Forests sustain and protect us in a myriad of ways. They absorb carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, they harbour more than three quarters of terrestrial biodiversity, and they support the livelihoods
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called on Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanti Natarajan to seek Rs 771.52 crore for ‘Punjab Biodiversity and Natural Resources Conservation Project’ through a suitable international funding agency. An official of the Chief Minister’s office said Badal apprised Natarajan that this comprehensive project would ensure protection, conservation and development of forests, wildlife and natural resources in a holistic manner. It would also generate livelihood to alleviate poverty in forest fringe areas.
SOME of the richest and most biodiverse forests in Indonesia will soon be opened up for commercial exploitation under a plan drafted by the new government of Aceh. The chairman of the Aceh parliament's
Kichwa villagers from Sani Isla vow to resist oil prospecting by state-backed company Petroamazonas at all costs In what looks set to be one of the most one-sided struggles in the history of Amazon
The State Government has allotted Rs. 44 crore to initiate measures to prevent human-animal conflict, Minister for Forests K.T. Pachamal has said. At the inauguration of the 20th State Forest Department Sports Meet at the Tamil Nadu State Forest Academy on Sunday, he said that the Department would utilise the money to dig trenches to prevent the animals from entering human habitations. Tamil Nadu had 17.5 per cent of its land area under forests. To improve the green cover, the Chief Minister had ordered planting 64 lakh saplings. Likewise, with the help of Japanese funding, the State was implementing a scheme to conserve forests. The allocation for the scheme was Rs. 686 crore.
Minister for Environment and Forests Wajid Ali Khan said that the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government has planned to establish Forests Board and Forests Foundation for sustainable conservation and protection
A brief statistical outline of Maharashtra forests using the latest available data in this booklet is an attempt to facilitate in variety of ways in day-to-day planning and research in forestry and other
A number of forest communities have been living in forest fringe areas of the south-western part of the state of West Bengal, India for centuries. From this dry-deciduous Sal (Shorea robusta) forest area,
<p>This paper aims to re-evaluate the Chipko movement (1973-1981), a forest protection movement in the Uttarakhand hill region in northern India, which became widely known throughout the world through
This paper attempts an exploration of synergistic opportunities for livelihoods and conservation connected with non-timber forest products in view of the increasing demand for these resources in the local,
SHILLONG: The Megh-alaya People’s Environment Rights Forum (MPERF) has urged Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary to keep on hold his assent to the Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which was passed by the State Assembly recently. In a representation submitted to the Governor on Wednesday, the MPERF requested that the Amendment Bill be sent back to the state government for a ‘detailed deliberation’. The representation also stressed on seeking opinion from technical, legal experts and conservationists besides the general public before deciding either in favour or against the amendment.
