Forest Policy

Time to act

The Madhya Pradesh government has recently sent a letter to the Prime Minister seeking changes in the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. The principal secretary, forests, Madhya Pradesh government, Sudeep Banerjee , spoke to

Publication Date:

14/02/2001

Author(s): Mario

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010215

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0

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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Villages, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Madhya Pradesh

Biodiversity

Spreading root

THEORITICAL and empirical studies of collective management of natural resources have proved the efficacy of common property as an efficient institutional arrangement. In India, joint forest

Publication Date:

14/02/2001

Author(s): Arnab Kumar Hazra

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010215

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0

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Common Property Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Tribals, Public Participation, Community Groups, Andhra Pradesh

Wildlife

ZAMBIA

Zambian forests are being threatened due to the large-scale exploitation of their resources for fuelwood. Though Zambia is a major producer of electricity, only seven per cent of Zambian homes are

Publication Date:

30/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Firewood, Electricity, Zambia

Water Resources

Chattisgarh

Fighting the drought preoccupies the new government. Charting a mining policy to explore the rich mineral deposits is next on the agenda

Publication Date:

14/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010115

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0

Tags:

Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

Water Resources

Uttaranchal

The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood

Publication Date:

14/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010115

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0

Tags:

Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

Water Resources

Jharkhand

Most politicians and activists see the Forest Conservation Act as a hurdle towards empowering the tribal population. They want the act amended

Publication Date:

14/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010115

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

Water Resources

Poor little rich states

Rich in natural resources but extremely poor, the three new states are in need of a new strategy for development. But no blueprints have been drawn so far. DOWN TO EARTH reports on the posers thrown up by the birth of Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal and J

Publication Date:

14/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010115

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

Biodiversity

Vanishing green

It is estimated that around 8,000 years ago, more than six billion hectares (around 40 per cent) of the

Publication Date:

Thursday, December 14, 2000

Source: Down to Earth

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Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Fires, Deforestation, Governance, Global, Extinct Species

India

When laws make out laws

Everybody’s a loser. Forest guards die for laws that cannot be defended. Poor people get exploited. Veerappan rules the jungle. Sandalwood trees disappear

Publication Date:

14/11/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20001115

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment Politics, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Timber Smuggling, Sandalwood, Public Participation, Tamil Nadu, Governance

Environment