Forests

What rights?: a comparative analysis of Developing Countries’ national legislation on community and indigenous peoples’ forest tenure rights

This report presents a legal analysis of the national legislation that relates to Indigenous Peoples' and communities' forest tenure rights at a global scale. If is based on an assessment of legal systems of 27 of the most forested developing countries of the world.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
Rights and Resources Initiative
Tags:
Forests, Forest Rights Act 2006, Developing Countries, Land Tenure, India, Tribals, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest Resources, Forest Policy
Forests

Plastic menace targets Pune's green cover

Plastic bags and material are a threat to the green cover. Both forest officers and activists are trying to save the city hills from the plastic menace.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2012
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Pune (D), Maharashtra, Forests, Forest Conservation, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Solid Waste, Joint Forest Management (JFM)
Forests

State to plant 100 crore trees in five years

A major afforestation drive is all set to begin this monsoon with the forest department joining hands with local bodies, industries, education and agricultural departments, social forestry, and emp

Publication Date: 
03/03/2012
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Joint Forest Management (JFM), Forest Management, Trees, Afforestation, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Pune (D)
Environment

Negotiating trade-offs - Choices about ecosystem services for poverty alleviation

Exploring the prospects of the ecosystem services approach for natural resource management and poverty alleviation in India, this paper points out that it is vital to have an understanding of the political economy of negotiations over natural resource use. An appreciation of the synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services is equally important to develop better strategies for pro-poor ecosystem management.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2012
Bhaskar Vira, Bill Adams, Chetan Agarwal & et al
Economic and Political Weekly
47
9
67-76
Tags:
Ecosystem Services, Poverty, India, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Minor Forest Produce, Benefit Sharing, Watershed Development, Eco Development, Water Conservation, Forest Conservation, Forest Rights Act 2006, People
Forests

Concept of JFM functioning and its evaluation

Although the JFM concept is becoming popular more and more all over India, there is no well defined methodology to evaluate the functioning of JFM. As a result, it is not possible to evaluate JFM functioning and to find out the level of success of JFM. Therefore, an attempt has been made to bring out a concept paper on JFM that enables evaluation of JFM in a systematic manner.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
S. Paulraj
Indian Forester
138
3
229-234
Tags:
Joint Forest Management (JFM), India, Public Participation, Water Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge, Biodiversity
Forests

7,800 hectare bamboo forests upgraded in MP

Degraded bamboo forests in 7,800 hectare area were upgraded by 789 beneficiary families during the year 2011 under land erosion prevention project being implemented in the State with the cooperatio

Publication Date: 
16/01/2012
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Products, Bamboo, Madhya Pradesh, Forests, Chhindwara (D), Betul (T), UNDP, Joint Forest Management (JFM)
Wildlife

Tripura in process to set up primate national park

AGARTALA: With the increasing incidences of man–monkey conflicts over the year in different parts of the state, the Tripura government has mooted the intension to set up a Primate National Park in southern part of the state with an exclusive enclosure for monkeys.

According to report, the state forest department has already conduct the feasibility study for the proposed site spreading over about 500 hectares stretch, along Indo-Bangladesh border to facilitate cross border movements of the animal and a project of Rs 71 crore was submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).

Publication Date: 
10/01/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
South Tripura, National Parks, Monkey, People - Animal Conflicts, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Habitat, Forest Products, NGO, Forests, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Public Hearing, Wildlife

 Forests for people

Newly democratic Bhutan pushes community forestry to tackle rural poverty.

Read More : http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/forests-people

Publication Date: 
15/12/2011
Aditya Batra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, Bhutan, Community Forest Management (CFM), Forest Policy, Forest Resources, Forests, India, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Legislation, Minor Forest Produce, Public Participation, South Asia
Biodiversity

Environmental and social management framework on biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood improvement project

Biodiversity Conservation & Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BCRLIP) aims at conserving Biodiversity in selected landscapes, including wildlife protected areas/critical conservation areas while improving rural livelihoods through participatory approaches.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, India, Environment, Protected Area Conservation, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Gujarat, Wildlife, NGO, Joint Forest Management (JFM)
Forests

Extension of forestry project mooted

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government is mulling extension of the Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP) which is currently implemented in 10 districts.

Publication Date: 
08/11/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Joint Forest Management (JFM), Forest Management, Forests, Japan, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Bhubaneswar

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