Western Ghats

The economics of biodiversity conservation: valuation in tropical forest ecosystems

Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is possibly the most powerful tool for halting the loss of biodiversity while maintaining incomes and livelihoods. Yet rarely have such approaches been applied to tropical forest "hotspots", which house the vast majority of the planet's plant and animal species. This groundbreaking work is the most comprehensive and detailed examination of the economics of environmental valuation and biodiversity conservation to date.

Publication Date:

Dec 2006

Author(s): K N Ninan, S Jyothis, P Babu & et al

Source: Earthscan Publications

Tags:

Environment, Western Ghats, Agriculture, Coffee, Livestock, Forest Resources, Tropical Forests, Forest Products, Tribals, Wildlife, Nagarahole NP, Biodiversity, Kodagu, Uttar Kannad, Land Use

Water Resources

Udipi farmers' land taken over for thermal power plant

in october 2006, 150 farmers of Yellur village in Udupi district of Karnataka lost 195 hectares (ha) of land. According to Janajagrithi Samiti, a local ngo, the Udupi tehsildar K Muralidhar

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Air Pollution, Land Ownership, Western Ghats, Water Resources, Heavy Metals, Displacement, Farmers, Thermal Power Plants, High Court, India, Karnataka, Fly Ash

India

Neelakurinji blooms in the Nilgiris

Mass-flowering of neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is at its climax in the vast tracts of the southern Western Ghats. The little flower with no fragrance blooms once every 12 years. The

Publication Date:

14/10/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061015

pp:

0

Tags:

Nilgiri, Western Ghats, Endangered Species, Flora, India

Agriculture

Going Bananas

India gave bananas to the world and today it is the world's largest banana republic

Publication Date:

22/05/2006

Author(s): Seema Sirohi

Source: Outlook (New Delhi)

Tags:

Eastern Ghats, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Western Ghats, Agricultural Systems, Banana, FAO, India

India

Spongy mess

Goa units caught dumping

Publication Date:

14/05/2006

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Western Ghats, Iron And Steel Industry, Waste Disposal, NGO, India, Goa, Karnataka

Wildlife

Goat's own country

A "CLOUD goat" looks as if lost in a daydream with her cuddly kid, an epitome of innocence, lying beside. The mother goat fondles and shields her, though no alarm is raised when a stranger intrudes and whoops. If the nanny could speak, she would ask anyone standing nearby, "Could you get me a rocking cradle to lull my baby to sleep"?

Publication Date:

24/02/2006

Author(s): G. Shaheed

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Western Ghats, Wildlife, Eravikulam NP, Nilgiri Tahr SA, UNESCO, Kerala

India

Stinking tree treats cancer

Survey to find best specimens for cloning

Publication Date:

14/02/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Western Ghats, Trees, Cancer, Life Science, Research, India

India

Mammoth task

Elephant management in India just got tougher

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Author(s): Nitin Sethi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Nilgiri, Western Ghats, Elephant, Genetic Resources, Life Science, Research, India

Wildlife

Evaluating tiger habitat at the tehsil level

This report describes the current and recent past geographical range of the tiger. It provides spatial data on tiger distribution at the tehsil level and its associated landscape characterization; a precursor for land use planning incorporating conservation concerns and priorities.

Publication Date:

Jan 2006

Author(s): Qureshi Q., Gopal R., Shirish Kyatham & et al

Source: Wildlife Institute of India

Tags:

Brahmaputra Valley, Central Highlands, Sundarbans, Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Habitat, Tiger, India

India