Balancing rights and responsibilities: community-based forest governance in Maharashtra

A small village in eastern Maharashtra sets an example of managing community forest resource in a sustainable way

READ MORE 25 Nov 2016

Forestry convention: lair in the woods

READ MORE 15 Jun 1996

Can drones replace humans in reforestation tasks?

"Seed bombing" is being looked upon as the best solution to repair deforested land, but complete automation of reforestation is still a long way to go

READ MORE 04 Jul 2016

Vanishing green

The US forest service has approved a new and controversial forest management plan

READ MORE 30 Nov 1997

A village betrayed

The people of Salehpur get a raw deal from the forest department of Haryana in return for the services rendered by them

READ MORE 31 Mar 1997

Forest tales

The tribal world view that humans can regenerate forests, but not create them, may resolve problems and failures which stalk forest management …

READ MORE 29 Feb 1996

Lost in the deep woods

READ MORE 31 Mar 1995

Shifting under a colonial past

A Myanmarese shifting cultivation technique, once perverted by British colonisers to maximise teak exploitation, is still valued for its benefits

READ MORE 28 Feb 1995

Clear and collect Chir pine needles to prevent forest fires: parliamentary panel

Among its many recommendations was the use of drones to monitor forest fires

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Himachal Pradesh forest staff to be equipped with arms to curb smuggling

The personnel posted in the checkposts in these areas can carry pistols, guns, revolvers or rifles to check illegal felling and smuggling of trees

READ MORE 18 Jul 2016

Uttarakhand: 4 arrested for starting fires, policeman dies fighting flames

More than 2,900 hectares of forest have been razed in last three months, and the fires have killed at least four people so far

READ MORE 03 May 2016

Plant 10-15 trees to create oxygen banks: Javadekar

The minister was addressing students on the occasion of International Day of Forests

READ MORE 21 Mar 2016

Allocation for environment, forest and climate change ministry up by 33%

But key forest initiatives get paltry allocations, one as low as Rs 1 lakh

READ MORE 29 Feb 2016

A Gujjar's tale

COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS·Avdhash Kaushal· Natraj Publishers 1997

READ MORE 31 Dec 1997

Woods for women

Poor rural women in India need easy access to and control over forests

READ MORE 15 Aug 1997

Fallacy in figure

During the 1980s the rate of destruction of natural forests was reduced as compared to the 1970s. Most of the deforestation took place in the …

READ MORE 15 Jun 1997

Woody Warfare

World forestry talks end without a consensus on a global convention on forests

READ MORE 31 Mar 1997

An honest challenge, a knave's escape

READ MORE 31 Oct 1996

The minister and the menace

A recent workshop on people's management of the Rajaji National Park brought out in full fury the debate whether the local communities are wiser …

READ MORE 31 Mar 1996

Forest fiasco

Laos' forests may go for a six following the implementation of two forest-aid packages

READ MORE 31 Dec 1995

All bark, all bite

Local communities in Nepal and some Central American nations have become invaluable participants in managing their forests

READ MORE 31 Jan 1995

Model land

SOCIAL FORESTRY IN INDIA: ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS MODELS D Sen, A P Purandare and P K Das Publisher: National Institute of Rural Development, …

READ MORE 31 Jan 1995

Serving notice on Indian forests

The World Bank and other agencies funding forestry projects in India are insisting on a more effective forest management strategy

READ MORE 31 Aug 1994

But who manages the managers?

MANAGING THE WORLD'S FORESTS: LOOKING FOR BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Narendra P Sharma Publisher: Kendall/Hunt …

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The past catches up with the present

A custom of community forest protection, started in 1832 by the Raja of Alwar, is making a comeback

READ MORE 15 Mar 1994