Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) success at storing atmospheric carbon in forests in Latin America depends on the long-term maintenance of forests. Forest maintenance in Latin America in turn largely depends on community forestry – the direct control and management of forests by men and women …
Leading forest, paper and packaging companies are committing to support forest certification systems to significantly scale up sustainable forest management. In a statement, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Forest Solutions Group (FSG), which consists of 26 companies responsible for nearly 40% of annual global forest, paper and …
A Planning Commission panel recently recommended allocation of 2 per cent of annual gross budgetary support (to the Twelfth Plan) per year to the 11 Himalayan states, including seven in the Northeast. The amount, at current levels would work out to be about Rs 10,000 crore, to be earmarked for …
As the demand for land intensifies, people and governments are facing increasing pressure on the access, management and governance of land and forests. Although there are policies, legislation and institutions to manage land resources nationally, this report argues that these tools have yet to collectively address the fundamental causes of …
In its fourth year of publication, the State of the Forest Carbon Markets report series offers an un-paralleled, comprehensive view of the financial and technical landscape of the market for forest carbon offsets. Covering New Ground: State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2013, produced and launched by Forest Trendsʼ Ecosystem …
Nepal’s diverse landscape is presenting various forest management challenges, and the country has experienced significant forest lost over the years. Therefore, achieving sustainable forest management in the country is a major need to be addressed if national level REDD processes are to yield any benefits for Nepal. With support from …
Forest department to involve tribal people living in reserve forest area At last count, Erode district had a forest cover of 2,27,678 hectares — 1,45,531 in Sathyamangalam division and 82,147 in Erode division — accounting for 27.7 per cent of the district’s geographical area of 5,722 square kilometres. The area …
The Karnataka government will implement the second phase of the Karnataka Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project, aimed at expanding forests, over the next eight years. The project will involve a cost of Rs 1899.72 crore. It will be implemented with an aid of Rs 1701.98 crore from the …
It is a mechanism for monitoring, tracking and labelling timber, wood and pulp products and non-timber forest products Government is considering introduction of forest certification as it will help in their sustainable management, a senior official said today. Forest certification is a mechanism for monitoring, tracking and labelling timber, wood …
The state government has decided to amend rules under the Indian Forest Act (IFA) 1927 to make them more adaptable and people-friendly besides ensuring effective conservation of forests. For the purpose, the government on Monday set up a three-member committee headed by former principal chief conservator of forests ( PCCF) …
This CAG audit report on the performance of Compensatory Afforestation Fund in India tabled in Lok Sabha finds massive scam involving forestlands being given over to the industry in violation of the laid down regulations. Read text of this report. The objectives of the compliance audit on Compensatory Afforestation in …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today urged the 14th Finance Commission to provide a special grant of Rs 12,466 crore to the state, while seeking permission to levy generation tax on hydropower produced in the state to help it recover from increasing debt and liabilities. While placing the state’s case before …
State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment referred to in the reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.29 regarding “Protection of Environment” by Shri Premchand (Guddu) due for answer on 05.08.2013.
An Expert Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Jagdish Kishwan, former ADG (W&L;) has prepared the Reference Document for REDD+ in India to provide greater clarity and guidance on the emerging REDD+ issues.
NAGPUR: With 46 tiger deaths in just 7 months this year in the country, most of them due to poaching and several shrouded in mystery, the Global Tiger Day on Monday will be celebrated under a dark shadow. Looking at the startling revelations by organized tiger poachers, arrested recently near …
Community forest user groups and experts working in the sector have slammed the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2013/14 stating that it has ignored the contribution made by the locals in forest conservation for decades. They are upset that the new budget announced on Sunday evening did not even …
District Forest Office (DFO) of Ilam has prepared a five-year forest working plan worth Rs. 110 million for carrying out the development activities of community forests, national forests, herb productions and President's Chure Area Conservation Programme. The office has prepared Rs.109.6 million budget of the five years plan for the …
The high power committee on Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project on Tuesday approved a budget outlay of Rs 144.90 crore for 2013-14. The State Government’s share in the budget is Rs 33 crore. The major activities proposed for the current financial year include capacity buildings of Vana Surakhya Samitis (VSS), …
The Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report gives a detailed view of the health of the notified Forests in the State on Annual basis. State of Forest Report 2013 is the fourth report in the series. It gives precise locations of the forest cover changes, assessed using LISS III data …
Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha inaugurated a programme to put forests at the heart of Sri Lanka's strategy to tackle climate change. Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Subinay Nandy and others at the launch of the …
