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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PTA hampered by lack of experts: NGOs
Pune, September 23 Pointing out the lack of sufficient experts in the Pune Tree Authority (PTA) not providing enough voice in stopping the loss of green cover, non-governmental organisations Pune Tree Watch and Parisar have urged Municipal Commissioner Praveensinh Pardeshi to appoint an expert in the vacant post in the PTA as per the directions of the Bombay High Court.
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Forest laws binding hands
Bangalore, DHNS: At the end of a three-day summit of the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakarta Sammelan on Sunday, Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya said that Forestry laws prevented them from providing basic amenities to the Vanavasis. Even amenities like education, health and sanitation were denied as no serious efforts have been made to provide it, he said.
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Maharashtra state forest policy 2008
The Maharashtra Forest Policy 2008 aims at raising forest cover in the state to a minimum of 33% (101.54 lakh hectares) of total land, as per the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the National Forest Policy, 1988. At present, the forest area in the state is around 20 per cent. Of this 56 per cent is in Vidarbha, five per cent in Marathwada and 39 per cent in western Maharashtra.
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Growing city gasps for green cover
Not glitz but green is the need of Ahmedabad city now.
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Mangrove wetland centre at Navi Mumbai: Master plan in 12 more months
Mumbai, September 19 Forest Department, CIDCO and Conservation Action Trust sign MoU in CM
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Globalisation vs Indias forests
Wanton usage of forest land in the name of development has destroyed efforts towards community-led measures for protection and conservation in Orissa. The laxity in framing adequate environmental laws and the flouting of even the existing laws have had disastrous effects on the livelihoods of forestdwelling people in the state.
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Builders trample on tree-felling norm
Pune, August 1 Rs 3.19 crore deposit money collected for tree-felling lying unclaimed with PMC
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Enclosing forests - towards protection of habitat: case studies from Rajasthan
This report analyses the approach of 'enclosing forests' implemented under the Project in Rajasthan which aimed at protecting and regenerating forests and securing long-term access of and benefits to local communities.
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The action plan on climate change, G8 declaration and the Accra climate change meet: points to ponder
India, the largest economy of South Asia, has recently announced its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). This is of special significance given the mounting pressure on fast growing economies like India, China and Brazil from the developed countries for a commitment with legally binding obligations.
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Increasing forest benefits through the leasehold forestry and livestock programme
Nepal introduced various community based forest management (CBFM) programmes that aim to improve forest management while improving the livelihoods of the forest dependent poor. One of these programmes is the Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Programme (LFLP). Various studies have demonstrated its positive impacts but several studies also pointed out its unintentional negative impacts.