India

 Left in peace L.I.P.

Forget ideological shibboleths. The market is the great equaliser. Even politically

Publication Date: 
30/12/2006
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Singur, Forest Policy, Economy, Displacement, Tribals, Industry, Auto Industry, Private Sector, Political Parties, Politics, India, West Bengal
Forests

 Cabinet nod to joint parliamentary committee recommendations

the cabinet gave its nod to the amendments in the Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 on December 7, 2006. It has decided to go along with the recommendations of the joint

Publication Date: 
30/12/2006
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Land Ownership, Forest Policy, Tribals, Legislation, Parliament, Panchayats, India
Forests

 US steps up efforts to protect forests; bars development projects

The us federal district court of northern California upheld the

Publication Date: 
14/12/2006
Sunita Dubey
Down to Earth
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Forests, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Roads, National Parks, Legislation, United States Of America (US), California
Industry

 Forest right debate focusses on community vs individual

"Will I get rights to my ancestral land inside the forests?' asks Sur Suti from Sonebhadra district in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The second convention of the National Forum of Forests People and Forest Workers (nffpfw), held from October 31 to November 3 in Ranchi, tried to answer this question while addressing the issue of granting forest-dwellers their rights over local resources.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2006
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
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Forests, Land Ownership, Forest Policy, Legislation, Ranchi (T), Uttar Pradesh
Forests

 Himachal's tree sanction policy is flawed

Everyone in Himachal Pradesh has an opinion on one issue

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Forests, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Trees, Timber Industry, High Court, Panchayats, Himachal Pradesh, Statistics
India

 Pricing forests: Net present value assessed

Committee submits report on net present value

Publication Date: 
29/06/2006
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Tags:
Land Use, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Development, Industry, Supreme Court, India
India

 Suspect diagnosis

World Bank s take on Indian forestry sector motivated

Publication Date: 
30/05/2006
Kirtiman Awasthi
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Forests, Forest Policy, Legislation, World Bank, India, Assam, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh
India

 Private affairs

The invitation was innocuous. The Confederation of Indian Industry cii the grouping of the large and most powerful industries was convening a meet on forests. The purpose, said the invitation which reached us by chance ,

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
Nitin Sethi
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Land Degradation, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Afforestation, Forest Products, Trees, Subsidies, Industry, Public Sector, Private Sector, India, Andhra Pradesh
Forests

 Rethink

Wanted: a fresh approach to forest conservation

Publication Date: 
30/07/2005
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Forests, Ecosystem Services, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Net Present Value (NPV), India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, Developing Countries
Forests

 Long overdue

Major tenets of the bill

Publication Date: 
30/05/2005
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Tags:
Forests, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, Tribals, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation

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