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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Kenya: Illegal Allocation of Land Laid Bare in Forest Audit
The extent to which land initially intended for forests has been encroached for human use has been exposed in a report, with authorities being asked to take action against those responsible. Details
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Illegal logging will not derail 10% forest cover target — Planning PS
Illegal logging and corruption practices around forest conservation have put forests on the verge of extinction. In an interview with the Star, Planning PS Julius Muia says raising the forest cover to
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Report: How KFS colluded to destroy Kenya's forests
A damning report on the state of forests and logging has revealed how the forests' custodian - the Kenya Forest Service - has destroyed swathes of precious trees countrywide. The report released on
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Liberia: Forestry Development Agency to Conduct First National Forest Infantry
Monrovia – Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Managing Director P. Mike Doryen has announced the conduct of the first national forest i in Liberia. The infantry, according to FDA, is intended to get
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States must be incentivised for increasing forest cover
Environment protection and economic development must go together, stressed the Vice President of India, M Venkaih Naidu. The States must be incentivised for increasing forest cover. The NITI Aayog and
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Kenya turns to science to help improve forest cover
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government said Tuesday it has resorted to science to help improve its national forest cover. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry Keriako Tobiko said the country
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Tanga to have 14,000 new mangroves
Vodacom Tanzania employees, spearheaded by the company’s CSR arm Vodacom Tanzania Foundation has partnered with Mikoko Scout Group in ensuring the security of the mangrove forest and enable plantation
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Income from sale of tendu leaves sees rise
The turnover from tendu leaves exceeded Rs 3 crore and the average annual earnings for a village was a little over Rs 4 lakh. Mumbai: As a part of Communities Forest Resource (CFR) management, Maharashtra
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When people turn forest managers
India’s degraded forests are seeing a turnaround. From curbing rhino poaching to stopping tree felling and regenerating biodiversity, local communities have taken ownership of their forest homes in several
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Treat for green lovers as UT set to open new forest reserve
CHANDIGARH: Giving a gift of tranquil surroundings to city residents, enclosed in a forest reserve once again, the department of forest, UT Administration is all set to inaugurate 'City Forest ‘also known