Forests

History of conflict over forests in India: a market based resolution

India

Publication Date: 
01/04/2002
Arnab Kumar Hazra
Liberty Institute
Tags:
Forests, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), India
Forests

Manual for operationalising criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management at forest management unit level in India

Forest management in India has undergone a sea change as regards the focus of mandate for managing the forests is concerned. This manual is a pioneer attempt in India as regards training of C&I for SFM is concerned.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2002
Ram Prasad, P. C. Kotwal, Dharmendra Chandurkar
Indian Institute of Forest Management
Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Criteria & Indicator, India
Forests

Village forest: gateway to sustainable and participatory community forest management

In India, majority of the tribals live in the predominantly forest areas. Incidence of poverty is also quite high there. The tribals, as well as other people living inside or around the forests are dependent on the forests for their livelihood to a great extent. On the other hand, appropriate management of the forests for sustainable development is the need of the hour.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2002
Mohan Hirabai Hiralal
Vrikshamitra
Tags:
Forests, Forest Management, Forest Act 1927, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Community Forest Management (CFM), India
Air Pollution

 Unkindest cuts

An amendment to the Orissa forest act gives sweeping powers to forest officials

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
Ranjan Panda
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Act, Deforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Orissa (Odisha)
India

  Seeking Solutions

ARNAB KUMAR HAZRA Decrease in forest cover not only results in declining timber output for industries but also threatens global reserves of biodiversity, damages the carbon sinks

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), India
Forests

 Forestland benefits

Under the Lok Vaniki scheme, a farmer can extract benefits from his land by selling its produce, including timber

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forests, Land Degradation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Wood, Forest-Based Industry, Trees, Farmers, Medicinal Plants, Public Participation, Madhya Pradesh, Dewas (D)
Water Pollution

 Trouble in Dewas

Deforestation, corruption or politics? The killing of four tribals in Madhya Pradesh s Dewas district leaves many questions unanswered

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Kazimuddin Ahmed
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Wood, Housing Construction, Tribals, Compensation, Gram Sabhas, NGO, Politics, Madhya Pradesh, Dewas (D), Corruption
Energy

 Back to basics

Integrating indigenous knowledge in joint forest management projects is an essential prerequisite for the success of such programmes, but years of neglect has diluted the centuries old practices

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
Lian Chawii
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tanks, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Trees, Traditional Knowledge, Maharashtra, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Water Resources

 Betrayed

Nepal s forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much hailed community forest management programme

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

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