Forest Conservation

Zambia foresters battling to save endangered Mukula timber tree

Zambian authorities have been trying to save an endangered timber species, the Mukula, but it seems their efforts are yet to yield any tangible results.

Publication Date:

01/05/2017

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Forests, Trees, Zambia, Forest Conservation, Africa

Forests

Tanzania aims to strengthen conservation of protected forests

Tanzania on Tuesday announced a new program aimed at transforming some of its key forests into being highly protected to save the east African nation from turning into desert.

Publication Date:

17/04/2017

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Forests, Tanzania, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Firewood, Africa

Forests

Reconciling forest conservation with food production in sub-Saharan Africa: case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania

Forest cover in sub-Saharan Africa declined by nearly 10 per cent between 2000 and 2010. Of this loss, 75 per cent was caused by the conversion of forest to agriculture, largely for food production to serve rapidly growing domestic food demand.

Publication Date:

01/04/2017

Author(s): Phil Franks, Xiaoting Hou-Jones, Daniel Fikreyesus, & et al

Source: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Food Security, Agriculture, Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Forests, Forest Policy, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystems

Forests

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Afforestation in Degraded Forest, 28/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Afforestation in Degraded Forest, 28/03/2017. Compensatory afforestation is one of the most important conditions stipulated by the Central Government while approving proposals for de-reservation or diversion of forest land for non-forest uses.

Publication Date:

30/03/2017

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Afforestation, Compensatory Afforestation, Forest Conservation, India, Parliament

Forests

Slow carbon credit sales hinder Zimbabwe forest protection

HURUNGWE, Zimbabwe, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One of the world's largest forest conservation projects has managed to curb deforestation in northern Zimbabwe, but the slow sale of carb

Publication Date:

29/03/2017

Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)

Tags:

Forests, Zimbabwe, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, REDD, Forest Management, Africa

Forests

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance of forest land under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, 20/03/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance of forest land under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, 20/03/2017. During the year 2014-15 and 2015-16, 17217.75 Ha and 13946.05 Ha of forest land respectively, has been diverted for non forest purposes under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act.

Publication Date:

20/03/2017

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, Forests, India, Parliament

Forests