India

 Private players in forestry

THE NEW FORESTERS . Sushil Saigal, Hema Arora and SS Rizvi . March . 2002 The new role of private enterprise in the Indian forestry sector, that's essentially what this book talks about. In the

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Down to Earth
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Forests, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Private Sector, India
Climate Change

 Of forests and wealth

The Supreme Court has sug gested that the forested states, which lose revenue because of the ban on felling of trees should be compensated for keeping their forests intact. Protection of the

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Products, Wood, Tribals, Compensation, Biodiversity, Finance, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh
Biodiversity

 Forest fires a trailblazer

Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Dipanjan Ghosh
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Ecosystems, Grasslands, Grazing Lands, Soil Resources, Livestock, Forest Management, Forest Fires, Biodiversity, Scientists, Indonesia, India
Biodiversity

 Net gain

Villagers around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh are finally allowed to retain fishing rights

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Narmada, Tawa, Reservoir Fisheries, Fish Marketing, Forest Management, Fisherfolk, Biodiversity, Legislation, Madhya Pradesh, Statistics
India

 A tribute to P R Mishra

P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
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Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Groundwater, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Forest Management, Watershed Development, CSE, India, Haryana, Sustainable Development
Agriculture

 Promises broken

Dear Prime Minister Koirala we urge you not to learn from India

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
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Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Small Hydro Power, Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Nepal, Corruption
Poverty

 Jungle rule

Bad land management practices have led to the creation of radical groups in Bihar

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Use, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Tribals, Conflicts, National Parks, Poverty, Governance, Bihar, Hazaribag
Biodiversity

 Shattering myths

The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age old myths

Publication Date: 
30/10/1998
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tropical Forests, Forest Management, Biodiversity, Environmental Science, South America
Forests

 UNITED NATIONS

The latest UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report highlights the sorry plight of the world's forests. According to the State of the World's Forests 1997, an estimated 11.3 million

Publication Date: 
29/04/1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, UN, FAO
Environment

The challenge of the balance: environmental economics in India - proceedings of the national environment and economic meeting

The number of institutions trying to integrate environmental concerns with economics is still small in India, especially given the size of the country and the diversity of its environmental problems and challenges, but a small beginning has already been made. This volume presents the proceedings of the national environment and economics meeting held in January 1994, in New Delhi.

Publication Date: 
Dec 1996
Anil Agarwal
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Environment Economics, Land Use, Animal Care, Lakes, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Irrigation, Forest Management, Watershed Development, Trade, Energy, Biodiversity, Poverty, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Sustainable Development, Agriculture

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