Indian forest and wood certification scheme
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme. This national forest certification scheme offers voluntary third-party certification
Forest Management
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National Forest Policy, 1988
The National Forest Policy 1988 aimed at the protection, conservation, regeneration and development of forests. The main points of the National Forest Policy 1988 included maintenance of environmental
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The evolution, structure, and impact of the Chipko Movement
<p>The traditional Indian strategy of resolving conflict by non-cooperation, the satyagraha, has been revived in the Chipko, or "Embrace the Tree", the movement to protect trees from commercial
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Conserving India's natural heritage
This book is essential to all those concerned with nature conservation and contain knowledge valuable in those involved in this field in their own countries.
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Forest Survey of India
Forest Survey of India (FSI) was created in June, 1981 with the objective of monitoring periodically (10 years cycle) the changing situation of land and forest resources and present the data for national planning; conservation and management of environmental preservation and implementation of social forestry projects. After a critical review of its activities, FSI was re-organised w.e.f.
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Indian Institute of Forest Management
The Indian Institute of Forest Management is a sectoral management institute, which constantly endeavors to evolve knowledge useful for the managers in the area of Forest, Environment and Natural Resources Management and allied sectors. It disseminates such knowledge in ways that promote its application by individuals and organizations.
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Promises broken
Dear Prime Minister Koirala we urge you not to learn from India
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The challenge of the balance: environmental economics in India - proceedings of the national environment and economic meeting
The number of institutions trying to integrate environmental concerns with economics is still small in India, especially given the size of the country and the diversity of its environmental problems and challenges, but a small beginning has already been made. This volume presents the proceedings of the national environment and economics meeting held in January 1994, in New Delhi.
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Women and the supply side of energy in Sahelian countries
PREDAS is a regional programme to promote household and alternative energies in the Sahel. The programme is implemented by the permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) with support from the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Women and household energy in Sahelian countries
This publication by the Programme for the Promotion of Household and Alternative Energy sources in the Sahel (PREDAS) is a summary of a series of surveys and analyses conducted in the Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Chad.
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Sustainable production of commercial woodfuel: lessons and guidance from two strategies
This report illustrates two alternative approaches to promoting sustainable woodfuel production by farmers and communities with a commercial focus. The report aims to provide readers with a thorough analysis of these two approaches, focusing on strategic aspects, guiding principles, overall results, and lessons learned.