Forest Conservation

IN SHORT

green guarantee: The Centre will extend its rural job guarantee schemes to plantations. State governments have been asked to deploy "tree guards' to protect "avenue plantations' on rural roads

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061031

pp:

0

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Rural Roads, Vector Borne Diseases, Rural Development, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Unemployment, India, Kerala

Forests

Investing in natural capital - A financial assessment of social forestry in northern India

This study quantifies the tangible, economic benefits of a nongovernmental organization's social forestry project to local people and analyzes the potential return from this investment in natural capital. The analysis was conducted in the Kumaun hill region of Uttaranchal, India, using participatory rapid appraisal, household survey, avoided cost method, and present value investment analysis.

Publication Date:

31/08/2006

Author(s): Anamaria Nino-Murcia

Source: Journal of Environment & Development

Vol:

15

Issue:

3

pp:

317

Tags:

Ecosystem Services, Kumaon Himalaya, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Community Forest Management (CFM), Development, Anti-Poverty Programmes, NGO, CSE, Anil Agarwal, India, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development, Statistics

Forests

India: unlocking opportunities for forest-dependent people - Volume I: main report

Forestry is the second largest land-use in India after agriculture, and an estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods.

Publication Date:

01/02/2006

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest Products, Forest-Based Industry, India

Climate Change

Give us our due

Developing countries seek payment for preserving forests

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Author(s): Kirtiman Awasthi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Climate Change, Research, Papua New Guinea, Developing Countries

Forests

Global forest resources assessment 2005: progress towards sustainable forest management

Forest resources assessment 2005 examines current status and recent trends for about 40 variables, covering the extent, condition, uses and values of forests and other wooded land, with the aim of assessing all benefits from forest resources.

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Source: FAO

Tags:

Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Forest Fires, Forest Diseases, Forest Products, Biodiversity, Global

Forests

India: unlocking opportunities for forest-dependent people - Volume II: Appendixes

Forestry is the second largest land-use in India after agriculture, and an estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods. This study focusing mainly on community-based forestry outside protected areas, indicates that forests offer vast potential for poverty reduction and rural economic growth in India while also supporting critical national conservation goals. It debates the continued evolution of joint forest management in India by presenting research conducted within India and relevant examples from other regions.

Publication Date:

Dec 2005

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest Products, Forest-Based Industry, Benefit Sharing, India, Assam, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh

Forests

India: unlocking opportunities for forest-dependent people - Volume I: main report

Forestry is the second largest land-use in India after agriculture, and an estimated 275 million people in rural areas depend on forests for at least part of their livelihoods. This study focusing mainly on community-based forestry outside protected areas, indicates that forests offer vast potential for poverty reduction and rural economic growth in India while also supporting critical national conservation goals. It debates the continued evolution of joint forest management in India by presenting research conducted within India and relevant examples from other regions.

Publication Date:

Dec 2005

Source: The World Bank

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