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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'Sweet business' of beekeeping helps protect Zimbabwe's forests
MUTARE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Divas Matinyadze’s 47 beehives are hidden away in a dense patch of forest, along a narrow dirt path beside a small river in Mpudzi Resettlement Scheme.
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Kenya: Players Begin Plans to Increase Kenya's Forest Cover
Stakeholders in forestry initiatives have endorsed a new plan that outlines specific measures to be undertaken across sectors to increase Kenya's forest cover to 10 per cent in the next 15 years. They
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In Chile's forests, shadowy rebel groups threaten logging industry
A few moments of relaxation for Chilean logger Nelson Hidalgo were shattered one day last month when 12 armed men piled out of a pick-up truck and demanded he step outside his work-site dining trailer.
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Centre’s draft forest policy moots green cess
The Environment Ministry has proposed a new policy for the management of forests that among other things proposes a green cess to promote “ecologically responsible behaviour” and called on the government
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Draft forest policy out, brace for green tax
The environment ministry has come out with a draft National Forest Policy (NFP), proposing levy of a green tax while calling for safeguarding forest land by exercising strict restraint on diversion for
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Russia significantly under-reporting wildfires, figures show
Forest wildfires rampaging across Russia are being significantly under-reported by authorities, according to analysis of satellite data. Climate change is making wildfires much more likely in Russia,
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U.S., Norway say forests vital to global climate goals
Last year's international deal on limiting climate change must involve more use of forests as natural stores of carbon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Norway's government said in a joint statement
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Norway pledges $14M to strengthen forest monitoring platform
The Norwegian government is providing World Resources Institute with 115 million kroner over the next three years to strengthen Global Forest Watch, a platform for monitoring the world's forests. The
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Draft National Forest Policy, 2016
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/forests_policy.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Compendium of Judgements on the Forest Rights Act (2007-2015)
The publication, produced by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and UNDP, is a compilation of various court rulings, including the Supreme Court of India and High Courts of several states, that have strengthened