WB aid for forest project questioned
The Joint Action forum, an umbrella of many social organisations like Narmada Bachao Andolan, Ekta Parishad, Adivasi Mukti Sangathan and Kisan Adivasi Sangathan slammed the World Bank for sponsoring the 800 core Madhya Pradesh Forestry project which, according to the JAF, had devastating effect on the lives of lakhs of …
Forest cover dwindling
In a special message to commemorate World Forestry Day, the WWF for Nature -India has called for recognising the critical importance of managing the country's forests' sustainability.
In Brazail's forest fires, Indians see apocalypse
The midday sun burns red through the smoke rising from dozens of forest fires. For the Yanomami Indians, it is a sign of the apocalypse- and environmentalists fear they may be right. A 3 month old fire is raging out of control just across the Mucajai River.
After asteroid scare, scientists agree to agree
A week after the world was shaken by predictions of a close encounter with an asteroid in 2028, some astronomers have resolved to make certain they are right the next time they announce that the sky might be falling. At a meeting this week in Houston, 15 astronomers from around …
Forest officials involved in felling of trees
Despite all possible effoerts of the state forest department to check the continuous felling of trees all around the state, the trend still continues and the biggest hurdle in implementing the forest department policy is none other than the department's officials and its staff.
Indians, ecologists see apocalypse in Amazon fire
The midday sun burns red through the smoke rising from dozens of forest fires. For the Yanomami Indians, it's a sign of the apocalypse and environmentalists fear they may be right. The three month old fires rage out of control, including one just across the Mucaja river.
- Brazil rain forest fire closing in on a city
Brazil's largest rain forest fire in years was closing in on a city of 20,000 in the northern state of Roraima. The fire had sealed off Amapari, about 50 km from the Venezuelan border, mayor Francisco Santiago said on Tuesday.
Winds make forest fire hard to control
Strong winds have set back attempts to control forest fires raging at Khao Bandai in Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary,in Thailand forestry officials said yesterday.
- Centre okays title deeds for Kerala forest land
The Union Government had sanctioned the proposal to give title deeds to the present holders of the 28,588 hectares of forest Ernakulam, Thrissur and Idukki districts of Kerala, the state assembly was informed on Wednesday.
Malyasian local forest fires a new threat
Local forest and plantation fires have been identified as the country's new haze threat, Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Law Hieng Ding said. He said more forest and plantation fires had occurred this year compared to previous years because of the long drought and human carelessness, and these had …
- Meet stresses forest benefits
Speakers at Paryavaran Sammelan, held in the Doon Valley recently, emphasised the need to create more awareness about economic benefits from forest resources and environment-friendly industries.
-WHO to study effects of haze
Singapore's government will co-operate with the WHO to study the long-term effects of breathing air polluted by regional forest fires.
- 95 countries ratify pact on hazardous chemicals trade
After two years of negotiations, 95 countries have agreed on a legally binding convention on international trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides. The UN Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organisation jointly announced that these countries have honoured the commitment made at the 1972 Rio Earth Summit to negotiate …
-Trifed bid to market forest produce
In a bid to cultivate entrepreneurship among tribals, the Tribal coperative marketing development federation of India limited (Trifed) plans to tie-up with various state governments for effective marketing of forest produce by tribals.
- Panel suggests pvt sector entry to recover wasteland
The Mukerji Committee on the "Review of Afforestation Policies and Rehabilitation of Wastelands" has recommended that wastelands be leased out to the corporate sector for the plantation of forest tree species. The Committee has, however, clamped two pre-conditions. First, that no change in land ownership be allowed. And second, that …
Amazon fires out of control
Firefighters dug ditches in a bid to halt raging fires in the northern Amazon as officials appealed for more men and water-dumping helicopters. "We lost control of this thing long time ago", said Kleber Gomes Cerquinho, captian of the fire brigade.
- Greenpeace catches forest authority in misleading public on logging
A proposal to reduce the export log tax by 20% will be an environmental and economic disaster for Papua New Guinea, said Greenpeace. Greenpeace has released a leaked Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) memo that proposes relief measures for the forest authority including a reduction in the export log …
-Battle aginst Amazon fires
Fire fighters battling infernos in Brazil's northern Amazon appealed for more men and equipment yesterday,but the arrival of essential water bombing helicopters was delayed,Reuters reports from Boa Vista.Fires ,set by subsistence farmers in the state of Roraima,have burned out of control for two months,destroying a vast swathe of land like …
- Plans to stop rapid rain forest devastation
The federal government plans to unveil specific measures next week to halt the rapid devastation of the Amazon rain forest, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Known as the Green Package, the measures include the barring of new settlements in virgin forests, said the Rio daily,O Globo. The government is also …
