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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Government ‘ignorance’ of community’s role in forest conservation rued
Community forest user groups and experts working in the sector have slammed the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2013/14 stating that it has ignored the contribution made by the locals in forest
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Ilam DFO prepares five-year forest working plan
District Forest Office (DFO) of Ilam has prepared a five-year forest working plan worth Rs. 110 million for carrying out the development activities of community forests, national forests, herb productions
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Rs 144 crore outlay for forest sector okayed
The high power committee on Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project on Tuesday approved a budget outlay of Rs 144.90 crore for 2013-14. The State Government’s share in the budget is Rs 33 crore.
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Andhra Pradesh state of forest report 2013
The Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report gives a detailed view of the health of the notified Forests in the State on Annual basis. State of Forest Report 2013 is the fourth report in the series. It gives
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Govt aims at forests to address climate change
Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha inaugurated a programme to put forests at the heart of Sri Lanka's strategy to tackle climate change. Environment and Renewable Energy Minister
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Advancing agroforestry on the policy agenda: a guide for decision-makers
Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resources management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifi es and sustains production
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Non-timber forest products certification in India: opportunities and challenges
Forest certification has emerged as a marketing tool for linking the good forest management practices with the environmentally conscious consumers. Its genesis can be attributed to the society’s concern
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Logging the good news
The president has helped transform a debate about forest conservation. Indonesia’S president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is not known as a conviction politician. Rather, his leadership has been characterised
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Involve people in forest conservation, says chief secretary
Conservation and protection of forests can never be done efficiently without the active participation of the public, S V Ranganath, Chief Secretary of the State, has said. Emphasising on participatory forest management and development, he spoke about forest conservation with the aid of technology and e-governance.
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‘Over 6,500 ha forest land encroached upon’
Bangalore: Forest department officials must step out and visit the wooded areas regularly to prevent illegal activities like growing marijuana, Kaushik Mukherjee, additional chief secretary and development