India wary as West plots new climate moves ahead of
Cancun
Nitin Sethi, TNN, Sep 23, 2010, 03.16am IST
NEW DELHI: With all key countries discounting the
possibility of a complete new
global deal on climate
change at Cancun, Mexico, in November, US and other rich countries
have begun closed-door parleys to instead discuss a brief but game-altering
'Mexico Mandate'. There are indications that the 'Mexico Mandate' could
set new ground rules for crucial negotiations leading to a final new deal by
December 2011. The move has not gone down well with the Indian government which
sees pitfalls in allowing decisions on issues closer to developed countries'
interests at Cancun while
concerns of the South are unresolved………………….
Trying to save young ones, seven elephants mowed down
by train
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal ),
Sep 23 – When two baby elephants got trapped on a rail track here,
more pachyderms rushed in to help – but little did they know that a speeding
goods train would mow down seven of the herd. It was a tragic turn of events that
left even tough forest officials in mourning Thursday.That was not
the end. Soon after, another herd of elephants descended on the spot
and stood guard over the dead, say forest officials. The incident took
place Wednesday nightnear Binnaguri in Jalpaiguri
district.‘Five elephants were killed on the spot Wednesday
night while two others succumbed to their injuries Thursday morning. Among
the seven dead elephants, three were babies and three were females,’ said
Sunita Ghatak, Jalpaiguri divisional forest officer.‘A herd
of elephants was crossing the railway tracks while going from
Moraghat forest to Diana forest when two baby elephants got trapped
in the tracks……………………………
20 SEPTEMBER 2010 NO COMMENT
19 Sep ; The claims received under Forest Land Rights Act
have been digitally surveyed and digital map has been prepared. Under the Land
Rights Act, one lakh 25 thousand 395 claims have been accepted. Out of this,
Land Right Certificates have been distributed to one lakh 3 thousand 28
claimants. By using latest technique of information technology, the forest department has
tried to dispose of the claims within the time limit.The digital map of the area of claims has been super imposed
in high resolution satellite imagery. With this, it can be certified that the
land given to a particular claimant is situated at which place. There is no
chance of mistakes in this technology.
The Forest Department has given PDA Set to the Tribal
Welfare Department for survey work. After surveying the plot of the claimants
through P D A, the information is uploaded in the software developed by the forest department.It may be mentioned here that the Government of India has
lauded the software developed by the forestdepartment. For this the state has received several
prizes. The system of implementation of Forest Land Right Act is
being adopted by other states.
23 SEP, 2010, 05.35AM IST, PRAKASH DUBEY,
Tigers don't need wildlife boards to survive; they
need to be left alone
I have been roaming in the forests of India
Airbus worker to travel to India
Sep
23 2010 by Eleanor Barlow, Flintshire Chronicle
AN AIRBUS employee is heading to India
Anthony Sargent, of Mold, is one of 16 Airbus employees from
across the world taking part in a global conservation project run by Airbus and
expedition specialist Raleigh.The group will spend three weeks in a forest community in Southern India , helping to improve the lifestyles of a
local tribal village without compromising biodiversity.They will be introducing biogas technology for cooking and
heating, by building biogas units for use by the community………………….
A special report on forests
Keeping it in the community
Well-organised locals often make the best forest managers,
but they need help
Sep 23rd 2010
AT A sawmill in the misty hills of Michoacán in central Mexico
Most of it will be sold locally. The loggers, who belong to
a rural co-operative (orejido) that owns 680 hectares of the nearby Ocampo
forest, will use the rest to make simple furniture. The business provides jobs
for 20 of the ejido’s 138 members, hauling lumber, turning lathes and
planting trees, and each member gets an annual profit share of around 15,000
pesos ($1,150)………………
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