Environment

Hot air on green concerns

Whether it

Publication Date: 
07/04/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Forests, Forest Conservation, Timber Smuggling, RSPM (PM 10), Climate Change, Environment Education, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai (D), Calcutta (D), Toxins
Forests

Women's indigenous knowledge and relationship with forests in Mizoram

Forests and women are strongly interconnected with each other because women, particularly those living in rural areas or mountain areas, have a deep relationship with the forest ecology because they are responsible for gathering food, fuel, fodder, leaves and water for the family.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Hmingthanzuali, Rekha Pande
Asian Agri-History
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Forests, Land Use, North East, Agriculture, Shifting Cultivation, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Women, Traditional Knowledge, Mizoram
Environment

A new geospatial messiah

Aprimatologist, environmentalist and UN messenger of peace - that's Dame Jane Goodall for one and all. But what is she doing at a technology platform like Map World Forum, raised the brow of many a technologist at the event.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Bhanu Rekha
GIS Development
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Environment, Congo, Forest Conservation, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Monkey, Biodiversity Conservation, Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Public Participation, Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Sustainable Development, Land Use
Climate Change

Negotiating a new climate agreement: Forest conservation barking up the wrong tree?

The protection of tropical forests will be one of the main pillars of the new climate agreement. For deforestation currently accounts for one-fifth of global CO2 emissions. There is disagreement over how forest conservation should be funded, however. The industrialised countries want to include it in the international emissions trade.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Rosmarie Br
Alliance Sud News
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Forests, Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Climate Change, IPCC, Climate Agreements, Climate Mitigation, Emissions Trading, Carbon Sinks, Benefit Sharing, Public Participation
Poverty

Natural resources and chronic poverty in India: a review of issues and evidence

Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Amita Shah
Chronic Poverty Research Centre
Tags:
Agriculture, Water Resources, Drinking Water, Irrigation, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Migration, Landless, Poverty, India
Forests

Activist calls for protecting rights of traditional forest dwellers

Publication Date: 
30/03/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Forest Villages, Mudumalai SA, Tamil Nadu
Poverty

Workshop on 'Community, Conservation and Institutions: The Case of Orans/Devbani'

A process documentation report of Oran workshop, held on 28-29 March 09 at KRAPAVIS Bani, Bakhtpura (Alwar).

Publication Date: 
28/03/2009
Krishi Avam Paristhitiki Vikas Sansthan
Tags:
Fodder, Livestock, Water Conservation, Forest Conservation, Forest Rights Act 2006, Climate Change, Sacred Groves, Medicinal Plants, Sariska NP, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Benefit Sharing, Public Participation, NGO, Rajasthan, Alwar (D), Poverty
Wildlife

Proper wild-life conservation demanded

NAGAON, March 23: The Nagaon Upabhokta Suraksha Samity (NUSS) in a meeting organized jointly with the Gangutri Mahila Samity demanded protection of wild animals including Rhinos and other forest resources from the Government.

Publication Date: 
24/03/2009
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Wildlife Management, Assam
Health

Now, Nanhi Chhaan launched in Delhi

After getting tremendous response across the cities and villages of Punjab, Nanhi Chhaan, an initiative to save girl child and trees, was launched in the Capital.

The Delhi chapter of the initiative that started from auspicious corridor of Golden Temple in Amritsar, was inaugurated here today in the sacred premises of Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Trees, Health, People, Children, Family Planning, Delhi, Punjab
Forests

Save forests, protect livelihood

BHUBANESWAR: With a sizeable tribal population, Orissa has always been known for its forest cover. Around 37.34 per cent of the geographical area of the State is covered under forests which occupy a significant place in the socio-economic and cultural setting of the State contributing a lot to the livelihood of millions of dwellers.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Tribals, Biodiversity Conservation, Orissa (Odisha)

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