Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Forest rights and wildlife

The "tigers vs. tribals' debate is getting murkier. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2006, passed by Parliament, does not do much to clear the air on whether the bill will aid or undermine conservation. This bill is very belated.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): Ashish Kothari

Source: Environ

Vol:

11

Issue:

5

pp:

36

Tags:

Forests, Land Ownership, Forest Policy, Forest Villages, Forest Rights Act 2006, Displacement, Tribals, Protected Area Conservation, Benefit Sharing, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

Biodiversity

Revisiting India's biodiversity planning process

After much active negotiation with countries of the North and South, India signed the Convention for Biological Diversity in 1992. The Convention required every member country to formulate its own National Biodiversity Strategy, and Action Plan.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): Nikhil Anand

Source: Current Conservation

Vol:

0

Issue:

2

pp:

11

Tags:

Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, Kalpavriksh, India

Mining

Goa: sweet land of mine

A book on the damage caused to Goa

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Source: The Goa Foundation

Tags:

Environment, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ecosystems, Mining, Ecology, Biodiversity, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Goa, Wildlife

India

Why are vultures dying?

The anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac has been incriminated as the main cause for decline in vulture numbers in South Asia. The birds, it is said, perish after feeding on carcasses that have

Publication Date:

30/12/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

16

Issue:

20071231

pp:

0

Tags:

Endangered Species, Drugs, Birds, Vulture, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan

India

Fisherfolk demand lifting of ban on sea cucumber fishing

a delegation of fisherfolk representatives met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in September. Top on their agenda was a demand to lift a ban imposed in 1982 by the Union Ministry of Environment and

Publication Date:

30/12/2007

Author(s): Sumana Narayanan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Marine Life, Marine Fisheries, Trade, Endangered Species, Information, Legislation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

India

MOEF defination of waste, material etc. skewed

the terms

Publication Date:

30/12/2007

Author(s): Ravleen Kaur

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Waste Disposal, Hazardous Products, Hazardous Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Toxic Wastes

Industry

Sausage like creatures

Sea cucumbers are tube-shaped marine animals belonging to the echinoderm group, which includes starfish. They are commonly found moving slowly along the sea floor in shallows like tide pools and coral reefs. They feed on algae and plankton, and are in turn prized in certain east Asian cuisines.

Publication Date:

30/12/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Marine Life, Corals, Endangered Species, Wildlife Act 1972, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Industry

Coastal zone management notification '07 Better of bitter fare?

report>> Coastal Zone Management Notification

Publication Date:

30/10/2007

Author(s): Himanshu Upadhyaya

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

16

Issue:

20071031

pp:

0

Tags:

Coastal Development, Tsunami, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), World Bank

India

Training forest officers

The Union ministry of environment and forests wants media-savvy forest officers. Concerned at the "negative coverage' of forest, wildlife and environment-related issues, it organised a training

Publication Date:

14/10/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forest Personnel, Information, Media, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Bhubaneswar

India