Normal Central Assistance and Additional Central Assistance (ACA) are devolved by the Planning Commission to assist the State Governments in specific areas. The present paper details an incentive mechanism for preventing deforestation and promoting conservation of forest ecosystems.

The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday raised the security deposit for cutting a tree from the existing Rs 1,000 to Rs 28,000 in order to increase the green cover.

FORESTS in Orissa have always been in the focus. Be it over increase in cover, mining or tribal rights. With the up-to-date forest maps not available yet, there is no scope to know what one actually deals with.

INSIGHTFUL: Chairman of Neem Foundation Ramesh C. Saxena, left, hands over the first copy of the abstract volume of the ICCCB-2010 to Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CIMAP, at the Bharathidasan University in Tiruchi on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Over one lakh trees in the heart of the Capital now have a tree ambulance to tend to them. The ambulance facility, launched by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), was inaugurated by chief minister Shiela Dikshit on Friday.

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) workshop on the subject of building resilience against climate change to ensure livelihood and food security in Uttarakhand began in Dehradun with a commitment by the State to help agriculture dependent communities in adapting to climate change.

With the aim to preserve the state's green cover, the Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling a comprehensive forest policy.

This new forest policy of J&K focuses on the role of forests in poverty alleviation and supporting livelihood needs of communities. Also emphasizes on carbon sequestration, revenue generation by development of non-timber forest produce & eco-tourism.

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Report: J & K Forest (Conservation) Act, 1997  

The aim of this forest policy is environmental stability and ecological security through increasing vegetal cover which will lead to reduction in soil erosion and consequently dust particle in upper stratosphere. The reduction in stratospheric temperature is likely to increase the possibility of rains.

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