India's wood imports show impressive growth rates!New Delhi, Nov. 10, 2009 (RISI) - Although the growth in softwood log imports in India is impressive, at least 80% of India's log imports are hardwood. Teak logs are imported from Myanmar, various African countries, and Central and South America.
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India seeks global fund to help Third World expand forest coverNEW DELHI: India seized the opportunity accorded by the Oslo Conference on Climate and Forests to make a case for a global fund to aid developing countries increase their forest cover. New Delhi maintains that it is not enough to provide compensation and incentives for avoiding deforestation and degradation of forests.
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India outlines forest restoration planIndia plans 20 million hectares of afforestation and ecosystem restoration over the next ten years under a draft climate plan released by the government this week.
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We're financing UN on conservation of forests'
Norway pledged $1 billion to Indonesia from its public money to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Norway's environment minister ERIK SOLHEIM spoke to NARAYANI GANESH on the sidelines of the Oslo Climate and Forests Conference (OCFC) on May 27 where rich countries agreed to spend big to save forests in developing countries:
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Forest loss in India likely worse than conventionally believedResearchers have questioned 2009 findings by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) that found that India's forests were, unlike many tropical Asian nations', on the rebound. According to the FSI, Indian forests had grown by almost five percent from the 1990s. Yet, were these finding too good to be true?
According to Jean-Philippe Puyravaud and Priya Davidar of Pondicherry University, and William Laurance from James Cook University, the findings were very likely too optimistic.
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Claims of growth in India's forests 'misleading'Native forests in India are disappearing at a rate of up to 2.7% per year.
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The Indian Imperative to Act on Climate Change: Unique Blend of Co-benefits Rationale and 'Dharma'
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Do Forests Provide Mitigation Benefits Twice Over ?
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Promote carbon trading - of forest carbon creditsThe Centre should promote a carbon credit trading mechanism on lines of the Kyoto Protocol in the country to enable the plantation industry to earn carbon credits.
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Primary Accumulation and the Environment
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Readying North East India for REDD+The article is a primer on the opportunity and potential of REDD+ and summarizes the proceedings of a recently concluded workshop on deforestation drivers in the north east and the roles REDD+ financing can play in forestry conservation
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India - The next big log market?
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Q&A: India's Climate Chief on Making India Greener
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'Redd' - Readiness In IndiaAcceleration of science and technology is leading the human race towards the zenith of comfort. But ironically, we are coming closer to that great depression, which may mark the end of another civilization. Entire world is now in the grips of unwarranted scare.
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Sustainable Forest Management and GovernanceAnima Pushpa Toppo, Jharkhand Jungle Bachao Andolan: India became a democratic Republic in 1950. During the Constituent Assembly debate Jaipal Singh of Jharkhand expressed his doubt about the sincerity of the leaders of the newly formed nation-state of India.
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Brainstorming session for sustainable forest management beginsA two-day expert consultation on ‘operational strategy for sustainable forest management’ was begun at Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) in Bhopal on Friday.
The consultation was graced by the delegates from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF); Principle Chief Conservator of Forests from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur; veteran foresters and representatives from the State forest departments and research institutions.
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India has more mobile phones than toilets: UN report
India's mobile subscribers totalled 563.73 million at the last count, enough to serve nearly half of the country's 1.2 billion population.
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Forest Department seeks local wisdomBHUBANESWAR: Its jungles as well as protection staff under increasing attack, Forest Department of the State is all set to add local wisdom and intelligence to its protection measures this new year.
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India’s door is now open to B.C.’s lumberMike de Jong, a B.C. Liberal leader candidate, spoke at Carrier Lumber in Prince George today about lumber exports to India.
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Women Are Key to Conservation
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Protect The Commons: Conference of the International Association for the Study of the CommonsThe 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) 2011 held in the heritage city of Hyderabad from the 10-14th January 2011 was an eye opener with regard to the critical role that the commons such as fo
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The Potential of the Forest Rights Act
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UN report lauds India for adding 300,000 hectares of forest every year
Asia is leading afforestation activity in the world with a significant contribution from India which is adding 300,000 hectares of forest every year, a senior UN official said. "I would highlight India, which still has important population growth. The forests in India are growing at 300,000
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State eyes carbon credits through tree campaign
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ANDRITZ to supply major equipment and technologies for two Asian pulp mills
Graz, Austria, Feb 21, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded orders for the supply of fiberlines and chemical recovery systems for renowned customers in India and Laos:
Muang Phin mill, Laos
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India commits $10 billion to expand forests
The Indian government has approved a bold plan to expand and improve the quality of its forests as a part of the nation's National Action Plan on Climate Change. The reforestation plan, dubbed the National Mission for a Green India (NMGI), will expand forests by five million hectares (over 12 million acres), while improving forests quality on another five million hectares for $10.14 billion (460 billion rupees).
