Forests
Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding status of Zudpi lands in Maharashtra, 22/05/2025
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 …A mine of dreams
Think Kalahandi and you think famine, abject poverty and misery. These were exactly my thoughts as I set out on a visit to Lanjigarh, a picturesque town surrounded by the Niyamgiri range in the Kalahandi district of Orissa. As we (BT lensman and I) get down from our eight-seater private …Supreme Court and Indias forests
The T N Godavarman vs Union of India case in the Supreme Court, also known as the "forest case", is an example of the judiciary overstepping its constitutional mandate. The court has effectively taken over the day-to-day governance of Indian forests leading to negative social, ecological and administrative effects.People, forests and trees in West and Central Asia: outlook for 2020
This publication, the main report of the forestry outlook study of West and Central Asia, provides a long-term perspective of changes in the forest sector. Implemented in partnership with the countries, the study covered 23 countries in West Asia, Central Asia and the southern Caucasus. This report outlines the probable …Fire management: global assessment 2006
This study presents information on fire in greater depth than was possible in FRA 2005, including its incidence, impact and management in different regions of the world. It recognizes that not all fires ware destructive and that fire management is an essential part of sustainable forest management. Indeed, some ecosystems …World bamboo resources: a thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005
This study on bamboo was developed by FAO and INBAR jointly in the framework of FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005), with the aim of filling the gap in global information and providing a first, comprehensive assessment of the world’s bamboo resources.Natural resource accounting in Karnataka: a study of the land and forestry sector (excluding mining)
This study deals with a range of selected issues in the areas of natural resource accounting in land and forest sectors namely physical accounting and valuation issues which are imperative in conversion of physical accounts into monetary accounts and for the integration of the latter into the ‘green’ national/state income …The world's mangroves 1980-2005
The main aim of this study was to facilitate access to comprehensive and comparable information on the current and past extent of mangroves in the 124 countries and areas where mangroves are known to exist, highlighting information gaps and providing updated information that may serve as a tool for mangrove …Environmental governance through valuation and payment for specified forest ecosystem services in Uttarakhand
This report identifies ecosystem services and stakeholders and determines spatio-temporal dimensions of the identified services. It documents past and present trends of resource utilization in various forest types. It also documents functional attributes of different forest types including biotic stresses.The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
An act to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded; to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights …Coexistence and exclusion between humans and monkeys in Japan: Is either really possible?
The Japanese people face a cultural and ecological challenge in seeking a new relationship between themselves and the Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Monkeys are a major agricultural pest. Monkey habitat often lies within a short distance from fields and villages, and vice versa, especially in mountainous areas. The idealized solution …Global forest resources assessment 2005: progress towards sustainable forest management
FRA 2005 examines current status and recent trends for about 40 variables, covering the extent, condition, uses and values of forests and other wooded land, with the aim of assessing all benefits from forest resources. In the main section of this report, results are presented according to six themes representing …5th International Conference on Energy and Sustainability, 16 – 18 December 2014, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Energy & Sustainability 2014 is the 5th International Conference in the series, following the meetings held in the New Forest, home of the Wessex Institute of Technology, in 2007; the second in Bologna (2009); the third in Alicante (2011); and the fourth in 2013 in Bucharest.4th International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment, 6-9, July 2015, Canada
Forests play a vital role in sustaining water resources and aquatic ecosystems. Forest disturbance, both natural (e.g., wildfire, insects, disease, windstorms, drought) and human (e.g., timber harvesting, land conversion) caused, can have a profound effect on hydrologic, geomorphic and ecologic processes. With climate change, natural disturbances are becoming more frequent …International Conference of Plant Sciences, Forestry and Biology, 15-16 November 2014, Dubai
The aim is to provide a platform for researchers, scientist, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business …International Conference on Environmental Problems in South Asia, 30 January-02 February 2015, New Delhi
Mother earth is a unique planet unparalleled by its wide variety of flora and fauna. It is distinctive in the sense that it is the only planet where human life knowingly exists. It has gifted human beings with the richness of minerals and natural resources besides the biodiversity, forests and …4th International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment, 6-9 July 2015, Canada
Forests play a vital role in sustaining water resources and aquatic ecosystems. Forest disturbance, both natural (e.g., wildfire, insects, disease, windstorms, drought) and human (e.g., timber harvesting, land conversion) caused, can have a profound effect on hydrologic, geomorphic and ecologic processes. With climate change, natural disturbances are becoming more frequent …