Forests

Growing green assets: removing constraints to private sector investment in forestry in Asia and the Pacific

Through a series of nine country case studies and regional analysis, this new publication details approaches and priorities for removing key impediments and streamlining forestry investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

Publication Date: 
02/12/2010
Michael Pescott, Patrick B. Durst, Robin N. Leslie
FAO
Tags:
Forest Management, Asia, India, Private Sector, Forest Products, Forests, Finance, Climate Change, Forest-Based Industry, Forest Resources
Forests

The creation of West Bengals forest underclass: an historical institutional analysis of forest rights deprivations

This paper considers the relationship between the emergence and development of state forestry institutions in forested landscapes of West Bengal and the chronic and acute poverty of citizens living there. At least 13% of West Bengal

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
Oliver Springate-Baginski, Soumitra Ghosh, Ajit Banerjee
Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, West Bengal, Poverty, Forest Resources, Forest Villages, Sacred Groves, Forest Products, Land Acquisition, Forest Encroachments, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Afforestation, Forests
Environment

The use and management of mangrove ecosystems in Pakistan

We undertook an economic valuation of mangrove forests in Balochistan province of Pakistan drawing on primary data from a survey of 80 households depending on mangrove forests. It was found that the direct value of mangroves was USD 1,287 per hectare, while the total value for the village was calculated to be USD 4,419,935.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2010
Bhim Adhikari, Saima Pervaiz Baig, Usman Ali Iftikhar
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection
19
4
446
Tags:
Mangroves, Environment, Ecosystems, Forests, Poverty, Ecosystem Services, Net Present Value (NPV), Fisheries, Crustaceans, Forest Products, Pakistan
Climate Change

Bamboo and climate change mitigation

This report analyses the work carried out to date to explore different aspects of bamboo

Publication Date: 
30/11/2010
& et al, Lou Yiping, Li Yanxia, Kathleen Buckingham
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Bamboo, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Market, Trees, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), REDD, Forest Products, China, India
Land

State fails to expedite land titles distribution to tribals

LUCKNOW: Considered a potent weapon for combating Naxalism, the distribution of land titles to tribals and forest workers under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, is not moving at a satisfactory pace in UP in comparison to other states. This, despite chief minister Mayawati's repeated orders to expedite the process. The Naxals mislead tribals living in abject poverty.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2010
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Tribals, Land, Uttar Pradesh, People, Forest Act, Forest Products
Forests

Recognition of forest rights and livelihoods of tribal communities: a study of Western Ghats region, Kerala state

This monograph by Dr Jyothis Sathyapalan and Dr Gopinath Reddy is an attempt to understand the implementation processes of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Kerala. The study also tried to evaluate the scope and feasibility of taking up the implementation of community rights and conservation duties in an integrated manner with the Participatory Forest Management (PFM) programmes of the state.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2010
M Gopinath Reddy, Jyothis Sathyapalan
Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Western Ghats, Kerala, Tribals, Forest Management, Common Property Resources, Forest Products, Minor Forest Produce, Forests
Forests

Asian forests: working for people and nature

The report highlights key concerns and presents recommendations on how to optimize the opportunities of forests in the region.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2010
& et al, Yurdi Yasmi, Heidi Vanhanen, Jukka Tissari
IUFRO
Tags:
Forests, Environment, India, Forest Management, REDD, Forest Products, Land Use, Public Sector, Asia
Forests

Rs 104 cr net profit from tendu leaf trade

Madhya Pradesh State Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Federation earned a net profit of Rs 104 crore from tendu leaf (diospyros melonoxylon) trade previous year.
Federation's Chairman Vishwas Sarang told reporters here today that families of 31 lakh tendu leaves pluckers will be provided Rs 62 crore as cash incentive before Deepawali.

Pointing out that the Federation had clocked a profit of me

Publication Date: 
20/10/2010
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Tendu, Forest Products, Forests, Minor Forest Produce, Trade
Agriculture

Keralas coconut economy takes a hit

Behind the swaying green coconut trees that form 38 per cent of Kerala

Publication Date: 
08/10/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Coconut, Forest Products, Economy, Agriculture
Forests

Scheduled areas need a fresh legal perspective

The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act of 2006 offer a great opportunity to provide equitable governance in tribal-dominated backward areas.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2010
Sanjay Upadhyay
Economic and Political Weekly
45
41
25
Tags:
Panchayats, Legislation, Forest Rights Act 2006, India, Tribals, Forest Products, Forest Resources, Conflicts, Governance, Forests

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