This study represents the first attempt of the World Bank to examine SWM issues in unique and ecologically-fragile mountain areas. This infographic presents a synopsis of the findings from fie knowledge products, including individual country studies on India, Nepal, and Pakistan, a technical guidance report, and a collection of good …
PARIS: As out-of-control wildfires ravage large swathes of Portugal, Spain and northern California, AFP talked to scientists about the ways in which global warming can amplify the problem. Other factors have fuelled a sharp increase in the frequency and intensity of major fires, including human encroachment on wooded areas, and …
He was addressing the convocation of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun on Wednesday. Vice President of India M Venkakaih Naidu asked for encouraging those states which are doing good work in conserving forests, by providing them benefits and incentives. He said that to preserve forests, the local people, …
Integrates climate change concerns and promotes private investment and role in forestry The government has made public its draft National Forest Policy, to replace the one crafted in 1988. Incorporating consequences of climate change but entirely ignoring one of the three forest related laws, the Forest Rights Act, the policy …
India is blessed with the tallest and the most gallant mountains of the world. These mountains, apart from being aesthetically beautiful, also host a wide variety of flora and fauna that sustain the livelihood of the people in the region. The mighty Himalayas, the Aravalli range, the Satpura range, the …
