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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Forestry work comes to halt as 18 forest divisions go without plans
Forest working plans are considered the Bible for ensuring sustainable and scientific management of forests. Yet, at least 18 of the 51 forest divisions in the state are without such plans after the period
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World Cup visitors can have their carbon footprint offset for free
Individuals who score tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but worried that the jet travel required to get to matches will contribute to global warming can rest easy. FIFA, soccer's governing body,
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Draft Arunachal Pradesh Forest Act, 2014
An Act for the law relating to consolidation, management, sustainable use and conservation of forests in Arunachal Pradesh. This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Act, 2014.
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Don't facilitate corporate loot: Open letter to anti-FRA petitioners
A joint statement issued by a number of movements, conservation NGOs and experts in conservation biology against the application filed in the Supreme Court against the Forest Rights Act.
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Maharashtra Village Forest Rules, 2014
Read text of Maharashtra Village Forest Rules 2014 released by the state government on March 5 2014 to to institutionalize an effective management regime for conservation and long-term sustainability of forests.They apply to part of such reserved forests (RF) or protected forests (PF) in the village as assigned under the Indian Forest Act (IFA) 1927.
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National Working Plan Code - 2014 (for Sustainable Management of Forests and Biodiversity in India)
The Code - sustainable management of forests and biodiversity — has stressed the need to carry out forest conservation without affecting the livelihood of villagers. It has been prepared by the Forest
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The wealth of forests
It is an inconvenient truth that the poorest people in India live in the country's richest forests. The management of this green wealth has not brought any benefits to the locals Forests have been blacked
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Govt to push Rs 46000 cr mission to increase forest cover
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the UPA government has decided to push a Rs 46000 crore ambitious mission to increase forest cover in the country. Environment Minister M Veerappa Moily said the Union
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To stop destruction of forests and increase green cover Maharashtra launches campaign to rope in villagers
To stop the destruction of forests and increase its green cover to 33% as laid down in the national policy, the state forests department has launched a campaign to rope in villagers to voluntarily enable
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Escalating the conservation initiative
PES: A give and take initiative of the department of forest and park services (DoFPS) could save natural resources, and even help reduce poverty in rural areas, if it gains momentum. The policy, ‘payment