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Forests

India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition
Forest conservation
A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for …
March 22, 2019
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Forests

Premise of SC ruling on forest dwellers wrong: UN Special Rapporteur
Forest rights
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, says tribals are …
March 20, 2019
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Forests

'Draft National Forest Policy 2018 violates indigenous rights'
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Human Rights group writes to UN to urge the Indian government to abandon the Draft and to …
March 14, 2019
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Forests

Ahead of elections, Odisha waives off sal leaf royalty
Sal leaf
Imposition of GST and royalty had together almost stopped the procurement of the leaves, …
January 22, 2019
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Blogs

V Sundararaju
V Sundararaju

Amended Tamil Nadu forest Act must be cautiously exercised
Vaishnavi Rathore
Vaishnavi Rathore

New awakenings in the trans-Himalaya
V Sundararaju
V Sundararaju

How alien invasive plant species threaten Western Ghats

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Food

The Aranya story: turning barren land into a food forest using permaculture

Padma and Narsanna Koppula have turned a barren piece of land in Telangana's Medak district into a food forest by engaging the community that lives around it. Here's their story