Deforestation affects weather
Weather itself is changing in the lush cloud because of deforestation many miles away, scientists say in a new study being published Friday in the journal Science. The changes threaten diverse plant and animal communities as well as assumptions behind an effort to save the world's best remaining rainforests. Up …
Prime forest land under Army attack
The Andhra Pradesh government's decision to "renew the lease" of 285 acre of the Chilkur Forest Reserve Land located on Hyderabad's outskirts to the military for using it as a "safety zone" for its firing range has come under severe criticism from forest conservationists.
New national forest policy in offing
A new national forest policy is in the offing for the conservation and development of forests and biodiversity of Pakistan. The need for framing a new forest policy has been felt following an alarming rate of depletion of natural resources in the country, particularly during the past three decades due …
Jharkhandis ransack forest office
About 300 Jharkhand Party cadres, including some women, ransacked the office of the forest range officer at Bholabheda in Delpahari of Jhargram subdivision. The Jharkhandis allegedly manhandled the range officer and confined him in his office for four hours.
DJB alert against water poisoning
Though the water supply system in the Capital is relatively safe from chemical or biological attacks, the Delhi Jal Board has starting carrying out hourly tests and increased its alertness level.
Civic body on a tree-cutting spree
In New Alipore and other parts of South Kolkata, as Mudiali and Lake Avenue, trees of all sizes are being felled. Trees are also being felled at places around flyover construction sites, specially in the night. While civic chief claim that the operation is basically aimed at trimming branches after …
Uttaranchal for afforestation with people's involvement
The State Government has launched the Parishkrit Sanjhi Van Yojna for the preservation and protection of the forests by ensuring effective participation of the people.This Yojna aimed at setting up of Village Forest Development Society (VFDS) for raising the forests and the revenue to be earned by the way of …
Zambian scheme wins David Thomas prize
The 10th and final David Thomas prize has been awarded to Richard Armstrong of the US and Zambia for a tree-planting scheme designed to help subsistence farmers in Zambia.
Draft national forest policy 2001 unveiled
Pakistan's Minister for Environment, Omar Asghar Khan on Wednesday unveiled the draft National Forest Policy, 2001, inviting comments and suggestions from experts as well as civil society representatives within a fortnight. The draft forest policy, formulated after an interactive process of more than five years of consultation with provincial governments, …
'Bhure Lal Committee straying from objective'
The transporters alleged that the committee constituted by the Supreme Court to check the pollution level in Delhi has forgotten its objective and is more focussed on implementing the single fuel mode. In a Press conference organised by the Joint Action Committee of Transporters, a body of bus, auto rickshaw …
HC direction to State Govt
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court to day orally directed the Government to apprise the court as to what action it had taken on the basis to the report filed by the former Revenue Secretary Jiji Thomson, on the controversial felling of trees in Periya in Wayanad District.
Forest certifiers not created equal
On Tuesday, the Meridian Institute released a study of the two major competing systems for certifying forest management - and found that they differ in almost all areas.
Govt announces new forest policy
The State Government has announced its new forest policy laying emphasis on expansion of green vegetation and converting it into a herbal State. Planting and rearing of medicinal plants would be given top priority for which economic assistance would be provided to the predominantly tribal people of the state.
Kerala planters seek changes in forest Bill
The Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) has urged the State Government to make certain amendments to the proposed bill to give effect to the Kerala Forests (Vesting and Management of Ecologically-Fragile Lands) Ordinance in the interest of the State's economy. Under he ordinance, all ecologically-fragile lands were to vest …
Switzerland offers grant for forestry project
The government of Switzerland has agreed to provide a grant assistance of CHF(Swiss Francs) 4.4 million to Nepal for the execution of the Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project Phase IV.
Planters upset over Kerala govt ordinance on forests
The move of the Kerala government to introduce a Bill to give effect to the Kerala Forests (Vesting and Management of ecologically Fragile Lands) Ordinance may add to the crisis in the plantation sector, according to the Association of Kerala Planters.
Novel forest plan launched
Realising, though belatedly, that no afforestation programme could be successful without the people's participation, the Himachal Government has launched the "Parishkrit Sanjhi Yojna" a novel scheme, to re-establish community's traditional relationship with the forests.
