An Act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Conservation) Act, 1997. It extends to the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It shall come into force at once.
The last big rain-forest in West Africa, Cross River National Park in south-east Nigeria, may yet be saved from going under the axe. Local and international environmental groups have raised a furore
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T. N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/12/1996 regarding the true scope of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and the meaning of the word "forest" used therein.
Nepal will continue to benefit from Australia's assistance in the community forestry sector. A new project in the districts of Sindhupalchok and Kabrepalanchok will have the backing of Australian
THE issue of who will govern the world's forests, and how, is hotting up again. The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) has set up the Ad hoc Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) to