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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Groups raise alarm over deforestation in Cross River
WITH Nigeria losing over 500,000 hectares of forest yearly to deforestation, experts have called for the repeal of the Land Use Act in the country. Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends
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Int'l conference on climate change kicks off in Bulgaria
An international scientific conference about the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems, adaptation strategies and mitigation kicked off here on Thursday bringing together 147 participants from
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Residents' control is best answer to threat of deforestation: researchers
Expanding agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation around the world, and giving local residents greater control over forested land leads to better environmental management, forest researchers
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Forest dept’s policy for pvt forest management sent to AG, CM
The forest department has put in place a policy for private forest management and the process for identification of private forest is now going on, environment and forest minister Alina Saldanha told TOI.
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Kenya: Govt, Tanzania Sign Pact on Forests
Kenya and Tanzania have signed an agreement on environmental conservation and management of trans-boundary forest resources. In a meeting in Arusha last week, the two countries signed an MoU to strengthen
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KP govt has approved policy for protection of forests’
PESHAWAR: Adviser to Chief Minister on Environment Ishtiaq Urmar on Monday told the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly that the provincial government has approved the Scientific Management Policy for protection
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National scene: Deforestation slowing in Indonesia: WRI
Indonesia’s annual tree-cover loss declined in 2013 to the lowest level in almost a decade after deforestation had surged, according to a new study. Data from the World Resources Institute (WRI) showed
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Centre mulls giving 90 per cent afforestation fund to states
In a bid to boost afforestation activities, the Centre is mulling to hand over 90 per cent of the Rs 36,000-crore Compensatory Afforestation Management Fund directly to all the states, Union Minister Prakash
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3,172 sq km State forest encroached
The Centre today said that at least 3172.15 sq km of forest areas is under encroachment in Assam. Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar, in reply to a Rajya Sabha
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New body to develop national forest certification system
A new body aiming to develop a national forest certification system and formulate standards was set up today to promote "responsible" trade in forestry sector for better management of forest resources.