The four climatic regions are the Himalayas, Coastal India, the
"Hence, it is not just common and differentiated responsibilities but also common and differentiated impact of the global warming that we must know about," he added.The report has been prepared by INCCA comprising about 220 scientists from 120 research institutions across the country.The report on four sectors has come almost six months after………………….
12 November 2010 Last updated at 15:41 GMT
Indian sloth bears evacuated on fears of Maoist threat
By Habib BearyBangalore
Fearing Maoists attacks,
Indian forest officials have moved 22 sloth bears from West
Bengal to the south.
It took four days for the 12
male and ten female bears to be brought from Purulia to the Bennerghatta
national park, near Bangalore Forest officials decided to rescue the animals because they
felt they were under threat, the zoo's director said.The bears were moved after
warnings from a conservation group who feared they were at risk from Maoist
rebels.
Evacuation
"The threat was
real," SOS Wildlife's founder, Kartick Sathyanarayan, told the BBC…...............
Kaziranga loses 2 more tigers
TNN, Nov 12, 2010, 05.41am
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GUWAHATI: The
already-diminishing tiger
population of India has seen a
further cut with two carcasses of the big cat being found from different spots
inside the Kaziranga
National Park, about 250 km from here, in the past 24 hours. A highly-decomposed carcass was found near Laudubi camp under Kohra forest
range of the park on Wednesday, while the carcass of a full-grown male with a
deep injury mark was discovered in the Gerakati area under the Bagori forest
range of the park on Thursday. The tiger that was found dead at Gerakati was
estimated to be around five years old.
Officials from National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the apex tiger conservation body, rushed to the park to investigate the deaths of the big cats. Although the post-mortem reports are yet to come, officials from NTCA ruled out any poaching angle in the tiger deaths. "We don't think the tiger deaths are related to poaching…………………….
Officials from National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the apex tiger conservation body, rushed to the park to investigate the deaths of the big cats. Although the post-mortem reports are yet to come, officials from NTCA ruled out any poaching angle in the tiger deaths. "We don't think the tiger deaths are related to poaching…………………….
Ministry of Environment and Forests
WWF-India Selects Youth Tiger Ambassadors Ahead of
International Tiger forum Addition of 8 New Tiger Reserves- Jairam Ramesh
There will be an addition of
new eight Tiger Reserves to existing 39 Tiger Reserves in the country within
next 6 to 8 months. They will be one each at Satyamangala in
Tamilnadu , Ratapani in Madhya Pradesh, Sonapeda in Orissa, the
Biliriranga Hills near Mysore in Karnataka and
two new Tiger Reserves each in Maharashtra and
Uttar Pradesh. They will be Nave Goan Nagzira and Bor and Pilibhit
and Suhelwa respectively. Introducing Two Young Tiger Ambassadors of India
here today, Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests
(I/C) said others talk of saving tigers, we actually save the
tigers. “WWF is taking thise youngsters to Tiger Summit and I hope
that many will join in their efforts to save tigers when they come back. The
Ministry will mobilize help for their gigantic effort to save 1400 tigers that
remain wild in India
The Minister stressed India India
Giving details about recent
loss of 3 tigers, 2 in Kaziranga where one tiger lost in a fight
with buffalo and the third tiger died in Pilibhit in………….
Unrest in Kashmir
proves juicy for jungle smugglers
Submitted by admin3 on
12 November 2010 - 9:42am
By Nazir Ganaie,Agence India
Shockingly, the rampant loot
is going on right under the nose of authorities.
In Raithan, Divisional Forest Kashmir
has paved way for the timber smugglers across the valley. They have become so
active and are enjoining freedom of looting the green gold,” said Nazir Ahmad
Khan of central Kashmir ’s district Budgam.
Khan maintained “the
negligence of the forest officials and nexus between smuggler and forest
officers has worsened the state of forests in Kashmir .”………………..
Palm oil meet underscores sustainability pledges
Posted on 11 November 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia – Members
of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have reaffirmed commitments
to protect valuable tropical forests, agreeing to uphold sustainability
standards on new plantings and focus more attention on the rapidly growing
Chinese and Indian markets. The RSPO’s 8th annual conference, which came
to a close today (Thursday) in Jakarta
Representatives from buyers, producers, traders and social and environmental NGOs concluded the four-day meeting with a decision requiring plantation companies to show compliance with the RSPO criteria before starting new plantings.“The decision to keep the new plantings procedure shows that palm oil growers in the RSPO are committed to protecting important tropical forests and wildlife,” said Adam Harrison, WWF’s representative on RSPO’s executive board.
Members also approved a resolution that will hold buyers accountable to purchasing certified palm oil according to time bound plans. …………………
Representatives from buyers, producers, traders and social and environmental NGOs concluded the four-day meeting with a decision requiring plantation companies to show compliance with the RSPO criteria before starting new plantings.“The decision to keep the new plantings procedure shows that palm oil growers in the RSPO are committed to protecting important tropical forests and wildlife,” said Adam Harrison, WWF’s representative on RSPO’s executive board.
Members also approved a resolution that will hold buyers accountable to purchasing certified palm oil according to time bound plans. …………………
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