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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Double whammy
Two proposed moves that could drastically alter forest management in India
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Three year itch
The Centre s report card has little to show beyond an unfinished agenda
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The climate-forest continuum
I remember how I first learnt about global warming. It was in the late 1980s. My colleague Anil Agarwal and I were searching for policies and practices to regenerate wasted common lands. We quickly
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Divine protection
Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards
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Bond with people
THE POLITICS OF COOPERATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT Rajeev Ahal . Published by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development . Kathmandu . 2002 . 71 pages
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Contentious credit
World Bank giving loan for anti tribal forest project, say Andhra activists
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Local lessons
Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages
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Gaps galore
This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the joint forest management (JFM) programme. The beginnings of this initiative can be dated to the early 1970s, when people had just begun
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Woman power
When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests
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UNITED NATIONS
International experts met at the UN Food and Agri culture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome recently to discuss ways and means to combat illegal forest practices. They also considered policy