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Well-known Indian coffee-maker taps Guyana's furniture wood
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Climate-watchers alarmed over forest degradation proposals
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Rethink growth with forest capital
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Govt seeks UN funds to reduce carbon footprints
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UN climate change panel refuses to correct `mistakes' in Cancun pact
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Registration for first Indian REDD project expected soon
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Himachal inks pact with World Bank to secure carbon credits
Himachal Pradesh became the first State in the country on Sunday to sign an agreement with the World Bank for securing carbon credits for its ‘Clean Development Mechanism' project in 11 watershed divisions under Mid Himalayan Watershed Development Project.
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Definition of "forest" still being thought by MinistryNew Delhi, July 3 (PTI) What constitutes a forest in India?
There is no answer for this simple and plain question even 62 years after independence if one goes by a RTI reply from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The reason cited by the ministry in its reply is that "definition" of forests is under active consideration and it is yet to be "finalised".
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Workshop to determine land eligibility for project development under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of UNFCCC and Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS)The workshop to determine land eligibility for project development under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of UNFCCC and Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS) will be held at the Park Hotel, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India on August 11, 2011.
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Eco ministry says its satellite tech use is optimalMUMBAI: According to the Union environment ministry, there are 6.5 million hectares of plantations outside the recorded forest area, which primarily includes native plant species mixed with others.
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UN registers Himachal's carbon trading schemeNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh's efforts in fighting climate change have been rewarded with the UN registering its multi-crore carbon trading scheme that involves providing green cover to barren 4,000 hectares in the state.
Under this scheme, over 5000 families from remote and backward villages will receive carbon revenue for the next 20 years from the World Bank for providing green cover to several areas in across 10 districts which were declared deforested before 1990.
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Balancing agriculture and rainforest biodiversity in India’s Western GhatsCITATION: M.O. Anand, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ajith Kumar, Archana Bali. Sustaining biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes in the Western Ghats: Remnant forests matter. Biological Conservation. 143 (2010) 2363–2374.
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Workshop to determine land eligibility for CDM and VCS project development in IndiaAfforestation and Reforestation (AR) projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) have faced various challenges, one of the key ones being the issue of ‘land eligibility’.
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CSD, Orissa Condemn Forest Department’s Proposed Participatory Forest Management Resolution 2011Report by OrissaDiary.com correspondent; Bhubaneswar: Campaign for Survival and Dignity (CSD), Odisha, a large network of tribals and forest dwellers which struggled hard to get the historic Forest Rights Act, 2006 enacted by Parliament today vehemently criticized the State Fores
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Govt plans tree credits, village forests to improve green coverNAGPUR: The Maharashtra government will soon introduce the concepts of 'tree credit' and 'village forests' to improve green cover in the state. Both initiatives will be implemented by the social forestry department (SFD).
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Now, earn money for growing treesPUNE: Soon, planting trees could become a money-making proposition. A proposal on 'tree credits,' a concept to make conditions favourable for people to willingly grow and protect trees by getting appropriate periodic financial returns, has been floated by the directorate of social forestry.
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Compensatory afforestation has not worked, says a new studyA new study supported by the Green Party of Germany finds that compensatory afforestation has not taken off in many cases and forest conservation rules have helped industry more than environment.
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Japan approves 4 forestry CDM projects(1)
Host country: Nicaragua
Project Name: South CDM reforestation project in Nicaragua
Activities Summary: reforestation of native species to the former pasture has declined by over-harvesting (area: 813ha)
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100,000 community foresters to help green IndiaAgartala : India will engage 100,000 educated youths to execute an ambitious Green India Mission (GIM) which seeks to increase the country's forest cover to 33 percent from 20 percent within 10 years, says a top forest official.
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Collective Action for Sustainable ForestryThe article examines the efforts for collective action of ten village communities in the state of Orissa to manage their local forest resources from an institutional perspective.
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New approaches to sustainable forest management: a study of service innovation in conserving forestry resourcesSustainability has been a primary concern for the forestry professionals. This paper is concerned with the continuing evolution of approaches to monitor sustainable forest management.
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State level Workshop on Decentralised Forest Governance: Beyond JFMWhen: Oct 14 - 15, 2011
Where: Bhubaneswar, India
Organized By: Regional Centre for Development Cooperation (RCDC)
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Inclusion of Forestry Matters in Policy and Decision Making Process: NFCShri Ranjan Chatterjee, Consultant, Planning Commission, said that forests are meant for every body and we need to keep balance between environment and forests. Shri Chatterjee said, “Forests are under pressure because of lack of understanding.
