the protection and conservation of these natural resources.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2016
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Tags:
Ecotourism, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, Himachal Pradesh
Climate Change

Understanding institutional adaptation to climate change

This exploratory study examined the sociological process of Nature Based Tourism (NBT) institutions’ adaptation to climate change, in 7 Village Development Committees of the Mustang district, a popular destination in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2016
Anu Kumari Lama
Würzburg University Press
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Ecotourism, Nepal, Governance, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Understanding institutional adaptation to climate change

This exploratory study examined the sociological process of Nature Based Tourism (NBT) institutions’ adaptation to climate change, in 7 Village Development Committees of the Mustang district, a popular destination in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2016
Anu Kumari Lama
Würzburg University Press
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Ecotourism, Nepal, Governance, Sustainable Development

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