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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Paying communities for forest management activities supports social relationships
New research shows that paying communities in Mexico to conserve and manage their jointly-owned property doesn't just benefit the environment—it strengthens social relationships and a sense of community
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Successful maintenance of Lepidoptera by government-funded management of coppiced forests
<p>Coppice and coppice with standards are important habitats for species of light forests, because regular cutting of re-growth applied in this type of forest-use produces forest structures that fulfil
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Understanding forests' contribution to poverty alleviation: a framework for interventions in forested areas
This paper develops a broad framework to conceptualize the multiple ways forests contribute to poverty reduction and inform interventions in forest landscapes. The paper identifies five key strategies
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Blantyre District Council for forest regeneration, water table retention
Blantyre District Council has embarked on forest regeneration and water table retention campaign as one way of effective and sustainable management of the environment. The aim of the campaign is to
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Report reveals how KFS is 'eating up' Kenya’s forests
A damning report has shed light on an elaborate collusion between Kenya Forests Service (KFS) staff and saw millers, as the country struggles to prevent fast-diminishing forest cover. The report by the
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GHC 144m committed to ‘Greening Ghana’ initiative- Owusu Afriyie
The Ministry of Finance has allocated GH¢144million over the next two-years to fund the ‘Greening Ghana’ initiative aimed at engaging 15,000 youth for the tree planting project under the Youth in Agriculture
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Zangbeto: Voodoo Savior of Benin's Mangroves
GRAND-POPO, BENIN - In a wooden canoe on the waters of the Mono River in southwest Benin, a strange cone-shaped effigy in purple raffia and topped with horns sails back and forth through the mangroves.
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Ivory Coast to Spend $1.1b to Rehabilitate Country's Forests
Ivory Coast will spend 616 billion CFA francs ($1.1 billion) over the next 10 years to rehabilitate and regrow the country’s forests that have shrunk as cocoa output expanded, a government spokesman said.
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Ban on logging in public forests extended further by 6 months
The Government has extended the 90-day ban on logging in public forests by a further six months. Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko (above) said the extension would further streamline the operations
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Ministry striving to ensure 30 percent forest coverage in 15 years
ADDIS ABABA—Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MFECC) said that it has been endeavoring to double the current forest coverage of the country to 30 percent in the coming 15 years. Speaking