With extensive debate raging on the issue of delay in approval and implementation of projects in ecologically-sensitive areas, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the
If bamboo is a tree or timber, it belongs to forest dept; if it is a grass, then it would be classified as a minor forest produce
The definition is contested as the answer has immense economic implications. If bamboo is a tree or timber, it belongs to the forest department and can be auctioned to the paper and pulp industry, often at throwaway rates.
Forest people across India are being denied their legitimate right to collect and trade in minor forest produce. Down To Earth correspondents travelled to Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, MP, AP, Maharashtra & Orrisa to unravel the conspiracy.
Continuing high rates of deforestation and forest degradation and the poor contribution of forests and forestry to poverty reduction are undermining efforts to promote sustainable forest management
(SFM) in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mumbai: Shri Ugwatyadev Rahivasi Seva Sangh, representing families in the coastal land between Bhandup and Mulund, has moved court against the proposed wetland centre in the area.
The Forest Act 1927 is being revised because of the realisation that it has become redundant, and is actually helpful in timber theft and deforestation.
Due to failure of winter rain and continuous dry spell over the past several months, the Forest Department here has started a campaign to check forest fires in the area.
