Forests in Developing Countries

M Rafi Ahmed | ENS YOGANATHAN, a TNSTC conductor and an eco-activist, is all set to launch a programme nonpareil to see his city grow greener all through the year. Christening his pet project as 'Uyir Vazha Oru Maram', Yoganathan told Express that his sole intention was to create awareness among the school students on the importance of making the city green. Elaborating on the green proje

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जलवायु परिवर्तन विश्वव्यापी रुपमा एउटा खेलजस्तै भएपनि नेपाल जस्ता विकासोन्मुख राष्ट्रहरुको लागि एउटा महत्वपूर्ण सामाजिक तथा वातावरणीय चुनौतीको रुपमा आएको छ । हामीले मलुक भरनै यसका प्रभावहरु महसुस गर्न थालिसककेा छौं । ग्रामीण समदुायहरुले वर्षाको प्रवृत्तिहरुमा परिवतर्न हुँदै आएको देखिरहको छन् । पानी पर्ने क्रममा देखिएको परिवतर्न सँगै मनसुनी वर्षाको ढिलाई, पानी पर्ने क्रममा अनियमितता, अचानक बाढी

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Helping the millions of poor people at greatest risk from climate change to adapt to its impacts is a daunting task. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report states clearly that climate change is already having discernable impacts. These are disproportionately affecting poor communities — especially those in poor countries.

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Adapting to climate change will entail adjustments and changes at community, regional and national levels. To enable workable and effective adaptation measures, local and national government planners and policy makers, as well as stakeholders including non-government organizations, must consider integrating climate change into their planning, budgeting and decision making.

Gurgaon: Waterlogged roads, traffic snarls and overflowing sewers are someside affects of the rain that residents of the Millennium City have to face every time it pours hard, but they are not complaining. The reason: Gurgaon has seen a good monsoon this season. With 984 mm rain recorded this year, the satellite town has left even capital behind.

Bhubaneswar: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Tuesday accorded the Stage I forest clearance to the Brutang Irrigation Project in Nayagarh district. The Odisha government on March 18 had submitted a proposal to obtain MoEF’s prior approval for diversion of 1,524.17 hectare of forestland for construction of the project. This is a reservoir scheme across river Brutang, a right

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has sought explanation from the Adani-owned Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), the state forests department, the Union defence ministry, Kutch district collector and the National Biodiversity Authority in connection with the allotment of 2,000 hectare land in possession of BSF for afforestation. In September last year, the Union ministry of environment

Under pressure to act against the anti-Naxal Salwa Judum, the Chhattisgarh Government faced fresh trouble with the Supreme Court requiring information on rehabilitation provided to tribals displaced due to mining and other developmental activities. On Tuesday, the apex court heard a PIL filed by academicians Nandini Sundar, Ramachandra Guha and EAS Sarma on the State’s coyness to act against Sa

Bhopal, Aug 30: Forest Minister Shri Sartaj Singh has asked the officers to find out the possibilities of associating the forest committees with public distribution system. The Forest Minister was reviewing the department's activities at the office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Shahdol, on Saturday.

KOCHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered to stop the functioning of the controversial Mangrove Theme Park at Pappinissery. The court ordered to stop all construction and commercial activities in the park run by the Pappinissery Eco Tourism Society.

Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Rajkot: After the successful ‘chakli nu ghar’ (house for sparrow) programme that was initiated in the city to conserve the house sparrow and its habitats, city-based Navrang Nature Club (NNC) is on a new green mission.

Guwahati, Aug.

Green drive to take time, says official - NCP to plant 2000 saplings on Purno birthday; Manipur’s Rs 50-lakh scheme seeks people’s support Imphal, Aug.

SRINAGAR Aug 30: Minister for Forests, Environment & Ecology, Mian Altaf Ahmad has directed the officers of Wild Life Department to ensure that the green wealth is safeguarded within their respective jurisdictions.

The Orissa government will move the Supreme Court against the clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to the Rs 10,000-crore Polavaram irrigation project on the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. Naveen Patnaik“We have decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court of India within two days for a stay on the final clearance for the project.

Debabrata Mohanty A week after the Ministry of Environment and Forests threw the Vedanta Aluminium project in Orissa into doldrums by denying final stage forest clearance, the fate of the 12 million tonne per annum steel project by Korean steelmaker Posco appears to be bleak after the ministry widened the ambit of the Meena Gupta panel looking into the steel project. In July this year, the

Pune The Pune district administration has set a target of planting one crore trees in the rural areas over a period of one year.

THE environment ministry has widened the scope of the Meena Gupta Committee looking into South Korean steel maker Posco’s integrated project in Orissa. The committee has been asked to review compliance with environmental impact assessment, coastal regulatory zone and other clearances and approvals granted by the ministry.

Pramod Panwar | TNN Palanpur: A year-and-a-half of continuous preparations culminated in the achievement of a herculean task by Banaskantha district —plantation of 15,88,571 saplings in a single day on Monday.

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Ethnobotany deals with the study of plant resources among the indigenous communities of an area, especially the tribal and rural people.