Biodiversity

Science, Not Snake Oil

Although India possesses only five per cent of the world's land, it happens to be a superpower of biodiversity. This wealth wasn't created by our multi-chinned businessmen or emaciated farmers but by sheer accidents of geology and evolution. Yet, conservationists struggling to protect this wealth are often accused of thwarting national progress. How true is this accusation?

Publication Date: 
20/07/2009
K. Ullas Karanth
Outlook (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Water Quality, Farmers, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biodiversity, India
Environment

Eco-sensitive zones for state

Haryana has become the first state in the country to have eco-sensitive zones around its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. This became possible after the Union Government notified a draft notification a few days ago.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Wildlife, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Haryana
Wildlife

Protected area an efficacy for ecotourism development: A visitors' valuation from Satchari National Park, Bangladesh

Protected areas have long played a significant role as tourist attractions in many countries. Eco-tourism has become a management strategy for many protected areas. Satchari National Park is a recent addition to the protected areas of Bangladesh and was notified in 2006.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
Sayma Akhter, Md. Parvez Rana, Md. Shawkat Islam Sohel
Tiger Paper
36
3
1
Tags:
Ecotourism, Wildlife, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, Bangladesh
Forests

Sub-committee to study impact of vehicle movement inside national parks

BANDIPUR: A sub-committee comprising senior officials of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and other stakeholders will be constituted to study the effect of vehicle movement in the national parks in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and to suggest steps to mitigate its impact.

Publication Date: 
12/06/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nilgiri, Road Transport, Roads, National Parks, Bandipur NP, Biosphere Reserves, Karnataka
Wildlife

Conflict and coexistence in a national park

The aim of this paper is to trace the emergence of a subculture of resistance following a strict management regime of the state institution of forestry in Kanha national park of Madhya Pradesh. It illustrates how the state as an institution has been limited in its capacity to protect these enclosed spaces simply through the policy of

Publication Date: 
06/06/2009
Ananya Mukherjee
Economic and Political Weekly
44
23
52
Tags:
Forest Personnel, Displacement, Wildlife, National Parks, Kanha NP, People - Animal Conflicts, Relocation, Unemployment, Madhya Pradesh, Corruption
Wildlife

Conflict and coexistence in a national park

The aim of this paper is to trace the emergence of a subculture of resistance following a strict management regime of the state institution of forestry in Kanha national park of Madhya Pradesh. It illustrates how the state as an institution has been limited in its capacity to protect these enclosed spaces simply through the policy of

Publication Date: 
06/06/2009
Ananya Mukherjee
Economic and Political Weekly
44
23
52
Tags:
Forest Personnel, Displacement, Wildlife, National Parks, Kanha NP, People - Animal Conflicts, Relocation, Unemployment, Madhya Pradesh, Corruption
Wildlife

Nature conservation and human well-being in Bhutan: An assessment of local community perceptions

Bhutan's nature conservation policy aims to integrate nature conservation and economic development. This policy is guided by a Buddhist attitude that places coexistence with nature over exploitation of nature for economic gain.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2009
Chhewang Rinzin, Walter J. V. Vermeulen, Martin J. Wassen & et al
Journal of Environment & Development
18
2
177
Tags:
Cattle, Pastoral Nomads, Compensation, Religious Beliefs, Wildlife, Tiger, Protected Area Conservation, National Parks, People - Animal Conflicts, Biodiversity Conservation, Economic Development, Legislation, Bhutan, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth: ecosystem-based approaches to climate change

This latest World Bank document stresses on the inclusion of ecosystem-based approaches to national and regional adaptation strategies. It points out that access to funds will help communities to address climate change at all levels.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2009
The World Bank
Tags:
Ecosystems, Grasslands, Wetlands, Mangroves, Tank Irrigation, Forest Management, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Offset, National Parks, Biodiversity Conservation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Global
Environment

 South Asia

Afghanistan

Publication Date: 
30/05/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Wildlife, National Parks, Afghanistan
Wildlife

Logging Threat To Indonesia Orangutans, Tigers: Report

A logging operation planned by Asia's biggest pulp producer in Indonesia's Sumatra island threatens the habitat of rare orangutans, tigers and elephants, a joint report by five conservation groups said on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Endangered Species, Habitat, Roads, Wildlife, Elephant, Tiger, National Parks, People - Animal Conflicts, Timber Industry, Indonesia

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