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India manages to stem deforestation: Minister Proving the outcry that forests are shrinking due to increased urbanisation, industrialisation and rehabilitation, India has set its record straight with a modest increase in its forest cover.
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Japan to continue supporting forestry projects in IndiaThe Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Friday said it will continue to support forestry projects in India by making focussed efforts to rejuvenate the forests and help communities earn a sustainable livelihood.
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Sustainable forest management attains greater significanceAt a time when the Indian economy is expanding at a very fast pace, importance of sustainable forest management attains greater significance, Director General of Forests and special secretary to Government of India PJ Dilip Kumar said, while speaking at the Indian Forest Congress organised in New
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Government plans massive afforestation driveHYDERABAD: The state forest department, in an ambitious plan, will plant 12 crore saplings outside the forest areas by June next to increase the state’s tree cover.
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Green India Mission: India’s REDD+ Action PlanGovernment of India announced it’s first ever National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to identify measures and steps to advance climate change-related actions in its domestic sphere. One of the eight missions is the Green India Mission (GIM), which was ‘launched to enhance eco-system services including carbon sinks to be called Green India.’ This paper highlights the international political agenda motivating the agenda of the Mission as well as how it impacts communities, forest governance and therefore access to forest rights.
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Jayanthi Natarajan turns down proposal seeking Rs 1K crore under CAMPANEW DELHI: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has asked the Comptroller and Auditor General to review the spending of the funds of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).
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Five percent increase in India's forest coverNew Delhi: In what could bring cheers to environmentalists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country's forest cover has increased by nearly five per cent between 1997 and 2007.
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In its latest report, the Indian government has attributed the declining forest cover in India to forest clearance by Maoist guerrillas. The statistics, however, say the contrary.
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Forest cover falls to 23.81% of total geographical area
India’s environment ministry has blamed Maoist rebels and shifting cultivation practised in the country’s north-east for a drop in forest cover.
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Foresters facing climate change challengesForesters must face various tough challenges in the current scenario of global climate change, Forest Survey of India director general AK Wahal said while chairing the valedictory session of a two-day workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus (REDD +) for India
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Bid to revive forests in Jammu and KashmirZAVOORA, India (AlertNet) – Amid thousands of tree stumps stretching over almost 60 hectares (150 acres) of bare plateau, there are signs of life. Delicate saplings of kail and deodar conifers are growing between other newly planted deciduous trees.
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Land ownership boosts climate resilience in IndiaEfforts to secure land ownership for tribal people in one of India’s poorest states are bolstering their economic security in the face of climate-induced hardships, and helping conserve farmland and forest.
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Forests equal to half of Delhi lost, reveals reportGoing by the latest report on deforestation in India, we have lost forest area equivalent to more than half of New Delhi or as big as a tier two city between 2007 and 2009 alone.
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Green market slide worries Indian companiesGlobal demand for carbon credits, especially in Europe for economic reasons, has been declining since 2010.
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U.S.-India Bilateral Cooperation on Energy and Climate Changeecalling the 2009 U.S.-India MOU on clean energy, energy efficiency, energy security and climate change, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of External Affairs S.M.
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Rio+20: Are human development indices forest-blind?When policymakers and national planners set out to enhance local “quality of life,” they often base their decisions on a variant of the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI), a basket of indicators, ranging from income to life expectanc
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Global Environment raises Rs. 700 cr fundMumbai: Sustainable forestry-focused private equity (PE) firm, Global Environment Fund (GEF), has raised a Rs. 700 crore, small and medium enterprises (SME)-focused South Asia fund dedicated to India—the first niche fund of its kind in the coun
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Soon, you can earn credits for planting trees
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India’s forest area in doubtTo judge from India’s official surveys, the protection of its forests is a success. Somehow, this resource-hungry country of 1.2 billion people is managing to preserve its rich forests almost intact in the face of growing demands for timber and agricultural land.
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India's incredible farm forestry programSometime in October, 2012, a farmer in the northeastern corner of Andhra Pradesh state in India will plant a very special sapling.
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The chairman of the world’s largest coal producer, the state-run Coal India Ltd., has a solution in mind to solve the country’s coal shortage: mine forest areas in a big way.
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‘Carbon credit rules for forestry projects should be made simpler’The carbon credit rules for forestry projects should be made simpler, said the director general of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Dr VK Bahuguna while chairing the surveillance audit of ICFRE-Designated Operational Entity (DOE) in Dehradun on Monday.
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