Forest Conservation

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

Author(s): Tighe Geoghegan, Noel Bennett

Source: IIED

Tags:

Forests, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Jamaica

India

In Short

Stringent steps: Following the recent

Publication Date:

30/12/2002

Source: 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

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021130

pp:

13

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

Author(s): Tharuka Dissanaike

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021031

pp:

0

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

Author(s): Rakesh Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021031

pp:

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

Author(s): K.S. Murali, Indu K. Murthy, N.H. Ravindranath

Source: Environmental Management and Health

Vol:

13

Issue:

5

pp:

1-17

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

Author(s): Bharati Chaturvedi

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

0

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Products, Plastics, Hazardous Products, India