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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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ban on the use of charcoal as a fuel/raw material in the industries, 18/12/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Institute of Sustainable Development Vs. Union of India & Others dated 18/12/2015 regarding ban on the use of charcoal as a fuel/raw
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Nigeria: Cross River Seeks Review of UN Forest Conservation Scheme
Paris — Cross River known for its support for forest conservation wants the review of the REDD scheme to meet community aspirations. The state also plans to establish green police to grow new trees and
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Viet Nam falls short on forestry protection plan
Viet Nam is facing a critical reduction in forest areas five years after it implemented the national forest protection and development programme, forest authority officials said. Deputy Director of
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After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
PARIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protecting increasingly threatened forests in central Africa’s Congo Basin will require not just cash but African governments enforcing their own forest regulations
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Govt to restore deforested landscapes
THE Government of Uganda has promised to restore up to 2.5 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. This is part of the 100 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Areas, 08/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Areas, 08/12/2015. The Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun assesses the forest cover of the country at the interval of two years. As per India State of Forest
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African forestry scheme aims to build prosperity by restoring landscape
More than a dozen African countries have joined an “unprecedented” $1.6bn (£1bn) initiative to boost development and fight climate change by restoring 100m hectares (247m acres) of forest across the continent
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Pan-African pledge to restore forests by planting 100 million hectares of trees wins $1.5bn backing
Pan-African pledge to restore forests by planting 100 million hectares of trees wins $1.5bn backing 'African countries, which bear the least historic responsibility for climate change, are showing leadership
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East Africa: Regional Forest Law Passed
Arusha — The EALA, the East African Community lawmakers, last week passed the EAC Forests Management and Protection Bill 2015 placing a regional framework to conserve the environment. The Bill, whose
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CDP Global Forests Report 2015: realizing zero-deforestation
Seven in ten companies have commitments to address deforestation yet few are translating these into meaningful actions, reveals new analysis from CDP, the global non-profit which gathers environmental