Forests

 Nepal s Forest fight

Community forest groups in Nepal are protesting the takeover of their land in Tulasipur area of Dang district by the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA): it is occupying the Gadibarah, Ganesh, Khujuwarani,

Publication Date: 
29/11/2004
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Forests, Forest Policy, Nepal
Industry

 Money does grow on trees

My initiation into environmental advocacy began in the mid 1980s. My colleague Anil Agarwal was involved in a fight against the Karnataka government s proposal to give forest land to Harihar

Publication Date: 
30/10/2004
Sunita Narain
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Environment, Forest Movements, Awards, Karnataka, Forest Policy
Poverty

 Celebrating WSF 2004

When 80,000 people talk it makes noise. So it wasn t unusual for the fourth World Social Forum WSF in Mumbai to be snidely called a huge talking fair . There was also talk about WSF s need to introspect on its ability to impact globally. A good point.

Publication Date: 
14/02/2004
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Common Property Resources, Water Policy, Forest Policy, Poverty, Private Sector, Information, Public Participation, India, Globalisation
Biodiversity

 US puts a price on Sri Lanka s forests

The US congress has reportedly approved a $5 million waiver, thereby quantifying the debt for nature swap offer made to Sri Lanka more than two years ago. It is widely believed that this sum is peanuts, considering that Sri Lanka owes the us close to $1 b

Publication Date: 
30/08/2003
Tharuka Dissanaike
Down to Earth
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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Biodiversity, NGO, Sri Lanka, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries
Sanitation

 WATER: Fading glories

Kashmir’s dying lakes are choking their dependants

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
Sanitation

 TOURISM & HANDICRAFTS: Backs to the wall

Militancy s most distressing casualties

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
Sanitation

 The key: empowerment

Arouse people s interest in governance

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

 Private players in forestry

THE NEW FORESTERS . Sushil Saigal, Hema Arora and SS Rizvi . March . 2002 The new role of private enterprise in the Indian forestry sector, that's essentially what this book talks about. In the

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Forests, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Private Sector, India
Climate Change

 Of forests and wealth

The Supreme Court has sug gested that the forested states, which lose revenue because of the ban on felling of trees should be compensated for keeping their forests intact. Protection of the

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Sunita Narain
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Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Products, Wood, Tribals, Compensation, Biodiversity, Finance, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh
Forests

 IMPROVE RULES

The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to improve its rules and regulations covered under the Forest Conservation Act, within two months. The s upreme c ourt gave several

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Forests, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Legislation

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