Forests

State to produce tusser in 2,000 hectares of forest cover

The Saaja, Arjun, and Saal trees, which are available plenty in the forests, will now be used for the production of tusser on them. To start with, 2000 hectare area of forests has been identified for tusser production this year.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Sericulture, Forest Conservation, Forest Products, Madhya Pradesh, Burhanpur (D), Hoshangabad (D), Pioneer (New Delhi)
Forests

Forest Department to hire 700 frontline staff

B. Aravind Kumar

Chennai: The State Forest Department will be recruiting nearly 700 frontline staff in the coming months to bolster its conservation efforts, according to Debendranath Sarangi, Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2010
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Personnel, Tamil Nadu, Hindu (Chennai)
Environment

The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

The National Green Tribunal Act 2010 approved by the President of India on June 2, 2010. It provides for establishment of National Green Tribunal- a special fast-track court for speedy disposal of environment-related civil cases.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2010
Ministry of Law and Justice
Tags:
Environment, Water Cess Act 1977, Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, Air Act 1981, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, India, Water Act 1974, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Climate Change

Payment for environmental services in the Amazon forest: How can conservation and development be reconciled?

Two payment for environmental services programs in the Amazon, namely, Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project in Bolivia and Bolsa Floresta Program in Brazil, have been pioneering initiatives to demonstrate the ability to encourage forest conservation through market mechanisms involving direct payments for avoiding deforestation.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
Simone Novotny Couto Pereira
Journal of Environment & Development
19
2
171
Tags:
Forests, Ecosystem Services, Amazon, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Market Based Instruments, Climate Change, Poverty, Bolivia, Brazil, Journal of Environment & Development, Carbon Market, REDD, Simone Novotny Couto Pereira
Climate Change

REDD+ social & environmental standards

Standards to support the design and implementation of government-led REDD+ programs that respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and generate significant social and environmental benefits.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
The Climate
Tags:
Environment, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Green House Gases, Emission Targets, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, REDD, The Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, Land Ownership, Climate Change
Forests

Landscapes, legibility, and conservation planning: multiple representations of forest use in Panama

In recent years, conservationists have increasingly used satellite imagery based analyses for planning. We used forest plots and satellite image analysis to study the same landscape of forests used and managed by Wounaan indigenous peoples in eastern Panama.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
J. Velsquez Runk, Gervacio Ortz Negra, Leonardo Pea Conquista & et al
Conservation Letters
3
3
167
Tags:
Forests, Land Use, Forest Conservation, Tribals, Remote Sensing, Panama, Conservation Letters, J. Velsquez Runk, Gervacio Ortz Negra, Leonardo Pea Conquista & et al
Forests

Where turbotrees flourish

Forests as energy sources are now to help reduce carbon emissions. The search is on for land areas and suitable trees. Germany could have been a leader in this field, had it not squandered its head start.

Publication Date: 
31/05/2010
Jurgen Heup
New Energy
0
3
88
Tags:
Forests, Energy, Climate Change, Germany, Horses, Industrial Forests, Forest Conservation
Mining

IMG to fast-track green nods for coal blocks: PMO

CONCERNED over inordinate delays in according environmental approval to coal projects, the Prime Minister

Publication Date: 
31/05/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Forest Conservation, Coal, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines, India, Indian Express (New Delhi)
Forests

Collective efforts needed for forest conservation: Kampa

KOKRAJHAR, May 25: The Deputy Chief of BTC Kampa Borgoyary, who is looking after the Forest and Tourism department, said that collective efforts from all sections of the society, NGOs and other organizations was the need of the hour to conserve the forest resources in the region.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Assam, Sentinel (Guwahati)
Forests

NGOs meet at Chirang, call for forest conservation, 30 per cent of BTAD forest encroached

KOKRAJHAR, May 24: Prominent NGOs in the State, working for conservation of forest and natural resources, have made an appeal on Sunday to come together and offer help to the concerned departments for conservation of forest. The NGOs also resolved to urge the civil administration to give utmost attention to the needs of protection and conservation of forest.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Encroachments, Forest Conservation, Assam, Kokrajhar (D), Sentinel (Guwahati)

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