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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The Odisha community-REDD project: a brief report on the accomplishments
Regional Centre for Development Cooperation (RCDC) evolved as a civil society organization primarily with an objective of consolidating community stake in forest governance. Since its inception in 1993
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Guidelines for formulating national forest financing strategies
Forests provide fresh water, soil protection, carbon sequestration, and other valuable resources that forest-dependent communities have relied on for millennia. Quantifying these goods and services has
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Approaches to benefit sharing: a preliminary comparative analysis of 13 REDD+ countries
This working paper builds on a study of REDD+ policies in 13 countries to provide a global overview and up‑to‑date profile of benefit‑sharing mechanisms for REDD+ and of the political‑economic factors
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National Consultation on Community Forest Rights under the Forest Rights Act, 16-17 March, 2013
A national consultation on community forest rights (CFR) under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) was organized by Vasundhara and Kalpavriksh, in collaboration with the CFR Learning and Advocacy Group, and Oxfam
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Persistence and change: review of 30 years of community forestry in Nepal
Persistence and Change: Review of 30 years of Community Forestry in Nepal” is the first national study of the impacts of community forestry since the initiation of community forestry over 30 years ago.
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Can communities plan, grow and sustainably harvest from forests?
Extensive experimental research has been devoted to the study of behaviour related to public goods, common-pool resources and other social dilemmas. In a majority of these studies, it is found that subjects
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Institutional framework for implementing REDD+ in India
India’s forests are facing immense pressure due to unsustainable use of forest produce. Poverty and forest degradation are inextricably linked and curbing forest degradation requires convergence of various
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Advancing agroforestry on the policy agenda: a guide for decision-makers
Agroforestry is a dynamic, ecological 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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Managing forest resources for sustainable development
Forests are home to some of the world's poorest people. Forests also provide environmental services important to the agriculture sector such as hydrological regulation and pollination. Forests and trees
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Wildlife census under progress in ATR
Census is carried out in tiger reserves and sanctuaries twice a year Nearly 1,000 persons including forest personnel, nature enthusiasts, environmentalists and members of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) continued with the wildlife census in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) for the second day on Friday. The five-day census to enumerate the wildlife population in the 958 sq km area of ATR spread over six ranges of Pollachi, Ulandy, Manomboly, Valparai, Udumalpet and Amaravathy began with a training on Wednesday. The field level census commenced on Thursday.