Forests

Kimberly-Clark Joins Greenpeace To Protect Forests

Paper products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp joined forces with Greenpeace on Wednesday, pledging to conserve forests by getting wood fiber from environmentally responsible sources.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2009
Deborah Zabarenko
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Environment, Forest Conservation, Wood, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Greenpeace, United States Of America (US)
Environment

Chair on ecology, environment at varsity in J&K

Shujaat Bukhari

Publication Date: 
06/08/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Forest Conservation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Jammu & Kashmir
Forests

State green cover shrinking, says Centre

The Centre has finally confirmed shrinkage of green cover in Assam, interestingly attributing it to

Publication Date: 
04/08/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Assam
Forests

Underground parking hits green roadblock

No Place For Vehicles Under Parks: EPCA

New Delhi: Many Delhiites who have been opposed to the idea of creating space for vehicles under parks can finally breathe easy. Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has told Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) that it cannot create such parking sites without taking residents of the area into confidence.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Urban Habitat, Parking Policy, CSE, Sunita Narain, Delhi
Forests

Trees are brothers

THE protection of forests and rivers is at the heart of protecting the ecology of the Himalayas. But any long-term, sustainable effort must include the concerns of people living near forests and rivers.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Bharat Dogra, Reshma Bharti
Civil Society
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Forests, Himalaya, Traditional Water Harvesting, Tehri, Forest Conservation, Watershed Development, Trees, Women, Popular Movements, Uttarkashi (D)
Forests

Intensification of forest management: operational guidelines

The operational guidelines for "scheme on intensification of forest management". This scheme addresses both the general problems of forest protection and the area specific requirements for management intervention. It is aimed at modernizing the forestry sector and improving the working conditions at the cutting edge level.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Ecosystems, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Forest Fires, Bamboo, Sacred Groves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India
Forests

Nursing China's ailing forests back to health

In sections of southern China, villagers and local governments conspire to transform vibrant forests into plantations for money-spinners such as eucalyptus, rubber, and oil palm. Yet forests cover only about 18% of China's landmass, and timber yield and quality are lower than in many other places.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2009
Richard Stone
Science
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Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Research, Deforestation, China
Forests

OIL sets a rare example of ecology conservation

DIGBOI, July 26

Publication Date: 
27/07/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Ecology, Forest Conservation, Assam, Oil India
Forests

Indigenous people defend rainforest as well as their rights

What can we learn about the relationship between native peoples and environmentalism in the Amazon from last month's tragic clashes between indigenous protesters and government security forces in Bagua, Peru?

Publication Date: 
23/07/2009
Glenn H. Shepard
Nature
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Forests, Amazon, Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Tribals, Conflicts, Peru
Forests

Bush fires ravage Sri Lanka forest reserves

Nearly 30 acres of land in Knuckles Range, one of Sri Lanka's forest reserves in the central hill country has been destroyed by still raging bush fires.

Department of Forest Conservation said thes fire has broken out in Kalugala, Ududumbara in the Knuckles Range.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2009
Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Fires, Sri Lanka

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