Forests

 Raw Deal

Scepticism hangs over Kerala's Tribal Rehabilitation and Development Mission and its master plan

Publication Date: 
14/02/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Land Reforms, Starvation, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Forest Villages, Development, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Finance, Legislation, High Court, Governance, Politics, Kerala
India

 Mapping the reek

The genetic variability of sandalwood trees in India has reduced considerably because of their increased susceptibility to diseases

Publication Date: 
30/01/2002
M Nageswara Rao, K N Ganeshaiah, R Uma Shaanker
Down to Earth
Tags:
Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Forest Conservation, Sandalwood, Poaching, Genetic Resources, India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Wildlife

 Fortifying ecofront

Can existing constitutional safeguards adequately address the environmental concerns?

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Samar Singh
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Conservation, Wildlife, Legislation, Governance, Parliament, India, Environmental Security
India

 Call of the wild

A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Ahir Bhairab Borthakur
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Ecosystems, Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Movements, Education, Public Participation, NGO, Africa, Asia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Assam
Water Pollution

 CHINA

An emergency fund to pay for forest protection is in the pipeline in China. According to the Chinese government, the first stage will involve a one-billion-yuan package supplied by the Finance

Publication Date: 
30/12/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Afforestation, Finance, Education, Legislation, Governance, China
Poverty

 Talking green

Participants at an international conference on forest management discuss ways to curb logging

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Indonesia
Wildlife

 ACT AMENDED

The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has decided to amend its Forest Act of 1927. This is being done to update the law in accordance with the requirements of the modern forest conservation

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1927, Legislation, Pakistan
India

 Dangerous opening

Road through the Gir sanctuary opens up Pandora s box

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Monsoons, Roads, Gir NP, Tiger Reserves, India, Gujarat
Energy

 CONGO

For the first time, a timber company has voluntarily given up its harvesting rights for the conservation of forests. Congolaise Indus

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Congo, Forest Conservation, Timber Industry
India

  Seeking Solutions

ARNAB KUMAR HAZRA Decrease in forest cover not only results in declining timber output for industries but also threatens global reserves of biodiversity, damages the carbon sinks

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), India

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