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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New Light in the Forest
Early next month, the Obama administration will finalize important and long overdue rules for the management of 155 national forests covering nearly 200 million acres. The rules will guide individual forest
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Forest law enforcement as an underlying driver of forest governance in Nepal
The objective of this paper is to analyse and share a critique of forest sector governance in Nepal, particularly with forest law enforcement. This paper will also explore types of illegal practices and
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Three cos operating sans forest clearance: Govt
Cement plants in Jaintia Hills SHILLONG: Amidst growing demands for closure of all cement companies operating in forest areas of Jaintia Hills, the State government has said that three companies have set up plants in the district without forest clearance.
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Radical politics and environmentalism against Taungya in Dooars
The mainstream paradigm of understanding grass-root environmentalism in India as “environmentalism of the poor” might be challenged by an alternative prototype forest movement in the Bengal Dooars prior
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Forests and climate change adaptation in Asia
This brief, produced jointly by FAO, UNEP and RECOFTC, outlines the ways in which forests contribute to climate change adaptation in the Asian region. It details current climate changes impacting forest
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South Asia forest tenure assessment
<p><span id="itro1">This assessment of forest tenure systems in South Asia focuses on current state of tenure...</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://sa.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/south-asia-forest-tenure-assessment" target="_parent"><img alt="Read More" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/bangladesh/read_more.jpg" style="width: 70px; height: 20px; float: right;" /></a></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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ICFRE, Chinese academy ink research agreement
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education to foster cooperation between the two nations in identified fields
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Turning the page in forest governance: Science and Bureaucracy
Despite the legal provisions for the functioning of expert bodies like the National Board of Wildlife and the Forest Advisory Committee, the forest bureaucracy disdains the experts and often overrides
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Mountain forests in a changing world: realizing values, addressing challenges
A quarter of world’s forests are in mountain areas. These forests typically have high biodiversity, and provide many goods and services for people both in the mountains and the lowlands, often far away.
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Migration, remittances and forests: disentangling the impact of population and economic growth on forests
International migration has increased rapidly in recent decades and this has been accompanied by a remarkable increase in transfers made by migrants to their home countries. This paper investigates the