Industry

 Forests in peril in Amazon rainforests

Many species of trees in the Amazon rainforests, and animals that depend on them are disappearing more rapidly than previously thought, an international research team reported recently. Led by

Publication Date: 
30/12/2006
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Land Use, Shifting Cultivation, Amazon, Tropical Forests, Forest Research, Deforestation, Trees, Endangered Species, Flora, Fauna, Brazil
India

 Dense cover up

What s the purpose of the State of Forest Report 2003 ?

Publication Date: 
30/08/2005
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Forest Resources, Forest Research
India

 In a sorry state

India s forests and the Forest Survey of India need a fresh lease of life, reveals new report

Publication Date: 
30/08/2005
Ruksan Bose
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Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Research, Legislation, India
India

 Choking research

Mismanagement in India's premier forestry research institute

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
Lian Chawii
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Tags:
Forest Research, Research Agencies, Scientists, Personnel Management, Governance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Dehradun (D)
Forests

 Dubious honours

Doubtful credentials of past director generals of ICFRE undermine the institution s reputation

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Forest Research
Air Pollution

 CAMBODIA

Until recently, few cared to venture into the Cardamom Mountains in Phnom Penh situated in a remote corner of Cambodia. The reason being mainly because the mountains were the last refuge of the

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Research, Flora, Fauna, Cambodia
Forests
Tropical Forest Research Institute
Forests, Tropical Forests, Forest Management, Forest Research, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha)
Forests
Indian Council of Forestry Research Education (ICFRE)
Forests, Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Forest Research, Dehradun (D)
Forests
Forest Research Institute
Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Research, Dehradun (D)
Wildlife

 Basic science needed for conservation

One of the common engagements that the public has with wildlife is reading about wildlife or ecological research in newspapers and magazines. Exploration of remote areas, the discovery of new

Publication Date: 
14/11/2006
Kartik Shanker, M D Madhusudan
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Forest Personnel, Forest Research, Wildlife, Research, India

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