Assam bandh call against eviction drive
Assam will witness another bandh on June 15 to protest the Government's drive against encroachers occupying thousands of acres of forest land. There was a Guwahati bandh on the same issue on may 25, which was marked by vandalism by a section of the protestors.
Prepare for a bamboo revolution
Bamboo is making a comeback. In Agartala (Tripura), there's a quiet revolution taking place to give this wonder plant the status it deserves. The Bamboo and Cane Institute has just been reinvented. Here young professionals will earn the A to Z of bamboo plantation, product innovation, technology and marketing.
Green brigade
Sasyashmala, an organisation for the protection of environment in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka believes that planting trees and nurturing them is the only way to protect disappearing species of fauna. The man behind the crusade, M Dinesh Nayak's message to his countrymen is backed by solid action - he has been …
And now, Assam may have Pvt. forests, eco-battalion
Alarmed at the fast depleting forest cover in Assam caused by large-scale felling of trees and heavy encroachment over the years, the Assam Government is planning a number of measures including setting up 'eco battalions' for massive regeneration of forests, besides leasing out barren forest areas to private parties for …
Teak wood worth Rs 26,000 seized
In a significant success the forest guards and the forest association of Dudlai, Madhya Pradesh managed to seize illegally felled teaks worth Rs 26 thousand. The incident took place when the forest guard Kamta Prasad Khare along with the members of the forest association was on a regular night patrol.
Malaysia to ban imports of Indonesian logs
Malaysia plans to ban imports of logs from Indonesia, partly to protect its furniture industry from charges it uses illegally-felled limber, a government sources said.
Brazil Amazon destruction down but still alarming
The rate of forest destruction of Brazil's treasured Amazon jungle fell 13.4 percent last year from a five-year peak in 2000, figures showed this week, but it is still at a pace that deeply troubles environmentalists, they said.
Community forest scheme awaiting funds
The community forest management(CFM) supposed to be implemented from this financial year appears to be a distant possibility owing to several reasons. Doubts are galore on the implementation of the new scheme replacing the joint forest management(JFM). The Andhra Pradesh state government had earmarked Rs 200 crore for the implementation …
DSC decries deforestation
Dehat Sudhar Committee, Doda, Jammu called a meeting to take serious note of the merciless slaughtering of forests. The committee also accused Jammu and Kashmir Forest Development and Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation of violating rules and regulations by feeling trees under the pretext of removing dry standing and …
Sandalwood billets worth Rs 5,000 seized
The Kundapur police arrested a person near Shastri Circle in Kundapur, Mangalore, Karnataka on Tuesday night and seized from him 15 kgs of sandalwood billets. The value of the seized sandalwood billets has been estimated to be Rs 5,000.
Colorado firefighters frustrated by erratic winds
Soot-covered, weary firefighters continued battling a 20-mile-long blaze in Colorado's foothills, frustrated by rugged terrain but getting relief from cooler weather. Nearly 920 firefighters worked in shifts in smoke so thick it choked out the sun at times - mindful they might have to make a run for it at …
Wildfire in Colorado
Wind-fanned wildfires erupted across Colorado, consuming homes, forcing residents to flee and floating a blanket of smoke over Denver that the governor likened to "nuclear winter". At the base of Storm King Mountain, a 7,500-acre land had been destroyed.
Plan to safeguard Delhi's greens
Shaken by the recent uprooting of hundreds of age-old trees across the Capital in a dust storm, the Delhi Government has finalised a "Replacement Policy for Trees". under this new plan, a second crop of trees would be created through "under-planting under-mature trees", well in advance to avoid treeless or …
World Bank inspectors attack Uganda dam
A controversial hydroelectric dam in Uganda backed by the World Bank could damage the environment and lead to unfeasibly high electricity prices, according to the bank's own inspectors.
New York forest plateau purchased for protection
Spruce and northern hardwood forests, wetlands, and the headwaters of three river systems on the remote Tug Hill Plateau in western New York state will be protected from development by a tripartite deal. River on the Tug Hill Plateau. The Nature Conservancy, with the help of New York state, will …
TNPL waves the green banner for marketing
The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd(TNPL), the largest bagasse based pulp and paper producing company in the country, has a unique platform to market its products: environment-friendliness. The World Wildlife Fund has endorsed TNPL paper and notebooks and has allowed the company to use its 'Panda' logo.
Bamboo spells trouble for N-E again
Come 2004, and massive flowering of bamboo, if not timely utilised, will bring back spectres of famine to the northeast. Scientists at Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat, have already started working on various aspects of bamboo flowering to check the phenomenon. Bamboo flowering leads to rapid increase in rat …
Region agrees to fight fires causing pollution
Southeast Asian nations agreed to help each other tackle the land and forest fires that have periodically blighted the region's agriculture and cherished tourist industries with chucking clouds of smoke. The disastrous consequences of the previous haze episodes should be enough reason to now bring about concrete action from all …
Eviction drive in Rangalli forest launched
The Forest Department with the help of police and CRPF have started eviction drive in Rangalli Reserve Forest under the Charaideo subdivision of Sivasagar district of Assam from June 3. The forest officer of the reserve forest has issued notice and informed the encroachers before the eviction drive. So some …
Hill losing green belt, birds their habitat
The historical Devarayana Durga hill in Tumkur district in Karnataka with thick reserve forests is falling victim to crass commercialisation in the name of development as hundreds of trees have been cut down to widen the road to the temple atop the hill. Now it has also come to light …
