India

 Bill & impact

"The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) shall have powers to remove any member who is found guilty of having committed offence under any of the Forest Acts and Rules

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Andhra Pradesh
Industry

 COSTA RICA

Environ

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Governance, Costa Rica
Natural Disasters

 DEPLETING SOURCES

Fuelwood consumption in Bhutan has gone up drastically. A report

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Firewood, Consumption Patterns, Bhutan
Air Pollution

 Forests under threat

smoggy air damages plants, causes leaf injury, adversely affects plant growth and reduces fruit yield. Air pollutants such as sulphur, fluorides, ozone affect forest ecosystems adversely. This book

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Forests, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Fires, Ozone Layer, Climate Change, California
India

 Forest talk

An international forum on forests promises to bring in real change

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rio Summit, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Governance, UN, Global, Sustainable Development
Forests

 Roasted and poached

Forest fires are a boon for poachers in Uttaranchal

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Grasslands, Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Fires, Poaching, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Wildlife

 UNITED NATIONS

Around 30 per cent of pesticides marketed in developing countries do not meet internationally accepted quality standards, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Health

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Consumption Patterns, Population Trends, FAO
Industry

 Time to act

The Madhya Pradesh government has recently sent a letter to the Prime Minister seeking changes in the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. The principal secretary, forests, Madhya Pradesh government, Sudeep Banerjee , spoke to

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
Mario
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Villages, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Madhya Pradesh
Wildlife

 ZAMBIA

Zambian forests are being threatened due to the large-scale exploitation of their resources for fuelwood. Though Zambia is a major producer of electricity, only seven per cent of Zambian homes are

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Firewood, Electricity, Zambia
Fisheries

 BRAZIL

Military personnel of at least 32 Latin American and Caribbean nations may soon get training from members of the us armed forces to guard rainforests, protect endangered species and undertake a

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Environment Training, Brazil

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