Pollem forest loot irks officer
South Goa Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) R K Singh along with other officers and host of forest guards on Tuesday visited the forest area at Polem, Supangudi and other areas in southern part of Canacona taluka to take stock of the illegal felling of trees for firewood.This visit followed …
Bush rewrites national forest management law
The Bush administration has proposed broad changes to the federal government's management plans for U.S. national forests and grasslands. The new rules would give increased authority to federal supervisors of each of the country's 155 national forests to approve logging, drilling and mining regardless of the forest plan's guidelines for …
Hebri villagers protest reserves forest plans
Members of public at Hebri, Mangalore, staged a demonstration urging the authorities to withdraw the Someshwar and Mookambika reserve forest plans. The Anti Reserve Forest Struggle Committee which spearheaded the agitation, said that many families were living in Someshwar and Mookambika forests.
SC clears Karnataka forests of 147 encroachers
A recent Supreme Court order has directed the Karnataka government to evict 147 people who have together appropriated 611 acres of land in Tathkola reserve forests. One of them ordered to be evicted is B.L. Shankar, now chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council. The three-judge bench comprising outgoing Chief Justice …
Stem cell mixing may form a human-mouse hybrid
A group of American and Canadian biologists is debating whether to recommend stem cell experiments that would involve creating a human-mouse hybrid. The goal would be to test different lines of human embryonic stem cells for their quality and potential usefulness in treating specific diseases. The best way to do …
Conservation on the fringes
The Supreme Court is listening to a case on forests and has directed for strong action on illegal timber smuggling, cutting trees and mining in forest areas. The court has also appointed a committee of experts to advise it in the matter
Massive plunder of forests in Dhubri district on
Like elsewhere the forest resources of Dhubri district of Assam are also being slaughtered by greedy smugglers. The roads once beautified by straight lines of green trees bearing a barren look owing to massive timber smuggling. This has taken its toll in the entire area putting at stake the lives …
Workshop on encroachment, forest lands
A two-day workshop on "encroachment and forest lands and related issues" will be held on December 7 and 8 in Bangalore. The workshop will discuss issues related to encroachment and forest lands in the light of the controversial circular issued on May 3 this year by the Union Ministry of …
Bush change to NW forest plan would ease logging
The Bush administration has proposed changing a salmon protection program in order to ease environmental restrictions for the sale of timber from public forests in the Pacific Northwest. The administration's proposal to revise the Aquatic Conservation Strategy of the Northwest Forest Plan was published in the Federal Register. It will …
Centre clarifies forest land encroachment policy
The Union environment minister has sent a letter to states clarifying that people who had encroached on forest land before 1980 continue to be eligible to have their homes. Earlier this year, the ministry had issued a directive that all forest land must be cleared of encroachments by September end.
Doctor claims cloned baby will be born in January
An Italian fertility doctor who has claimed that several women are carrying cloned babies said that one of the children would be born in early January. But as with earlier statements, he again offered no evidence. Dr. Severino Antinori told a news conference that a woman was about eight-months pregnant …
Parrikar for balanced development of forests
Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar has impressed upon forests protecting interest of people within the forests area. He said, interests of the common man in the area should be protected so that they do not adversely react to the eco-development.
Temptation of firewood lures Karnataka locals into Polem forest
People from Majali-Kanwar have been carrying wood for the lush green forest belt of Polem and the adjoining regions of Supanguddi and Neturlim, for their kitchen furnace in broad daylight. The wood is surprisingly transported in the presence of the personal of the forest department from both states of Goa …
CM moots institute of excellence in life sciences
After Hi-tech city, ICICI Knowledge Park, Indian business school, Genome valley and other state-of-art facilities to its credit, Andhra Pradesh will also have an Institute of excellence in life sciences. The IT savy chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the International Knowledge millennium conference sought the assistance of leading scientists …
SC orders body on afforestation fund
The states and union territories may not be able to divert the money generated from diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes any any more as the Supreme Court has directed setting up of a central body to monitor such funds. The states have been diverting only a part of …
SC orders body on afforestation fund
The states and union territories may not be able to divert the money generated from diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes any any more as the Supreme Court has directed setting up of a central body to monitor such funds. The states have been diverting only a part of …
Govt. urged to stop deforestation
Romesh Kapoor president labour cell J&K; People's Democratic Party today highlighted the depleted condition of the forest and urged upon the government ensure stop deforestation.
Greens are irked by tree-felling in IAS colony
Tree lovers and environmentalists have expressed dismay at eh allegedly felling of trees by a cooperative housing society formed by senior IAS officials. An inquiry instituted by the lokayukta recently found prima facie evidence that several old trees had illegally been chopped by the Pataliputra society in Andheri West.
