Wildlife

National parks in Assam to impose restrictions on Tourists

Tourist flow in national parks in Assam, including the Kaziranga National Park, will be restricted to preserve the ecology of the reserves.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ecology, National Parks, Kaziranga SA, Wildlife Tourism, Assam
Wildlife

Sri Lanka's national parks reopen after 25 years

After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka's national parks are once again set to see tourists flocking there.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Wildlife Tourism, Peace And Disarmament, Sri Lanka
Wildlife

The Kaziranga National Park: Dynamics of social and political history

Almost after a century of experimenting, Kaziranga National Park is now a well-known example of the success of wildlife conservation. Conservationists have no hesitation in ascribing the success of this story to the careful application of the science of wildlife conservation. A large section of the Assamese middle class would like to associate the institution as organic to their success story.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2010
Arupjyoti Saikia
Conservation & Society
7
2
113
Tags:
Land Use, Agriculture, Tribals, Wildlife, Rhinoceros, Wildlife Management, Hunting, National Parks, Kaziranga SA, Poaching, Wildlife And People, History, Assam
Forests

SC steps in to protect forests in Garo Hills

TURA: Appreciating the efforts of NGOs for relentlessly fighting against deforestation in Garo Hills and giving a boost to conservation, the Supreme Court

Publication Date: 
25/03/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Forests, Garo Hills, Mining, Limestone, Deforestation, National Parks, Supreme Court, NGO, Assam, Tura, Central Empowered Committee (CEC)
Environment

Vital sites: the contribution of protected areas to human health

Healthy ecosystems play a vital role in providing food and clean water, controlling infectious diseases, absorbing wastes, regulating climate and are the source of much of the cultural,

Publication Date: 
01/03/2010
Nigel Dudley, Sue Stolton
WWF
Tags:
Environment, Herbal Medcine, Medicinal Plants, Environmental Health, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, India, Global, Health Effects
Environment

Tourism minister spells out plans

Belta National Park

Ranchi, Feb. 3: State tourism minister Sudha Choudhary is busy figuring out ways to boost tourism in Jharkhand and has made developing Betla and Netarhat her priority.

The biggest challenge facing the minister now is deciding where to start. According to Choudhary, her predecessors only squandered money and did little to attract tourists.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2010
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Ecotourism, Forests, Habitat And Urbanisation, National Parks, Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Jharkhand, Deoghar (D)
Environment

Local economic impact of different forms of nature-based tourism

Tourism has been widely used as a component of conservation interventions which are intended to deliver benefits to local people, thereby contributing to development and creating incentives for conservation. However, a large proportion of total tourist revenue can be lost from the local area as leakage.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2010
Chris. G. Sandbrook
Conservation Letters
3
1
21
Tags:
Environment, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Benefit Sharing, Uganda, Ecotourism
Biodiversity

Yasuni National Park is one of the most biodiverse places on earth

AMPHIBIAN ABUNDANCE: There are more species of frogs and toads within Yasun

Publication Date: 
21/01/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Parks, Biodiversity, South America, Ecuador
Biodiversity

Global conservation significance of Ecuador's Yasuní National Park

The threats facing Ecuador's Yasuní National Park are emblematic of those confronting the greater western Amazon, one of the world's last high-biodiversity wilderness areas. Notably, the country's second largest untapped oil reserves—called “ITT”—lie beneath an intact, remote section of the park. The conservation significance of Yasuní may weigh heavily in upcoming state-level and international decisions, including whether to develop the oil or invest in alternatives.

Publication Date: 
19/01/2010
Margot S. Bass, Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins & et al
PLoS ONE
1-22
Tags:
National Parks, Ecuador, Biodiversity Hotspots, Amazon, Peru, Oil Exploration, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Rs300mn project launched for Kirthar wildlife

HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Wildlife Dr Daya Ram Essrani has said that the Sindh government has launched a Rs300 million wildlife national protection project for the Kirthar National Park in district Jamshoro.

Speaking at a news conference at the local circuit house after attending an open katchehry here on Wednesday, he said that the project would be completed within three years.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2010
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Pakistan, Sindh, Dawn (Pakistan)

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