Nagaland Tourism Policy, 2024
The Government of Nagaland on March 14, 2024, notified the Nagaland Tourism Policy, 2024. In order to implement programmes of the infrastructural development, strengthening promotion and marketing efforts
Ecotourism
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Maharashtra state forest policy 2008
The Maharashtra Forest Policy 2008 aims at raising forest cover in the state to a minimum of 33% (101.54 lakh hectares) of total land, as per the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the National Forest Policy, 1988. At present, the forest area in the state is around 20 per cent. Of this 56 per cent is in Vidarbha, five per cent in Marathwada and 39 per cent in western Maharashtra.
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Seminar on eco-tourism from October 3
TEOK, Sept 19: A seminar on the topic
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New green tourist hub proposed in MP town
The cantonment town in Madhya Pradesh is soon going to get a new tourist destination in the form of lush green Madan Mahal hills to cater nature lovers. An action plan to the tune of Rs 6.52 crore have been sent to Centre in this regard. Hills of Madan Mahal, which is sprawled on 427 hectare in the heart of the city, are canopied by myriad species of trees, including those facing extinction-threat. Hills have conserved forest range. The action plan consists of the construction of 8 km road, plantation of more trees, construction of track-route and digging hand pumps.
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Sustainability in tourism: a rural tourism model
The Government of India (Ministry of Tourism) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are implementing the Endogenous Tourism Project - Rural Tourism Scheme across 36 sites in the country, to set up alternative models of tourism which would serve to create sustainable livelihood opportunities among low-income communities living in rural areas (2005-2009).
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Village in arms
Masinagudi residents are apprehensive of what Mudumalai tiger reserve holds for them On July 15, inside the core of Mudumalai tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu, a group of workers waited for a jeep to take them to Masinagudi
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Ecotourists scare away endangered wildlife
Nature-loving visitors to protected animal reserves can make carnivorous animals like bobcats and coyotes scarper, a new study says.
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Living on the edge
Protected areas attract human settlements? globally, creating protected areas (pas) has been a preferred method of biodiversity conservation. Such areas with their mandate of providing refuge to wildlife are usually assumed to have negative impact on local communities since their access to natural resources is restricted. But a study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that
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World's wettest place continues to chase its own record
SHILLONG, July 31
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Eco-tourism a non-starter at Chapanala
CHAPANALA(NAGAON), July 27