Forests

 Himachal's tree sanction policy is flawed

Everyone in Himachal Pradesh has an opinion on one issue

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
Padmaparna Ghosh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Trees, Timber Industry, High Court, Panchayats, Himachal Pradesh, Statistics
India

 Private affairs

The invitation was innocuous. The Confederation of Indian Industry cii the grouping of the large and most powerful industries was convening a meet on forests. The purpose, said the invitation which reached us by chance ,

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Land Degradation, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Afforestation, Forest Products, Trees, Subsidies, Industry, Public Sector, Private Sector, India, Andhra Pradesh
India

 The new Money plant

The seeds of a plant called jatropha yield oil that, after processing, makes biodiesel. It can reduce India s burgeoning oil import bill. And there s lots of money to be made. But who will earn? What land will be used for this? down t

Publication Date: 
29/11/2005
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Land Resources, Wastelands, Agriculture, Oilseeds, Irrigation, Trees, Biodiesel, Petrol, Farmers, Electricity, Imports, Private Sector, Biotechnology, NGO, India, Tamil Nadu, Statistics
Health

 Cooking with kokum

Spice, fruit juice and now weight watchers' manna

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Sourav Dutta
Down to Earth
Tags:
Seeds, Trees, Health, Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, India, Gujarat, Kerala
Forests

 Sink or elevator?

New evidence shows some plantations could actually increase global warming

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Trees, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Radiation, Environmental Science, Europe
Forests

 A PEOPLE'S VERDICT

The Sarawak high court in Malaysia has set a precedent by favouring indigenous farmers over industrial developers. The court redefined the meaning of indigenous lands and ruled that the Borneo Paper

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Paper and Pulp Industry, Trees, Legislation, Malaysia
Forests

 The theory sinks

Forests do not sequester carbon dioxide efficiently

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Soil Capability, Trees, Carbon Dioxide, Environmental Science
Forests

 Protecting forests

The Sup

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Trees, Legislation, Supreme Court
Biodiversity

 Barbed wire isn t the answer

Fencing off biodiversity hot spots cannot protect species

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Agriculture, Fodder, Trees, Endangered Species, Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, Private Sector, Environmental Science, Research, Public Participation, Costa Rica, Greenland

 Callous forest law

What is needed is to undertake liberalisation from the point of view of the poor. This is the message of Dewas

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Environment, Timber Smuggling, Trees, Tribals, Legislation, Public Participation, India, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Deforestation

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