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Food safety is a concern for scientists, policy-makers and consumers especially as food poisoning outbreaks are becoming more common and as particular concerns arise over genetically modified foods. This
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Risking change: experimenting with local forest management committees in Jamaica
As forestry in many countries becomes less about timber production and more about watershed protection, biodiversity conervation and tourism, the range of stakeholders grows larger and more diverse, while regulation and enforcement become more difficult.
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The return of the unicorns: the natural history and conservation of the greater one horned rhinoceros
The return of the unicorns is an account of what it takes to save endangered large mammals.
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Devolution as a threat to democractic decision-making in forestry? findings from three states in India
This paper looks at two interfacing trends shaping devolution of forest management in India: appropriation of space for forest management by diverse self-initiated community formations at the grass roots level despite state seizure of forests; and state-driven devolution where government policies define the scope of local authority in forest management.
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17th Indian livestock census: all India summary report
This report provides detailed data of the seventeenth livestock census. It consists of twenty-nine sub reoirts i.e. one all India, twenty eight state reports and one report covering all UTs. Each report provides corresponding data of livestock, poultry, fishery and agricultural implements further divided into rural/urban and total.
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Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level in Andaman & Nicobar islands using satellite remote sensing and GIS
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are one of the most diverse but fragile Island landscapes where developmental activities have caused serious implications, resulting in loss of habitat and subsequent extinction of species.
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Impoverishment risks and reconstruction: a model for population displacement and resettlement
During the last two decades of the previous century, the magnitude of forced population displacements caused by development programs was on the order of 10 million people each year, or some 200 million people globally during that period. Thus, by their frequency, size, ad the dire consequences, development-cased displacements have become a problem of worldwide proportions.
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Safety of CNG buses in Delhi: findings and recommendations
This report examines new problems that have croppped up as a result of the unprecedented expansion in the scale of the CNG programme in Delhi. It pays special attention to inspection and safety norms, and includes various compliance procedures, institutional changes and training requirements to mitigate current and future safety problems. This report evaluates how Delhi, which has the world's largest CNG city bus fleet with 7,100 buses, is meeting the challenge of large-scale deployment of a new technology.
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Fish curry and rice: a source book on Goa, its ecology and life-style
Fish curry and rice is designed to teach, to provoke and to stimulate people--young and old--not just to discover the astonishing beautives of Goa's diverse ecosystems, but to delight in its life-style as well.
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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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India: an illustrated atlas of tribal world
This atlas provides a comprehensive picture on the distribution of 418 tribal communities all over India. In addition, a brief account of major tribes of the states or union territories has been discussed highlighting their major concentration, language spoken them, social organisation, traditional primary occupation, religion and education.
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Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level in North-East India using satellite remote sensing and G
Biodiversity characterisation at landcape level was carried out using Indian remote sensing satellite data in North Eastern region of India. This study presents the results of the project undertaken to build a national database on biodiversity at landscape level. This is important in order to check the alarming biodiversity loss currently taking place in this part of the country.
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Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level in Western himalayas India using satellite remote sensing and GIS
Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level has been carried out using Indian remote sensing satellite data in Western himalayas of India. This study presents the results of the project undertaken to build national database on biodiversity at landscape level.
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Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level in Western Ghats India using satellite remote sensing and GIS
Biodiversity characterisation at landscape level has been carried out using Indian remote sensing satellite data in Western Ghats of India. This study presents the results of the project undertaken to build national database on biodiversity at landscape level.
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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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Forgotten villages: the story of resettlement of villages from the Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Chikmagalur
Thirty kilometres from Chikmagalur in the southern Indian state of Karnataka lies the Bhadra tiger reserve. Here, the towering ridges of the western ghats wrap around a gently undulating landscape dissected by scores of streams and draped in the finest moist deciduous forests anywhere. These forests harbour on impressive assemblage of wildlife from the large and imposing elephant and tiger to a dazzlilng array of lesser marvels including birds, lizards, snakes, frogs, and insects. Also scattered across Bhadra's forested landscape are sixteen hamlets.
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Climate responsive architecture: a design handbook for energy efficient buildings
This book envisages to re-create the process by way of which buildings and entire habitats can be designed to respond to nature with climate as the basic parameter of design. It discusses the methodology of design, design tools, latest developments in energy efficient architecture and materials, and is suitably aided by case studies and actual projects.
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Global Environmental Negotiations 2: poles apart
The Global Environmental Negotiations (GEN) series provide information on environment-related treaties, negotiations and institutions. Poles Apart, the second in the series of books on the politics of global environmental governance (GEN). This book contains updates on the issues dealt within the first report, Green Politics . It contains new chapters on five conventions and institutions.
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The smokescreen of lies: myths and facts about CNG
The Supreme of India ruled on July 28, 1998 that all eight-year-old-buses and pre-1990 three-wheelers and taxis would have to be converted to CNG by March 31,2000. For the rest of the buses, three-wheelers and taxis, the deadline was fixed as March 31, 3001. This order, however, is getting to be the most difficult to implement. Resistance from the diesel lobby and lack of support from the government are out to sabotage the Supreme Court orders to move the buses, auto and taxis to CNG.