Social forestry in full swing in Mehsana
After a three-year long dry spell in North Gujarat, the good rainfall this year has boosted the morale of Mehsana circle of social forestry staff that looks after greening of Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Mehsana districts of Gujarat.
BJP to blame minorities for degradation
The Bhartiya Janata Party plans to use an international conference on environmental protection of the Himalayas, that will be held shortly in Himachal Pradesh, to blame the rising population of the Muslim and Christian communities for depredation of the Himalayan forest wealth.
Brazil environmentalists face new battle on Amazon
Brazilian farmers and environmentalists are gearing up for battle again ahead of a key congressional vote that could ease the limits on how much forest can be cut down in the Amazon jungle. A special congressional commission will vote on Sept. 4 on a bill environmentalists fear could pave the …
Reviving the forests
In a short span of eight years, Andhra Pradesh has come close to achieving the National Forest Policy objectives in north coastal Andhra through its joint forest management (JFM) programme.The impact of the JFM includes an increase in the forest density from 0.6 per cent to 0.8 per cent and …
Forestry scheme comes under fire
The much-publicised Chaudhary Devi Lal Social Forestry Scheme launched by the Haryana State government has come under fire from employees of the Forest Department. While the workers union has claimed that it may render 3000 workers of the department jobless, it has even raised questions about the future of the …
When humans wreak havoc their future
Forests in south Kamrup, adjacent to Meghalaya border are quite well-known as a timber belt, specially of the valuable 'sal' variety of timber. Here profuse natural regeneration of 'sal' species takes place and the forests were having abundant 'sal' trees. But what indeed a matter of grave shock and concern …
Rajasthan govt to allot wasteland to private sector
In an attempt to convert desert and other areas into prosperous green belt, the Rajasthan government has decided to attract private investment and formulated a policy to encourage setting up of agro-based industrial projects on the wasteland. Rajasthan has the largest area of 52 lakh hectare of cultivable wasteland in …
Forests to get a new lease of life
The Uttar Pradesh State Forest Department officials have welcomed the Government's move to grant magisterial powers to forest officers and sought an early revamping of the forest beat system if greenery is to flourish and not be ruined by "the timber mafia-officials nexus".
Steps to check timer smuggling in Tripura
Tripura forest department has intensified vigil along the Indo-Bangla border to prevent large-scale smuggling of timber through riverine routes, official sources said Monday.
Rs 30 crore for plantation
The Forest Committees will now get nearly Rs 30 crore for plantation following a decision of the Madhya Pradesh state government to get plantation work done through forest committees. This was informed by the Forest Minister Harvansh Singh while laying foundation of public protected area project at Sonakhar in Kevlari …
Mugabe men out to ravage rain forest
One of the world's last great rain forests is to be laid waste by loggers working with Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, and his ruling clique. Associates of the increasingly despotic 77-year old are planning the biggest ever logging operation in the precious tropical rain forests of the Democratic …
UAE to finance water schemes
The UAE government has decided to finance Gomal Zam Dam and two water supply schemes in Karachi and Quetta in Pakistan. According to a Press release issued here on Wednesday, the UAE government has also offered funding for a couple of other important hydroelectricity projects in Northern Areas of the …
Eviction drive by Forest Dept in city
The Kamrup East Forest Division has undertaken a determined drive against encroachers in reserve forest areas in and around the city and has already demolished 250 houses so far in Fatasil-Ambari area of the city since the drive was launched on June 12, Forest department sources said. Sources said the …
New ploy to bag WB fund
The Andhra Pradesh State government is all set to launch AP Community Forest Management Project early next year. The Rs 700 crore greenery project funded by the World Bank, is nothing but a recycled version of the Joint Forest Management concept floated six years ago.
'Green Army' planned to protect ecology
The Union Ministries of Environment and Forests and Human Resource Development were coordinating to form a "Green Army" across the country to create an awareness on various kinds of pollution and the need for conserve ecology, the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. T.R. Baalu, said today.
WWF concern over wanton destruction of bamboo trees
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has taken a serious view of the wanton destruction of bamboo forests for two of Asia's larger paper mills, namely the Hindustan Paper Mill at Jagiroad in Morigaon district, and the Panchagram Paper Mill in Hailakandi district. Thi has posed a grave threat …
Chiba governor cancels plan to reclaim tide flat
Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto on Wednesday officially canceled a plan to reclaim the Sanbanze wetlands of Tokyo Bay, saying she will instead work on restoring the tidal flats drawing on advice from citizens and others.
Govt drive to conserve forests
The Madhya Pradesh State Government has decided protect, augment and develop forests by implementing the Public Protected ZAreas (PPPA) project under the joint forest management policy.
Water scheme opened in Qutubullapur
Minister for home T Devender Goud on Tuesday inaugurated a Rs 9.36-crore 5 ML drinking water reservoir and a distribution pipeline of Manjeera water supply scheme of Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board at Jagadgirigutta in Ranga Reddy district.
