Land Degradation

On a felling spree

smugglers have now become active in the buffer zone of the Silent Valley too. More than six hectares of Kakkivani Malavaram evergreen virgin forests connecting Silent Valley with the Muthikulam

Publication Date:

14/12/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Degradation, Deforestation, Silent Valley HP, India

Spreading message

Increasing water harvesting and water conservation is the only way to ensure food security

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010630

pp:

3

Tags:

Land Degradation, Agriculture, Animal Care, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Economic Development, Poverty, FAO, Africa, Asia, Switzerland, Cuba, India, Food Security, Rural Poverty

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

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010630

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Land Degradation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Wood, Forest-Based Industry, Trees, Farmers, Medicinal Plants, Public Participation, Madhya Pradesh, Dewas (D)

Environment

Himalaya s human face

The magic of the Himalaya is heady. It has led many researchers and travelers to record their impression of this mountain range. Hima

Publication Date:

30/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010531

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Ecosystems, Mountains, Land Use, Ecology, Himalaya, Deforestation, Economy, Geology, Research, Asia, India, Environment Management, Land Degradation

Agriculture

Shifting agriculture on the hillsides has been going on for centuries. In recent times, it has been blamed for degrading the ecology. Agriculture is a sound ecological management strategy, provided it is sustainable

Publication Date:

30/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010531

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, North East, Agriculture, Shifting Cultivation, Forest Resources, Tropical Forests, Trees, Asia, Honduras, India, Nagaland, Developing Countries, Forests

Air Pollution

ECO COSTS

Pakistan is incurring an annual economic loss of US $1.8 billion because of mismanagement in six key environmental areas, according to Omar Asghar, the country's federal minister for environment,

Publication Date:

14/03/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment Economics, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Deforestation, Waste Disposal, Pakistan, Environment Management

Water Resources