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 relation between tanks and trees
For survival of the traditional water management structures, one must understand the linkages between the tanks and trees
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Pact politics
High political drama marks climate negotiations as the European Union strives to ratify the Kyoto protocol without the US, world"s biggest polluter
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Seeking Solutions
ARNAB KUMAR HAZRA Decrease in forest cover not only results in declining timber output for industries but also threatens global reserves of biodiversity, damages the carbon sinks
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Case for CFM
History has seen the management of Indian forests change from being an instrument of regimented exploitation by the British to its present conservation-centered approach. This transition in forest
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Protectors of the forest
Saara adivasis in Orissa have undertaken measures to conserve forest wealth
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Back to basics
Integrating indigenous knowledge in joint forest management projects is an essential prerequisite for the success of such programmes, but years of neglect has diluted the centuries old practices<br>
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Betrayed
Nepal s forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much hailed community forest management programme
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STRIPPED!
Forest bureaucracy arms itself to halt the spread of CFM • In the guise of a finance bill, the Nepalese government has given district forest officers powers to punish forest users' groups
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A bill in question
The Andhra Pradesh government s move to legalise JFM kicks off a row
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Bill & impact
"The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) shall have powers to remove any member who is found guilty of having committed offence under any of the Forest Acts and Rules