Forests have been the root cause of the struggle for statehood. In an interview with DOWN TO EARTH, Uttaranchal's first chief minister NITYANAND SWAMI says he intends transferring power to gram panchayats
In east Africa the latest war casualties are gorillas
Excessive tourism Development is pcoving to be on Cuban environment A major bug msem is the con of a stone bridge dw mainland with on I cays or rand or sand. "It's dw immediate so dw
Eight years of reforms have turned government schools around in Leh district
It s not about fighting the problem later, it s about pre empting the problem. Measures against air pollution and plastics are all about taking proactive measures
ECO-TOURISM has not won many supporters in Russia. Prominent Russian scientists have severely criticised government plans to encourage commercialisation of state-owned nature reserves, says a report
The principles and modalities of a five-year programme to generate information on climate change and its impacts was the first issue to be resolved and adopted. It was hailed as a major step forward
Toxic waste from the Thor Chemicals' mercury processing plant is contaminating the groundwater in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the environment justice networking forum (EJNF) of South Africa. The
IN A CLASSIC tussle between conservation and tourist revenue, anthropologist Richard Leakey was compelled to resign as chairperson of the Kenyan Wildlife Service, following a campaign unleashed
The much-touted Puri-Konark Beach Resort Project proposed by the Orissa state government has received a setback with the rejection of the project by the Union environment ministry. The Rs
Groundwater sale continues in Goa in violation of new law
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The memorandum of understanding for the tourism project has provisions for making artificial snow. But John Sims, managing director of Himalayan Ski Village Pvt Ltd, the promoters of the project,
But who pays Goa is a tourist paradise. But tourists need more than just sun and sand. In its defence of the Regional Plan, the government says, "Goa's economy was initially based on mining.
seed cover: Geneticists, scientists and head honchos of industry, supported by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation, have been assigned the task of creating an international fund to
Japan bank sanctions Rs 560 cr loan for Orissa forestry sector
this book is a rather bold attempt at exploring the complex relationship bet ween man and nature on a larger plane, and conservation programmes and well-being of local people as a specific focus. It
The first place to become a World Heritage site, the Galapagos Islands, was recently declared under threat from "invasive species' by the UN. Experts say the 19-island archipalego and its
The government of Botswana is flouting international laws by refusing to recognise the rights of the indigenous San community over the resources of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, alleges
THE lions are going on a safari to see humans being evicted. At stake is the culture and lifestyle of a community of tribals, primarily forest-gatherers, rich in the knowledge of traditional herbs
