Forests

Benefits of Community Forest Management in Madagascar not evenly distributed: report

The benefits of community-based forestry are well known.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, Madagascar, Africa, Deforestation, Community Forest Management (CFM), REDD, Forest Conservation
Forests

Uttarakhand govt to institute award after Chipko movement activist

The Uttarakhand government today said it will institute an environment conservation award named after Chipko movement activist Gaura Devi and urge the Centre to issue a commemorative postage stamp

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forests, Forest Conservation, Chipko Movement, Awards, Water Resources, Afforestation
Forests

India's first mangrove centre to be set up in Vizag

Visakhapatnam: Around 100 acres of land has been identified by the district administration at Yerrakonda near Simhachalam for setting up India's first exclusive Centre for Mangroves and Coastal Eco

Publication Date: 
17/06/2016
Sulogna Mehta
Times of India (Visakhapatnam)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (T), Mangroves, Biodiversity, Ecology, Forest Conservation, Forests
Forests

Draft National Forest Policy, 2016

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has released the draft of India’s new National Forest Policy (NFP), proposing the levy of a green tax.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2016
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Agroforestry, Forest Management, Climate Change, Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest-Based Industry, Governance, India
Environment

NGOs bank on environmental, heritage laws to stall Chamundi Hills project

The NGOs opposing “development work” atop Chamundi Hills are banking on environmental and heritage laws to stall the project in court.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Mysore (D), Environment, NGO, Forest Conservation, Ecology, Environmentalists, Environmental Security
Water Resources

Scaling up community actions for international waters management

This publication reviews the results achieved by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in international waters in the last five years (2011-2016).

Publication Date: 
08/06/2016
UNDP
Tags:
Water Management, Marine Fisheries, Mangroves, Ecotourism, Water Resources, Biodiversity, Protected Area Conservation, Global, Forest Conservation
Water Resources

Scaling up community actions for international waters management

This publication reviews the results achieved by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in international waters in the last five years (2011-2016).

Publication Date: 
08/06/2016
UNDP
Tags:
Water Management, Marine Fisheries, Mangroves, Ecotourism, Water Resources, Biodiversity, Protected Area Conservation, Global, Forest Conservation
Environment

Revised policy on development of eco-tourism in Himachal Pradesh 2016

The Revised Eco-Tourism Policy 2016 aims at bringing the wilderness and virgin ecosystems of Himachal Pradesh closer to visitors and at the same time ensure adequate safeguards and systems for the protection and conservation of these natural resources.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2016
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Tags:
Ecotourism, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, Himachal Pradesh
Forests

Zimbabwe: Stop Aiding Deforestation, Forestry Firm Told

Hurungwe Rural District Council in Mashonaland West has for the second time accused the Forestry Company of Zimbabwe (FCZ) of facilitating deforestation by unprocedurally issuing wood permits to to

Publication Date: 
23/05/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Zimbabwe, Forest Conservation, REDD, Tobacco, Africa
Environment

Economic boom or ecologic doom?: using spatial analysis to reconcile road development with forest conservation

The natural endowment of the Democrat Republic of Congo, in the form of land, minerals, and forests, is unparalleled. The right mix of policies has the potential to unleash incentives that could transform the economy.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2016
Alvaro Federico Barra, Mathilde Burnouf, Richard Damania, Jason Russ
The World Bank
Tags:
Environment, Infrastructure Development, Economy, Forest Conservation, Biodiversity, Congo, Forests, Roads, GDP

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