Anindo Dey, TNN, Oct 15,
2010, 03.36am IST
JAIPUR: At a time when the Union
ministry of forests and environment has already given its go ahead to
the Madhya Pradesh government for introducing cheetah there, the Rajasthan
forest department is still undecided as to whether the animal should
be brought to the state at all. Project cheetah is a separate one from that of
project tiger, funds for which will come additionally from the Centre. The
ministry, after a survey by the Wildlife Trust of India, had choosen
Kuno-Palpur and Nauradehi in Madhya Pradesh and the Shahgarh Bulge in Jaisalmer
district for introducing cheetah, which is now extinct in the country. However,
while Madhya Pradesh has already given its nod and ……………………………………………
No entry for researchers in forests
Sameer Ranjan Bakshi
The forest department is not
making it easy for ecologists to go into the wild for research, saying they are
a threat to wildlife.Researchers, quite naturally, are foaming at the mouth,
since the very idea of their research is conservation.To study and suggest
which species, what areas and what strategies need to be applied for
conservation, “We need to go into the forests to get accurate results. If we
are studying the King Cobra, we have to monitor it in the forests and not in a
controlled lab in Bangalore
Biodiversity and its Value
Kalpana Palkhiwala writes:
Biological diversity, encompasses all life forms on earth. Biodiversity
maintains the ecological balance and continues evolutionary processes. The very
survival of humankind depends on these core ecological functions. The indirect
ecosystem services provided through biodiversity include: photosynthesis,
pollination, transpiration, maintaining the balance of atmospheric gases,
maintaining hydrological cycles, chemical cycling, nutrient cycling, pest
control, etc. Biodiversity also has aesthetic and recreational value. Conservation
and sustainable use of biodiversity is therefore fundamental to ecologically
sustainable development. In fact the very survival of humankind depends upon
biological diversity.
Biodiversity manifests itself
at three levels: species diversity which refers to the numbers and kinds of
living organisms, genetic diversity which refers to the genetic variation
within a population of species, and ecosystem diversity which is the variety of
habitats, biological communities and ecological processes that occur in the
biosphere.Under the provisions of the
Biological Diversity Act 2002, so far …………………
DoFPS, MoAF will take part in a weeklong festival in
New Delhi, India
The India International
Centre (IIC) will be organizing a weeklong festival from 21-27 October
2010 in New Delhi , India Forest
has been directed to put up exhibitions related to forestry by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.Accordingly, a core group,
consisting of officials under the Department of Forest and Park Services has
been formed on 12 August 2010 to prepare for the festival.Since then the core group has
developed a conceptual framework for the festival on the theme” Forests for
Gross National Happiness” which has been endorsed by the Department and
the Hon’ble Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest on 17 August 2010.
The concept was also presented to the Hon’ble Minister, MoAF on 16 September
2010.
In line with the overall
festival theme “Forests”, the theme chosen for Bhutan
Green mission draft focuses on enhancing forest
quality
Published: Tuesday, Oct 12,
2010, 20:02 IST
Place:New Delhi
Place:
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-based livelihood income of about three million
forest-dependable households.The Union minister had held intensive process of
public debate and participation across the country…………………………
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