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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Nepal s poor carry it off
As the Himalayan country s forestry scheme for the poor reaps rich dividends, its government entrusts more degraded areas to the underprivileged. The only hurdle for a complete environmental revival seems to be bureaucratic inertia
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Raw Deal
Scepticism hangs over Kerala's Tribal Rehabilitation and Development Mission and its master plan
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BRAZIL
In a bid to stop mahogony trade, a Brazilian government decree has suspended all forest management plans for logging mahogany in the states of Paro, Mato, Grosso and Acre. The announcement, approved
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Manual for operationalising criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management at forest management unit level in India
Forest management in India has undergone a sea change as regards the focus of mandate for managing the forests is concerned. This manual is a pioneer attempt in India as regards training of C&I for SFM is concerned.
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Village forest: gateway to sustainable and participatory community forest management
In India, majority of the tribals live in the predominantly forest areas. Incidence of poverty is also quite high there. The tribals, as well as other people living inside or around the forests are dependent on the forests for their livelihood to a great extent. On the other hand, appropriate management of the forests for sustainable development is the need of the hour.
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Talking green
Participants at an international conference on forest management discuss ways to curb logging
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COMMUNITY PROTECTION
The management of about 423 plantations covering an area of 809 hectares have been handed over to district governments in Pakistan. The governments would be responsible for the management and
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Rescued or doomed
Nations adopt a diluted agreement at Bonn on implementing the Kyoto Protocol. 180 countries finally reached an agreement on the rules to implement the international treaty to combat global warming giving away too many concessions to polluting countries
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Unkindest cuts
An amendment to the Orissa forest act gives sweeping powers to forest officials
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KENYA
The Kenyan government will soon hand over the management of some forest areas to local communities, under the trusteeship of civic authorities. The move is aimed at curbing illegal logging that