Forests

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Decline in Forest Cover, 14/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Decline in Forest Cover, 14/03/2017. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, a subordinate organization under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been carrying out the assessment of forest cover of the country biennially. The findings of the assessment are published in India State of Forest Report. The latest report in the series is India State of Forest Report 2015. As per this report, the total forest cover of the country is 7, 01,673 square kilometers which is 21.34% of the total geographical area of the country.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, India, Statistics, Parliament, Forest Management
Forests

FDA, Communities Sign Community Forest Management Agreement

The Peoples Rules and Organizations Supporting the Protection of Ecosystem Resources (USAID/PROSPER), in partnership with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), recently signed a community fores

Publication Date: 
03/03/2017
Liberian Observer (Liberia)
Tags:
Forests, Liberia, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Tribals, Africa
Forests

Forestry Development Authority, USAID Sign Community Forest Agreement

Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Mission Director of USAID-Liberia, Antony Chan, said the agreement is meant to improve the management of forest, generate income and improve livelihoods in for

Publication Date: 
01/03/2017
Front Page Africa
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Forests, Liberia, Forest Management, Tribals, Africa
Energy

Woody biomass for power and heat: impacts on the global climate

The use of wood for electricity generation and heat in modern (non-traditional) technologies has grown rapidly in recent years. For its supporters, it represents a relatively cheap and flexible way of supplying renewable energy, with benefits to the global climate and to forest industries.

Publication Date: 
23/02/2017
Duncan Brack
Chatham House
Tags:
Biomass, Electricity, Wood, Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Inda, Global, Carbon Intensity, Carbon Capture and Storage, Kyoto Protocol, Forest Management
Climate Change

Forest carbon assessment in Chitwan-Annapurna landscape

This study, ‘Forest Carbon Assessment in Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) for REDD+ Readiness Activities’ presents the comprehensive baseline of forest carbon stock in CHAL with a detailed assessment of carbon sequestration potential, carbon-capture, permanency, leakage, and risks from the forest coverage.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
WWF Nepal
Tags:
Carbon Sequestration, Forests, Forest Management, Nepal, REDD, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Carbon Capture and Storage
Forests

In one Tanzanian village, survival is intimately linked to forest conservation

NANJIRINJI A, Tanzania – When Jamila Sallimu Chikunda found out she was pregnant with her third child in 2015, her joy quickly turned to anxiety.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2017
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Tanzania, Forest Conservation, Africa, Forest Management
Forests

Kenya plans to restore five million hectares of degraded forest

Kenya has committed to restore 5.1 million hectares of degraded forest lands in a response to the Bonn challenge under the 2015 Paris agreement, a senior official said Friday.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Forests, Kenya, Forest Management, Firewood, Africa
Forests

Malawi: Parliamentarian Calls for Vigilance in Fighting Deforestation

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mangochi West, Geoffrey Mereka Chiwondo has urged communities in the district to be vigilant in fighting deforestation for the country to witness meaningful change.

Publication Date: 
08/02/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Malawi, Afforestation, Africa, Forest Management
Land

Sustainable land management in Asia: introducing the landscape approach

Sustainable land management practices can be enhanced by reconciling environmental and development objectives while incorporating climate resilience. A growing international consensus indicates a need to look at the bigger picture and not just treat sectors selectively and independently.

Publication Date: 
06/02/2017
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Land Resources, Land Degradation, Ecosystem Services, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Climate Change, REDD, Asia, India, Forest Management
Forests

Tanzanian Study shows that involving communities in mangrove management makes them more sustainable

Mangrove forests that incorporate local communities into their management fare better, a new study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia and Tanzania released today

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Africa Science News
Tags:
Forests, Mangroves, Tanzania, Forest Management, Wetlands, Indonesia, Africa

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