Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
DINDIGUL: Vacant land in any parts the State, particularly in rural areas, should be used only for grazing or to develop forests or to create irrigation tanks instead of establishing special economic zones or industrial estates, said organic farming expert K. Nammazhvar. Multi and rotational cropping patterns, natural way of …
Investments in strong institutional arrangements in common property resources can contribute to better access to fodder and water for the poor livestock keepers. A strong institution and collective action has helped improve commons, thereby improving the livelihoods of poor livestock keepers in Udaipur region.
The objectives of this policy are: To enhance animal protein availability to fulfill the nutritional requirement; To ensure equitable, sustainable and balanced development of the sector; To provide an enabling environment for the growth & development of the livestock sector by providing quality services and inputs; To promote proper and …
John Vidal Nomadic herders who move their cattle ceaselessly across some of the harshest environments in the world in search of grazing land are vital for Africa
Over the last four decades exploitation of natural resources to meet increasing societal demands for land based products has caused significant changes in land use and land cover not only in nature's best gifted regions but also environmentally sensitive arid regions. Through digital interpretation of IRS LISS-III data of 2004 …
In light of global concerns over the impacts of climate change and climate variability, this document provides an overview of opportunities for adaptation and mitigation in dryland pastoral and agropastoral systems. It makes a case for a concerted global effort to promote mitigation practices that also have benefits for adaptation …
Hyderabad, Nov. 8: Unabated cattle grazing is causing thousands of hectares of greenland in the tiger reserve area in Nallamala to dwindle, wildlife experts have warned. They say the buffer zone is eroding, and forest officials are unable to prevent locals from entering into the restricted area with cattle. As …
The protected areas of Himachal Pradesh in the Indian Himalayan Region are facing high anthropogenic pressure due to grazing rights. Habitat degradation coupled with overexploitation of sensitive biodiversity elements has caused habitat alteration and rapid decrease in their populations. This has necessitated evaluation and prioritization of habitats and communities and …
Gaurav Sharma The situation is not as bad yet but Gujarat looks all set to get its own Nandigram and Singur. The Narendra Modi government is currently facing stiff resistance from villagers in at least five districts against its decision to hand over agricultural and grazing lands to industrial houses. …
Activists of Taluk Dalit Sangharsha Samiti unit staged a dharna in front of the taluk office here on Thursday demanding strigent action against officers allegedly in cahoots with the land mafia. The protesters alleged that the officers, hand in glove with land grabbers have fabricated documents to grab the grazing …
Nearly 50 per cent of the 55,292 acre Government-owned grazing land (Amruth Mahal Kaval) has been encroached upon, in the State. Disclosing this to reporters on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry Minister Revu Nayak Belamagi said over 21,000 acre of grazing land spread across six districts of Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Hassan, Tumkur, Mandya …
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has said that no dumping of garbage on a 67-acre grazing land at Kuthambakkam in Tiruvallur district, about 40 km from here, will be permitted, until further orders. Passing interim orders on public interest litigation petitions challenging the government
The Indian Fox is a widespread animal of arid and semi-arid areas, especially partial to grasslands. It is mostly crepuscular and nocturnal in habit and rarely wanders around during the day.
Authorities in China aim to halt the spread of the desert in Tibet by next year, hoping to stem the effects of years of mining, tree-felling and overgrazing, state media said on Thursday Desertification is spreading by 98,000 acres annually in Tibet, an official at the regional forestry bureau was …
MUKESH RANJAN NEW DELHI June 5: Claiming that urbanisation and industrialisation, including Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are inevitable to take place in growing India, deputy chairman of planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said, acquisition of certain portion of irrigated farmland for the purpose could not be avoided. "I agree that …
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increasing competition for water between various sectors is aggravated by growing demands for water, climate change and environmental degradation. One of the major consumers of water is livestock keeping, which is an important livelihood strategy for smallholder farmers in Africa. The water consumption for livestock …
Participatory rural appraisal techniques and a survey of 100 households were used to evaluate livestock production, and pastoral development of the Maasai in Mara. It was observed that patterns of land-use have principally changed from nomadic pastoralism to sedentary pastoralism, agropastoralism, and, in some cases, pure cultivation. These trends have …
This report highlights the arguments necessary to showcase the adaptive potential of pastoralism to climate change and to promote investment in pastoral areas in East Africa. It is part of the Reducing the Vulnerability of Pastoral Communities through Policy and Practice Change in the Horn and East Africa Project (RGLAP). …
Methane is considered as a potent green house gas causing global warming due to photochemical reaction in the atmosphere. Methane emission from the livestock of Maharashtra has been estimated based on number of animal population reported in the live stock census 2003. As per census record there are 16.7 lakh …
