Forest Policy

Bhutan national forest policy

This National Forest Policy is framed at a time of rapidly changing political events in Bhutan. The change in overall governance from monarchy to a democratic governance, continued decentralisation and devolution are themes that will impact on many aspects of forest planning and development.

Publication Date:

28/09/2008

Source: Royal Government of Bhutan

Tags:

Forest Policy, Bhutan, Forests, Forest Management

Forests

Maharashtra state forest policy 2008

The Maharashtra Forest Policy 2008 aims at raising forest cover in the state to a minimum of 33% (101.54 lakh hectares) of total land, as per the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the National Forest Policy, 1988. At present, the forest area in the state is around 20 per cent. Of this 56 per cent is in Vidarbha, five per cent in Marathwada and 39 per cent in western Maharashtra.

Publication Date:

22/09/2008

Source: Government of Maharashtra

Tags:

Ecotourism, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Research, Afforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest Products, Wood, Tribals, Wildlife, Biodiversity Conservation, Maharashtra

Forests

Forest rights

in a major relief to forest-dwellers seeking land rights in Orissa, the state

Publication Date:

14/09/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Land Ownership, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Forest Policy, Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, India, Orissa (Odisha)

Forests

Give us 18 sq km

Maharashtra village places demands under forest rights act Managing forest resources comes easy to people of Mendha Lekha. The people of this forest village in Maharashtra

Publication Date:

30/08/2008

Author(s): Supriya Singh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Rights Act 2006, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Minor Forest Produce, Tendu, Bamboo, Benefit Sharing, Gram Sabhas, Maharashtra, Gadchiroli (D)

Environment

Maha Govt takes lead, plans to levy green tax

Dhaval Kulkarni

Taking a leaf out of Forest Department programmes of some other countries, the Maharashtra Government has decided to levy taxes from vehicles, industries and municipal corporations to restore its green cover.

One tax for bidis, cigarettes: Ministry

Publication Date:

22/08/2008

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Forests, Forest Policy, Emission Tax, Maharashtra

Climate Change

Forest policy puts cess on car owners

Maharashtra government's plan of increasing the percentage of forest land cover will cost the citizens dear. The plan will levy carbon cess on motorists for the carbon dioxide exhaled and green cess on municipal corporations for using forest resources for drinking water.

Publication Date:

22/08/2008

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Forest Policy, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Municipal Corporations, Maharashtra

Forests

Ontario acts to protect its boreal forests

Some 225,000 square kilometres of Ontario's boreal forest have been set aside in the biggest conservation initiative in Canada's history. But mining and logging will still be permitted, with strict regulations, in the region.

Publication Date:

23/07/2008

Source: Nature

Vol:

454

Issue:

7203

pp:

381

Tags:

Canada, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation

Forests

What is FRA

Also called The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, FRA recognizes

Publication Date:

14/07/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

17

Issue:

20080715

pp:

4

Tags:

Forests, Forest Policy, Forest Villages, Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, Government Of India (GOI), India, Chhattisgarh

Forests

Just plans

February 7: Tribal welfare department target forming a state-level monitoring committee February 12-29: Dissemination of information regarding the Chhattisgarh guidelines along with training of members of the forest rights committee (FRC), sub divisional level committee (SDLC) and district level committee (DLC) February 25-29: FRC, SDLC and DLC to be formed March 1

Publication Date:

14/07/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

17

Issue:

20080715

pp:

4

Tags:

Forests, Forest Policy, Forest Rights Act 2006, India, Dantewada (D)

Forests