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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Critical necessity of local monitoring and enforcement for sustainable governance of forests
A large number of variables may potentially determine the success or failure of sustainable governance of forests, yet the success in finding the necessary condition has remained elusive. Recently, the Nobel Prize for 2009 in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Elinor Ostrom who made major contributions to our understanding of the governance of forests and common pool resources.
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Community participation and forest policies in India - An overview
<p>Community participation emerged as the defining principle of forest policies all over the world in the closing decades of the last century. In India, this came about after the Indian forest policies went through different stages from largely commercial-centric to a community-oriented approach.
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Developing national REDD-plus systems: progress challenges and ways forward
<p>The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is monitoring the development of national REDD-plus systems in selected countries.
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Displaced and marginalized: protecting the traditional knowledge, customary laws and forest rights of the Yanadi tribals of Andhra Pradesh
Most of the Yanadi community in Chittoor and Nellore districts are now seeking their livelihoods by getting jobs in other places and are living their life forgetting much about their age old rich traditions and customs. The net result is that traditional knowledge and customary practices that were in practice since times immemorial are dying out day by day.
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How communities manage forests: selected examples from around the world
This publication provides readers with an introduction to community forestry, taking eight country examples from Europe and Asia. In each example the legislation and organizational forms are described, and environmental, economical and social aspects discussed. The publication is intended for forestry students, forestry practitioners and policy makers, and interested members of the general public.
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Integrated Land & Eco System Management to be implemented in the state
<br /><p>The Integrated Land and Eco System Management to Combat Land Degradation and Deforestation is being launched in Madhya Pradesh from August 10. On this occasion, a workshop will be organised at the Academy of Administration, Bhopal. Forest Minister Shri Sartaj Singh will be the chief guest at the workshop, which will begin at 9.30 am.
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C-DAC develops Aranya for wildlife, forest management
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The CEECEC handbook: ecological economics from the bottom-up
<p>This handbook is a draft stand-alone toolkit for teaching and learning ecological economics through front-line activist experience and knowledge. Is the product of collaborative efforts between environmental activists and ecological economists from around the world belonging to the CEECEC network.</p>
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Environment and climate change: auditing guidelines
<p>The focus of this Manual is primarily on three main areas of audit, namely, financial audit, compliance audit, and performance audit as they apply to environmental issues.
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Report on public consultations on Green India Mission
<p><span id="itro1">The Public Consultations Report on Green India Mission, one of the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change. It has been prepared by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) for the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)</span></p>