Agriculture

Farmers to protest for demands across state

Alleging that the state Government has failed to protect the interests of farmers, the Himachal Kisan Sabha (HKS) has decided to launch a statewide campaign from November 23 on issues including restoration of timber distribution rights, relief against monkey menace, increase in milk procurement price and proper availability of fertilisers.

Publication Date: 
04/11/2008
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Agriculture, Chemical Fertilisers, Forest Products, Farmers, Shimla (T)
Forests

Southern Forest Ministers meet for tax on forest produce

HYDERABAD: The Southern Forest Ministers

Publication Date: 
27/10/2008
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Forest Products
Forests

Sustainable forest management through community participation

Sustainability of forest management comes through community participation at all levels of intervention from planning, intervention and monitoring. There should be a bottom-up approach in microplanning, which requires mobilization of the community to participate in all forestry related interventions and also continuous monitoring.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2008
P. C. Kotwal, M. D. Omprakash, L. S. Kandari & et al
Current Science
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Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, Van Panchayats, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Forest Products, Minor Forest Produce, Public Participation, India
Forests

Forest produce is tribals right

DH News Service,Koppa:

Tribals have the right to collect and process forest produce. Tribals should see that no middlemen come in between, said DFO B P Ravi.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2008
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Products, Tribals
Forests

Maharashtra state forest policy 2008

The Maharashtra Forest Policy 2008 aims at raising forest cover in the state to a minimum of 33% (101.54 lakh hectares) of total land, as per the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the National Forest Policy, 1988. At present, the forest area in the state is around 20 per cent. Of this 56 per cent is in Vidarbha, five per cent in Marathwada and 39 per cent in western Maharashtra.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2008
Government of Maharashtra
Tags:
Ecotourism, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Research, Afforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest Products, Wood, Tribals, Wildlife, Biodiversity Conservation, Maharashtra
Health

Enforce public health policies (Editorial)

The repeated delay, at times weakening, and postponing the implementation of public health policies in India, particularly the provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, mustn'

Publication Date: 
18/09/2008
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Tobacco, Health Effects, Forest Products

Farmers acquainted with bamboo tissue culture

The forest department of Nagaon Paper Mill at Jagiroad which is a unit of Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd under the Union Ministry of Heavy Industry, organised a farmers

Publication Date: 
06/09/2008
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Products, Bamboo, Farmers, Assam
Environment

Empowerment of Soliga tribes

Tribal communities are a rich source of traditional knowledge. Initiatives that respect their knowledge while taking them through the process of development could be enriching to all the partners involved. Here is a case of a partnership which has been mutually enriching.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
M. Jadegowda, M.N Ramesh
Leisa India
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Tags:
Environment, Organic Farming, Forest Products, Minor Forest Produce, Development, Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation, Chamarajnagar (D), Agriculture
Forests

Tripura for optimum utilization of bamboo

AGARTALA, Aug 25

Publication Date: 
26/08/2008
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forest Products, Bamboo, West Tripura, Agartala
Forests

Govt to develop sandalwood estates

By P M Raghunandan, DH News Service, Bangalore:

With sandalwood production hitting the rock bottom, the State Forest department has decided to adopt Australian model to regain the States lost glory as Srighandadanaadu.

The department, as per the new plan, will develop exclusive sandalwood estates, where the scented trees will be given "intensive' protection.

Security

Publication Date: 
21/08/2008
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Forest Products, Sandalwood, Karnataka

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