Land Degradation

Forests

Madhya Pradesh chalks Rs 512-cr ecology upgrade plan

Shashikant Trivedi / New Delhi/ Bhopal March 06, 2010, 0:45 IST

Publication Date:

06/03/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Land Degradation, Forest Management, Bamboo, Madhya Pradesh, Betul (D), Chhindwara (D), Umaria (D)

Forests

Five-year project implemented for checking land, forest degradation

An Integrated Project for Land and Eco System Management to Combat Forest Degradation and Deforestation in Madhya Pradesh is being implemented in Madhya Pradesh for checking land and forest degradation. The five-year project will be implemented in Betul, Chhindwara, Umaria and Sidhi districts.

Publication Date:

06/03/2010

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Land Degradation, Forest Management, Deforestation, UNDP, Madhya Pradesh, Betul (D), Chhindwara (D), Sidhi (D), Umaria (D)

Agriculture

Food as a universal right

Olivier De Schutter is the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food. He aims to inform people at the highest political levels about the role that smallholders play in the world

Publication Date:

01/03/2010

Author(s): Mireille Vermeulen

Source: Farming Matters

Vol:

26

Issue:

1

pp:

14

Tags:

Land Degradation, Agriculture, Animal Feed, Fodder, Livestock, Food Prices, Deforestation, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Development, Farmers, UN, Africa, Asia, China, Food Security

Water Resources

Workshop on water management hydrochemistry organised

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) organised two-day workshop on Water Management and Hydrochemistry in the auditorium of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. The participating experts strongly recommended for proper rehabilitation of the areas of land degenerated by mining in the State.

Publication Date:

20/02/2010

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land Degradation, Mining Reclamation, Water Resources, Groundwater Recharge, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Water Management, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Forests

Rajasthan state forest policy 2010

The aim of this forest policy is environmental stability and ecological security through increasing vegetal cover which will lead to reduction in soil erosion and consequently dust particle in upper stratosphere. The reduction in stratospheric temperature is likely to increase the possibility of rains.

Publication Date:

01/02/2010

Source: Government of Rajasthan

Tags:

Deserts, Land Degradation, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Forest Research, Afforestation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Wildlife, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Government of Rajasthan, Forests

Agriculture

UGC project to study agri-industry pollution

TIRUPATI: University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned a major research project on

Publication Date:

22/01/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land Degradation, Industrial Pollution, Agro-Based Industry, Andhra Pradesh

Forests

Community drive turns barren land into forests

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has targeted afforestation in six million hectares of degraded forest land by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan. In this context, the Government

Publication Date:

15/01/2010

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Land Degradation, Wastelands, Forest Management, Afforestation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Orissa (Odisha)

Forests

Rajasthan state forest policy 2009: draft

This draft of the first ever individual forest policy for Rajasthan acknowledges fast depleting forest cover. It aims to bring additional 45,000 sq km of area under afforestation & pasture development and says that participation of local community shall be central to forest management.

Publication Date:

01/01/2010

Source: Government of Rajasthan

Tags:

Land Degradation, Desert Spread, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Afforestation, Forest Products, Wildlife, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation, Rajasthan

Natural Disasters

Orissa among five States showing signs of desertification

BHUBANESWAR: Is desertification process in Orissa already on? The answer appears to be yes if one goes by the latest report of Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad that has bracketed Orissa among top five States facing

Publication Date:

16/12/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land Degradation, Natural Disasters, Droughts, Research Agencies, Ahmedabad (D), Orissa (Odisha), Rajasthan, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Climate Change