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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Japanese agency to fund van panchayats in Uttarakhand
To provide Rs 807 crore to address forest degradation In a State with around 13,000 van panchayats, of which about 8,000 are practically non-functional, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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Environment ministry wants liberal felling, transit pass norms for private land
NAGPUR: In an attempt to encourage people to take up massive tree plantations outside natural forests, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change has called on states to liberalize felling
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Govt finalizing mgmt plan for private forests in Goa: Alina
PORVORIM: While the process for the identification of private forests in Goa is still on, the government is also finalizing an "intensive management plan" for private forests in Goa, environment minister
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Reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Nepal: a strategic environmental and social assessment of Nepal’s REDD+ strategy
In September 2013, the REDD Forestry and Climate Change Cell (REDD Cell) of the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MFSC) commissioned a Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment
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Real' Forests in India Half of Ministry Claims
India has no more than 3.3 lakh s land under real forests, less than number claimed by the Ministry ronment and Forest (MoEF) in th est survey released last week. Among other impacts, low for might
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In equal measure: A user guide to gender analysis in agroforestry
The book is structured to cover a range of gender issues in various forest, trees and agroforest management areas from tree species identification to landuse decision-making. Participatory research tools
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Forest land rules flouted: CAG
215Cr From Leased Out Land Govt Yet To Recover Arrears Of ` The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pointed out that the state government is yet to recover arrears of Rs 215.46 crore from
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Bengal's forest cover grows by 3810 sq km
Bengal has recorded a phenomenal growth in its forest cover in last two years. Quoting the India State of Forest Report, 2013, released in New Delhi by Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on
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Forestry practices can play key role in landslide disaster management’
Forestry practices can play a vital role in landslide disaster management especially in view of the landslides in the Himalayan regions. The officiating director of the Forest Research Institute, Jayshree
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Greenpeace steps up campaign against PaperOne for logging Indonesian conservation forest
Jakarta: Office supplies companies should stop stocking PaperOne copy paper, whose fibres come in part from high conservation tropical forests now being logged in Indonesia, Greenpeace says. The call,