Forests

Maniram teak plantation 1891 - A state heritage of Chhattisgarh

During my tenure as Divisional Forest Officer in Mahasamund Forest Division, I came across the oldest teak plantation of Chhattisgarh. The Gidhpuri beat of Lavan Range of Raipur Forest Division is proud of having the oldest Teak plantation of Chhattisgarh state. The teak plantation is now 111 years old.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2003
B. P. Nonhare
Indian Forester
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Forests, Chhattisgarh, Raipur (D), Forest Personnel, Forest Conservation, History
Energy

 Up in smoke

National programme on improved chulhas put on ice

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
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20030131
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Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Health Effects, Forest Conservation, Women, Energy, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Finance, Information, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Statistics, Corruption
Forests

Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (i) of section 4 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the Rules to implement provisions of that Act relating to the composition of the Committee constituted under section 3 of the Act.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2003
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, India
Forests

Risking change: experimenting with local forest management committees in Jamaica

As forestry in many countries becomes less about timber production and more about watershed protection, biodiversity conervation and tourism, the range of stakeholders grows larger and more diverse, while regulation and enforcement become more difficult.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2003
Tighe Geoghegan, Noel Bennett
IIED
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Jamaica
India

 In Short

Stringent steps: Following the recent

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tobacco, Forest Conservation, Women, AIDS, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Oil Exploration, Fuel Cell, Legislation, UN, Japan, Europe, France, Spain, United States Of America (US), Madhya Pradesh, Vehicles
Climate Change

 After officialdom

I would love to write a handbook on the Indian bureaucracy. But for now let me focus on a favourite, the yes minister technique. Do nothing, and then when pushed, unleash chaos. Nothing succeeds as

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Forest Encroachments, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Supreme Court, Governance
India

 Debt trap

Cash strapped Sri Lanka under pressure to let the US play a decisive role in conserving its tropical forests

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Tharuka Dissanaike
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Legislation, NGO, Sri Lanka, United States Of America (US)
India

 Divine protection

Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Rakesh Agarwal
Down to Earth
11
20021031
0
Tags:
Kumaon Himalaya, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Van Panchayats, Firewood, Religious Beliefs, India
Forests

Joint forest management in India and its ecological impacts

Ecological impact of joint forest management (JFM) in India was assessed using the studies undertaken at national, state and forest division levels. It was found that there are very few studies that have specifically addressed the ecological aspects under JFM. The study noted that there are significant strides made in promoting JFM, but the program still needs to address a lot of inadequacies.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2002
K.S. Murali, Indu K. Murthy, N.H. Ravindranath
Environmental Management and Health
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Tags:
Joint Forest Management (JFM), India, Forest Conservation, Biodiversity Conservation, Tribals, Gujarat, West Bengal, Minor Forest Produce, Orissa (Odisha), Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Remote Sensing, Firewood, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Agroforestry, Wasteland Development
India

 Method in madness

The Gas Authority of India Limited advertisement promoting plastic as an alternative to paper is an attempt to subvert the larger discourse on the hazards of plastic consumption, and a mask for its unholy alliance with the plastics industry

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Bharati Chaturvedi
Down to Earth
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20020731
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Tags:
Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Products, Plastics, Hazardous Products, India

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