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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Forest tree seeds arrive at Svalbard's 'Doomsday vault'
The Svalbard "doomsday" vault - widely known for protecting global food crop seeds - has accepted its first delivery of forest tree species seeds. Norway spruce and Scots pine samples have entered the
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Metropolitan cities having forest areas, 26/02/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Metropolitan cities having forest areas, 26/02/2015.
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Kangchenjunga Landscape Nepal: from conservation and development perspectives
The book comprises comprehensive information covering physical, socio-economic, biological and environmental aspects of Kangchenjunga Landscape in eastern Nepal, an important landscape with extraordinary
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on financial assistance to States for preservation of forests, 04/12/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on financial assistance to States for preservation of forests, 04/12/2014.
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Sustainable Development Goals and forests: integrating perspectives, priorities and experience from Africa
The UN’s Open Working Group (OWG) proposed draft sustainable development goals (SDGs) in July 2014. It is the purpose of this report to integrate the perspectives, priorities and experiences from Africa
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Reference document for REDD+ in India
The Reference Document is divided into 9 chapters starting with an introduction and overview of the subject, moving on gradually and logically to required policy framework to support REDD+ implementation
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Strengthening development in international-local institutional linkages in REDD+: lessons from existing forest-carbon initiatives
This study seeks to understand how best to connect local and international institutions based on lessons learnt from existing initiatives in the forest sector that aim to achieve greenhouse gas emission
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State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2014: turning over a new leaf
With the effects of climate change already being felt from New York City to New Delhi, the fight to keep global forest carbon stocks intact, to improve forest management, and to reforest degraded land
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KP to lift ban on cutting forests
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Monday decided to lift the over two decades long ban on forest harvesting besides managing forests along scientific lines in line with a working plan made by
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Nepal State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, October, 2014
<p><strong>The use of System Rice Intensification, an advanced methodology in paddy farming, has enabled farmers in Nepal, to double their output. Using this improved technology, farmers can grow paddy with less water and it has also helped to minimize production costs compared to the traditional way of farming. Read more in October 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal.</strong></p>