Sanitation

 Peace isn't elusive

Kashmir s economy is nothing but a sensitive and organised use of its ecology. After 15 years of living under the shadow of the gun, finally, when hope is making a comeback in the state, Kashmir will have to turn to its immense environmental resources to

Publication Date: 
30/05/2003
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Lake Pollution, Ecotourism, Agriculture, Indus, Lakes, Wular, Canal Irrigation, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Sanitation, Poaching, Economic Development, Finance, Peace, Jammu & Kashmir, Environment Management
India

 Sylvan overhaul

Constitution and agenda declared for forestry panel

Publication Date: 
14/01/2003
Down to Earth
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Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India
India

 Double whammy

Two proposed moves that could drastically alter forest management in India

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
Richard Mahapatra, Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Afforestation, India
Climate Change

 After officialdom

I would love to write a handbook on the Indian bureaucracy. But for now let me focus on a favourite, the yes minister technique. Do nothing, and then when pushed, unleash chaos. Nothing succeeds as

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
Sunita Narain
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Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Forest Encroachments, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Supreme Court, Governance
India

 Orphaned by apathy

Government washes its hands off the Van Taungiyas of UP

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Richard Mahapatra
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Forest Policy, Afforestation, Firewood, Sal, Forest Labourers, Rehabilitation, Timber Industry, Legislation, High Court, Governance, India, Uttar Pradesh
India

 Turncoat thieves

Former teak smugglers become official forest guards

Publication Date: 
14/10/2002
Surendranath C
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Forest Policy, Timber Smuggling, Tribals, Medicinal Plants, Finance, Poverty, India, Kerala, Malappuram (D)
India

 Bond with people

THE POLITICS OF COOPERATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT Rajeev Ahal . Published by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development . Kathmandu . 2002 . 71 pages

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
Down to Earth
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Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Himachal Pradesh
Climate Change

 Heading Downhill

Thailand policymakers volte face on community forestry bill jolts devolution process

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
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Forest Policy, Forest Villages, Deforestation, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Legislation, Public Participation, Community Groups, NGO, Thailand
Climate Change

 Backroom deals

Is US roping in India on the sly to subvert Kyoto Protocol?

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Nitin Sethi
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Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Renewable Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Nuclear Research, Asia, Thailand, Italy, Belize, India, Delhi, European Union (EU)
India

 Gaps galore

This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the joint forest management (JFM) programme. The beginnings of this initiative can be dated to the early 1970s, when people had just begun

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Madhav Gadgil
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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Protected Area Conservation, Economic Development, Unemployment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha)

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