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 Public Consultations Report on Green India Mission, one of the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change. It has been prepared by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) for the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) On May 24, 2010, the Ministry of Environment & Forests released a …
For Bob Jackson, the most important factor in forest management is the direction, not the speed or efficiency. Results are created one day at a time. Since, they bought the land in 1970, Bob Jackson and Leo Goebel have been managing 160 acres of Douglas fir, white fir, Ponderosa pine, …
Through this article the author wants to give information that can be adapted and applied anywhere by people who wish to know how one can restore and sustainably use depleted forest resources.
This study of the implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in the Western Ghats of Kerala identifies the main constraints to the working of the legislation. Community rights and conservation provisions seem to be ignored. The paper also highlights the importance of integrating the implementation of the fra with …
The purposes of the Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) Nepal project are to assess forest resources and tree resources outside forest and to provide fresh data on the state, use, management and trends of these resources. The assessment covers a large range of biophysical areas and provides a broad and holistic …
This recent paper examines Forest Rights Act 2006 to analyse whether its detailed provisions are likely to fulfil its ambitious mandate. It discusses the complementary institutional reform required for strengthening the law’s provisions & the limited attention this has so far received. Institutions relating to forest management in India have …
This paper attempts a comparative analysis of three carbon management studies (two project design documents and a feasibility study) which seek to benefit community level institutions for their forest management and conservation efforts.
The State Government will retain the existing forest area of the State intact at any cost. The Government will also involve those forest dwellers, who have been allowed to stay inside the forest by the legislation on the right of the forest dwellers, in the process of forest management, said …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an initiative to bring the benefits of growth and development to the adivasis, the State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) was inaugurated here on Thursday by Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan.
P. Oppili CHENNAI: A team of experts from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will visit forest areas in Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and the Nilgiris for three days from next Monday to approve funding for the State Forest Department's Natural Resources Management Project. A.S. Balanathan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head …
Rohith Raj K KOCHI: Even while the government is busy adopting measures to protect the sacred groves (kavu) in the State, the Railways is all set to do away with around 10 groves in the district for the Sabari Rail project. Recently, the district administration held a meeting with 10 …
Standards to support the design and implementation of government-led REDD+ programs that respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and generate significant social and environmental benefits.
The economic analysis in the Green Economy Report builds in part on the encouraging signs and results of many initiatives around the world. A number of these come from developing countries, including emerging economies, and illustrate a positive benefit stream from specific green investments and policies, that if scaled up …
This publication synthesizes observations and findings from almost 50 country and thematic reports in providing analyses of the status and trends of all aspects of Asia-Pacific forestry. Key factors driving changes in forestry in the region are analysed. The report concludes by outlining priorities and strategies to move the region's …
Mendha lekha in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra was one of the first two villages in India to claim community ownership over its forests last December. Six months after they got their forest titles, the tribal villagers find bureaucratic hurdles are hampering their powers under the Forest Rights Act of 2006. …
At the recently concluded Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (OCFC), India presented its initiatives on forestry related to climate change and made a strong case for a REDD+ mechanism, which takes a holistic approach for incentivising actions to reduce emissions from forests and promoting sustainable management of forests. India associated …
It would not be the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) but the gram sabhas/panchayats (village committees) that would now control the Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) in the nine States of the country, falling under the provisions of the 73rd Amendment of 1993 and the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) …
Panchayats To Be Involved In Forest Management Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI THE Centre is working out ways to increase participation of tribals and their control over forest areas to counter Maoist insurgency. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh and panchayati raj minister C P Joshi met on Wednesday to discuss how …
