Forest Conservation

Spatio-temporal analysis of forests under different management regimes using Landsat and IRS images

Following the empirical study, cloud-free satellite data were used to study the forests in multi-temporal dimensions. Use of remote sensing data with visual observation/ground truth data is an advanced tool to study and understand the development patterns of the forests. Based on the vegetation index and land

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Author(s): Sunil Nautiyal

Source: Institute for Social and Economic Change

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Himalaya, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Remote Sensing, India

Forests

NDMC plans tree ambulance to care for citys green cover

New Delhi: A little tender loving care goes a long way. It heals the body and refreshes the mind. And if NDMC has its way, it should work for Delhi

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Conservation, Trees, Municipal Corporations, Delhi

Forests

Indias forest cover rises to over 21%

New Delhi: Continuing the commendable trend of the past decade, India

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Conservation, Climate Change, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

Forests

India State of Forest Report 2009

This is the summary of State of Forest Report released today. The eleventh edition in a biennial series published by the Forest Survey of India estimates that India's forest and tree cover in 2007 is 78.37 million ha (23.84% of India's geographical area). This is an increase over the previous assessment.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Forest Survey of India

Tags:

Forests, Ecosystem Services, Forest Systems, Forest Conservation, Carbon Sinks, India, Statistics

Climate Change

Forest cover has increased since 1997, says report

Days ahead of the climate change summit in Copenhagen, where India will demand incentives for increasing forest cover, New Delhi on Monday came up with a comprehensive report that showed that its forest cover continued to grow and that it had the potential to become the largest carbon sink in the world.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Conservation, Climate Change, Carbon Sinks, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

Forests

A rainforests saga of survival

G. Prabhakaran

Twentyfive years after Kerala

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Western Ghats, Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Silent Valley NP, Environmentalists, Kerala, Palakkad (D)

Forests

25 forest areas in city but no legal protection

Delhi Government may have been taking credit for creating as many as 25 forest areas in the Capital, but they remain vulnerable to the city

Publication Date:

30/11/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Forest Conservation, NGO, Delhi

Forests

Separate forest policy for hill States recommended

National conference on forest strategies for climate change

Publication Date:

25/11/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Himalaya, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration

Environment

Arunachal tribe, WWF-India join hands to conserve nature

In a secluded part of Arunachal Pradesh, local community members have joined hands with WWF-India to usher in changes that would ensure sustainability for both nature and human beings. Remarkably, the pioneering effort

Publication Date:

25/11/2009

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Environment, Forest Conservation, Tribals, NGO, Arunachal

Forests