Water Pollution

 STRIPPED!

Forest bureaucracy arms itself to halt the spread of CFM • In the guise of a finance bill, the Nepalese government has given district forest officers powers to punish forest users' groups

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Nepal
Forests

Proceedings of the workshop on conflict resolution and natural resource management

Past experiences have shown that centralized management of natural resources, based on a culture of exclusion and rules, has not contributed to the sustainable management of natural resources.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2001
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Tags:
Forests, Land Use, Mining, Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), Forest Resources, Forest Management, Tribals, Gujjar, Rajaji NP, People - Animal Conflicts, Public Participation, India, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Wildlife

 UNITED NATIONS

Around 30 per cent of pesticides marketed in developing countries do not meet internationally accepted quality standards, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Health

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Conservation, Consumption Patterns, Population Trends, FAO
Climate Change

 The sinking debate

The climate change negotiations have come to a halt over the issue of sinks. Neelam Singh discusses the associated complications

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
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Environment Politics, Forest Resources, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

 Handle with care and prudence

Three eminent scientists express their opinion on the relevance of lulucf activities to developing countries

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
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Environment Politics, Forest Resources, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Industry

 MONITORING FOREST

Pakistan plans to set up a Geographical Information System (GIS) to monitor changes in the forest cover in the country. A ban on the commercial harvesting of forests will also be lifted for one

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
Mario
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Management, Remote Sensing, Pakistan
India

 JUDICIOUS DECISION

The Nainital high court recently stayed an order of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government, which allowed withdrawal

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Forest Resources, Legislation, High Court, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Water Resources

 Chattisgarh

Fighting the drought preoccupies the new government. Charting a mining policy to explore the rich mineral deposits is next on the agenda

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Uttaranchal

The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Jharkhand

Most politicians and activists see the Forest Conservation Act as a hurdle towards empowering the tribal population. They want the act amended

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

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