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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Sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition: a report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
<p>This report aims at providing an evidence-based, comprehensive analysis of the relationships between forestry and FSN. It clarifies the links between sustainable forestry and FSN. It considers how sustainable forestry can address competing demands and contribute to FSN in the long term.</p>
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Uganda: UN Asks Uganda to Mobilise Shs400 Billion for Conservation
Entebbe — Uganda needs to mobilise an extra Shs418 billion to effectively finance the management and conservation of its animal and plant species whose habitats are under threat by economic activities
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An Initiative By Communities in Kilifi To Protect Mangroves
Coastweek -- An initiative by local communities in Kilifi County to protect mangroves from destruction has had a double blessing blending conservation and economic benefits. In some areas, conservation
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Brazilian Atlantic Forest deforestation up nearly 60% in a year
The deforestation of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil's second most important forest, grew 57.7% in a year, from 2015 to 2016, when the biome lost 29,075 hectares, or 29 thousand football fields. Figures were
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New lichen database takes big picture approach to forest monitoring
The U.S. Forest Service has decades of data on lichens from thousands of sites across the country. All that information is useful to track air quality, but has never been available in one place, until
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ActionAid Launches Forestry Project to Empower Women
Mrs. Moore poses with invited representatives and other ActionAid officials shortly after the project was launched ActionAid-Liberia (AAL) in partnership with the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI)
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2025 to be a period of forest downfall? ISRO scientists predict India's green cover loss!
Published in the Journal of Earth System Science in February, the study investigated the distribution of forest cover in India by reconstructing the previous forest cover and predicted the ever-continuing
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Africa Should Fast Track Green Cover Restoration
Investing in forest and landscape restoration as well as ensuring their sustainability will improve livelihoods of African people. The call was made by experts during a two-day Forest and Landscape
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West Africa: National Forest Investment Plan Validated
Stakeholders in the forestry management recently validated the draft document of the National Forest Investment Plan of the ECOWAS member states in the framework of the Technical Cooperation Programme
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World Bank approves Rs 960-cr for forest mgmt
World Bank will provide an assistance of Rs 960 crore for increasing green cover in the state. The proposal has been approved by the screening committee of the Union Ministry of Finance. Chief secretary