The roots of power erosion
Ever since van panchayat forests were created, officials have eyed them greedily
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Protecting biodiversity
the g b Pant Institute for Himalayan Biodiversity and Development at Kosi-Katarmal, near Almora, Uttaranchal, had recently organised a three-day national workshop to define a action plan for
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Meaning of 'forest' set to change in India
How should a forest be defined in India? The Union ministry of environment and forests is currently preoccupied with this question. Placing this process in context, <font class='UCASE'>archi rastogi</font> finds the custodian of India s forests coul
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Biggest landlord
In a democracy of 84,326,240 tribal people "The crucial watershed in the history of Indian forestry,' writes historian Ramachandra Guha in his essay The Prehistory of Community Forestry
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Silent invasion
Non native plant species are growing at the expense of the native in Askot sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh
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Almora's dying waterbodies
Almora sees springs vanish, river die
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Chipko: an unfinished mission
In 20 years, Chipko has acquired many facets, primarily as a conservation endeavour by the poor, a struggle for local control of natural resources and an effort by women to protect their environment. Chipko influenced the world, but have its local object
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Pine pressure
Pine culture has altered the Himalayan landscape with disastrous effect on its fragile ecology
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Gossamer research
PETER Smetacek, 30, has a rare collection of butterflies, said to be among the largest in India. He is an authority on Himalayan butterflies. His love affair with butterflies began in his early
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Looking forward to the past
Portrait of a village indifferent to the urge to move with the times
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Disarray
A tradition becomes residual
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Controversy follows Russian offer
A Russian Uzbek offer to finance the Tehri dam has sparked fresh debate over the building of the massive structure in what many contend is an earthquake prone area.
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New hope for Himalayan wastelands
The seabuckthorn plant can change the lives of marginal farmers by enriching soil with nitrogen, preventing its erosion and providing numerous income avenues
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Sans eco logic
Uttaranchal's drought declaration
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How green were the forests...
The van panchayats of the Uttar Pradesh hills were created to restore the vital link between villagers and their forests. Today, they are prime takeover targets of the forest and revenue departments, whose main aim is to exploit the forests. KOSHY CHERAIL
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Another movement, another purpose
The Parvatiya Van Bachao Andolan aims at protecting Kumaon forests from all tree fellers not just those from outside.
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From butterfly to caterpillar
Stung by unplanned growth, Naini Tal once a queen among hill resorts is being divested of her riches.
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Water shortage in the home of glaciers
Residents in the UP Himalaya, abundant in rivers and glaciers and covered by a piped water network, are experiencing a water shortage caused by a range of other problems
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Uttaranchal
The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood
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A tinge of green
Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just concluded assembly elections.