Forests

Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 with amendments made in 1988

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 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Publication Date: 
25/10/1980
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Forest Act 1980, Forest Conservation, India
Forests

Ghandi's ghost saves the Himalayan trees

From Kashmir to Burma, where tigers once lived amid lush forests, a vast tract of land has been laid bare by the timber industry. In its wake have come landslides, drought and yet further poverty. The only hope for the hill people is a Ghandian like movement which villagers have adopted to thwart developers.

Publication Date: 
14/08/1975
Anil Agarwal
New Scientist
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Tags:
Chipko Movement, Anil Agarwal, Himalaya, India, Chamoli, Garhwal, Forest Conservation, Women, Floods, Alakananda, Sedimentation, Cottage Industry, Timber Industry, Deforestation
Forests
Vasundhara
Vasundhara, Community Forest Management (CFM), Forests, Forest Conservation, Orissa (Odisha), Environment, Biodiversity Conservation
Forests
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Chipko Movement, Forest Conservation, Environmentalists, Chamoli, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Chandi Prasad Bhatt
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Industry and Environment
14 Apr 2011
Go, No Go and All Go

If you believe the financial press, one of the biggest environmental stories this past year has been the question of "go" and "no go" areas for coal mining.

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By:
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
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Resources and Democracy
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Mining

Coal in dense forest areas can be declared strategic energy reserve': MoEF

Publication Date: 
05/02/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Coal, Mining, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Energy
Forests

Everyone should shoulder forest protection responsibility: FM

Raisen: The Madhya Pradesh Government is fully committed to extend all support to uplift the forest inhabitants, all efforts are being made for their financial improvement.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2010
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Subsidies, Madhya Pradesh, Raisen (D)
Mining

Cap on mining in forest areas in Karnataka

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State government "to put a hold on all mining activities in forest areas' as there was a need to conserve existing forest wealth.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2008
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pollution, Mining, Forest Conservation, High Court, Karnataka, Bellary (D)
Forests
Tamil Nadu Forest Training College
Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Personnel, Tamil Nadu
Forests
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
Forests, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Forest Personnel, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D)

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