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Green mission draft focuses on enhancing forest quality

Tue, Oct 12 07:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) Reducing carbon emission by enhancing forest quality with the help of local people is the main highlight of the final draft of the National Mission for a Green India (GIM) which awaits clearance from Prime Minister''s Council on Climate Change. The draft of the GIM, which is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, aims at an ambitious target of 20 million hectares of forest cover by 2020 and was recently submitted by the Environment Ministry to the Council headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh."This document lays out the approach we wish to pursue in our efforts in the forestry sector. The overarching objective is to increase forest cover in 5 million hectares and improve the quality of forest cover in an area of corresponding size," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said.The mission will help in improving forest…………………..

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Green India Mission document submitted to PM council

Tue, Oct 12 2010 18:33 IST | New Delhi, Oct 12

The environment ministry has submitted the final draft of the National Mission for a Green India (GIM), part of the countrys plan to fight climate change, to the Prime Ministers Council on Climate Change, officials said Tuesday.

The mission, one of the eight under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, aims at increasing the capacity of Indias forests to absorb green house gases to 6.35 percent of the countrys total emissions by 2020.

The draft of the Mission projects an ambitious target of 20 million hectares of forest cover by 2020, at a cost of Rs.46,000 crore (Rs.460 billion).

According to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, the overarching objective is to increase forest cover in 5 million hectares and improve the quality of forest cover in an area of corresponding size…………….

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a174206.html

Arunachal Panel Complains Against Ramesh to Krishna

ITANAGAR | OCT 12, 2010

A delegation from Arunachal Pradesh today took up with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna about his cabinet colleague Jairam Ramesh pitching for a moratorium on clearance for hydel projects in the state.
The delegation led by Lok Sabha member Takam Sanjoy called on Krishna in New Delhi and sought his intervention, official sources here said.
Ramesh, the Union Environment and Forest minister, had recently taken up with the Prime Minister demands for review of all hydro projects in the Northeast and a moratorium on further clearances for hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh saying these were bound to be the subject of agitation in Assam.
The delegation apprised Krishna about the impact on Arunachal Pradesh if development and exploitation of its natural resources was halted  …………………………

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Four elephants die of suspected poising in north-eastern India

Oct 12, 2010, 13:19 GMT

New Delhi - Four wild elephants have died of suspected poisoning near the Kaziranga national park in north-eastern India over the past week, news reports said Tuesday.The carcasses of two female elephants were recovered Monday and those of two calves were found ……………………………..

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1590827.php/Four-elephants-die-of-suspected-poising-in-north-eastern-India

NGOs in India,Rajasthan Forest Produce Collectors and Processors Group Support Society.

By: Samarthak Samiti    12/10/2010

a) Women’s empowerment.

b) Social mobilization

c) Bio Diversity

d) Strengthening the civil society organization

e) Establishing micro enterprise based on NTFPs.

f) Rights based activity

Activities: In order to achieve above objectives SS carry out following activities

Taking care of the collection and processing of MFPs and Agricultural products.

Raising public awareness through training, workshops and educational tours

Promote plantation of the MFPs produce plants to get better income from the plants and cultivation, tree based wadi, of the various threaten spices

To provide support to them to make bargaining power to get fare price of the products

Encouraging the Tendupatta and other MFPs cooperatives and groups societies and capacity building of the staff of such peoples organizations

Encouraging advocacy and centralized lobbies to manage problems and regularize the trade,

Support to studies, researches and workshops to build a common understanding of the issue…………..

http://www.hotfrog.in/Companies/Samarthak-Samiti/NGOs-in-India-Rajasthan-Forest-Produce-Collectors-and-Processors-Group-Support-Society-184713

Priorities for Forestry and Agroforestry Policy Research

 by H. M. Gregersen, Peter Oram, John Spears, Hans Gregersen, Peter Oram

Published: Intl Food Policy Research Inst

Language: English

ISBN: 0896293238

ISBN-13: 9780896293236

Format: Paperback

Price : Rs. 312

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Megadiversity Conservation Flora, Fauna and Medicinal P

AUTHOR: A.B. Chaudhuri& D.D. Sarkar
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170353010
YEAR: 2003
PAGES: 300
SIZE: 14.5 x 22 x 2 cm.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Megadiversity is a much less discussed subject than biodiversity of the present day in India in the fields of flora and fauna. This term and another term 'Hot Spots' have recently been used by World Bank and other World bodies for species diversity and endemism in the World's selected few rich floral and faunal zones. Two spots identified as 'Megadiversity' and 'Hot Spots' in India are North-eastern Himalayas and Western Ghat. But India as whole has been marked a megadiversity area. 11 other megadiversity zones are Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Equador, Brazil, Zaire, Madagascar, China, Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia. Indian people of today are not yet very much conscious and concerned about biodiversity loss and degradation of entire ecosystem. The authors have brought into the sphere of discussions the correlation of the terms megadiversity (biodiversity) with conservation, sustainability ecodevelopment and 'Protected Areas' concerning the north-eastern Indian States.They have also collated various definitions, concepts and values of Megadiversity (biodiversity) and presented them in charts and critical notes to make the subject perceptible to common readers. To highlight the megadiversity (biodiversity) rich resources and loss due to biotic impacts the authors have chosen the floral groups, medicinal plants and faunal groups of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, lizards and amphibia for analysis on a broad base. In support to their findings they have adequate data, charts to nullify the much bloated conceptions that India is rich in medicinal plants and other floral and faunal resources. As the conservation need is urgent in the face of depletion India needs a well designed strategy to protect these resources. During the exercise the authors have referred to the Herculian efforts of the Government of India how on war footing they have been trying to save these resources from depletion. Hope this work will open up new vista on the status of our resources of flora and fauna, their present threats and action plan for conservation.

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