Forest Conservation 
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Forest-tenure reform ‘too slow’
A lack of progress in forest-tenure reform is hindering action to stop deforestation and alleviate poverty among some of the world's poorest rural peoples. The failure to ensure land rights for local communities-particularly indigenous peoples and women-in the forests of Central and West Africa will impede efforts to stop deforestation.
- Date:
- Apr 2010
- Source:
- ITTO Tropical Forest Update Vol: 19 Issue: 2 pp: 3
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AAI to provide green cover to international airport
Under its corporate social responsibility initiative, the public sector undertaking will plant 1,500 saplings
The Chandigarh International Airport, coming up at Mohali, will have as many as 1,500 silver oak trees under its green cover. This variety has been selected among others because its easy to maintain and attracts the birds the least.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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Failure to protect forests costs state dearly
Shimla: The report of the 13th Finance Commission has brought to fore a harsh reality that Himachal Pradesh has been lagging far behind in protecting green cover in comparison to other Himalayan states.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Rs 40.5 crore for Sikkim forest conservation
GANGTOK, March 4: Not exactly a Green Bonus as promised by Jairam Ramesh but Sikkim and other green States has something to cheer with the 13th Finance Commission recommending that much of the Rs 5,000 crores grants for forestry promotion in the country would be linked to the number of approved working plans which the State Forest Department prepares.
- Date:
- 05/03/2010
- Source:
- Sentinel (Guwahati)
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Concrete off, 5,000 trees breathe easy
The MCD has claimed before the Delhi High Court that out of the total 9,395 trees to be deconcretized as per court orders, work on 5,223 trees has been completed and the remaining ones would be deconcretized shortly.
- Date:
- 04/03/2010
- Source:
- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Contribution of NTFPs in the livelihood of mangrove forest dwellers of Sundarban
Sundarbans are the world’s largest mangrove biomes having highest mangrove
- Date:
- Mar 2010
- Source:
- Journal of Human Ecology Vol: 29 Issue: 3 pp: 191-200
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Incentive mechanism for preventing deforestation and promoting conservation of forest ecosystem
Normal Central Assistance and Additional Central Assistance (ACA) are devolved by the Planning Commission to assist the State Governments in specific areas. The present paper details an incentive mechanism for preventing deforestation and promoting conservation of forest ecosystems.
- Date:
- Feb 2010
- Source:
- Current Science Vol: 98 Issue: 4 pp: 489-498
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Rs 1k to Rs 28k: To keep city’s green, govt hikes deposit for cutting tree
The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday raised the security deposit for cutting a tree from the existing Rs 1,000 to Rs 28,000 in order to increase the green cover.
- Date:
- 25/02/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Modern, digitised maps to monitor forests
FORESTS in Orissa have always been in the focus. Be it over increase in cover, mining or tribal rights. With the up-to-date forest maps not available yet, there is no scope to know what one actually deals with.
- Date:
- 18/02/2010
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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Bioresource conservation strategies to be identified
INSIGHTFUL: Chairman of Neem Foundation Ramesh C. Saxena, left, hands over the first copy of the abstract volume of the ICCCB-2010 to Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CIMAP, at the Bharathidasan University in Tiruchi on Tuesday. —
- Date:
- 10/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
