Developing countries often outsource deforestation,
study finds
In many developing countries,
forest restoration at home has led to deforestation abroad, according to a new
study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The authors say their
findings could have significant implications for ongoing efforts to protect the
world's remaining forests, which are disappearing at an annual rate of more
than 32 million acres – an area roughly the size of England
"Reducing deforestation
is an international priority, given its impacts on carbon emissions and
biodiversity," said study co-author Eric Lambin of Stanford
University in California
and the University of Louvain in Belgium
In the study, Lambin and
co-authors Patrick Meyfroidt (University of Louvain) and Thomas Rudel (Rutgers
University) analyzed the relationship ………………………………………
Madhya Pradesh tops in forest rights
Tue, Nov 23 07:35 PM
Bhopal, Nov 23 (IANS) The
central government has awarded Madhya Pradesh for the best implementation of
Forest Rights Act, which safeguards land ownership of tribals and other
traditional forest dwellers, it was officially announced Tuesday.
Under the 2005 law, land
certificates are given to forest dwellers, which legitimises their ownership
and prevents harassment by officials. So far, the state government has
distributed more than 1.34 lakh forest land rights certificates, the state
government said in a statement.
The government has also
disposed off around 14 thousand claims made by individuals and communities on
thoroughfares, public water resources, public places and other areas.
Sunderbans tiger census report not before rains
Krishnendu Mukherjee, TNN,
Nov 23, 2010, 04.51am IST
KOLKATA: The nation will have
to wait till monsoon to know the number of Royal Bengal Tigers in Sunderbans.
While the numbers of wild tigers in rest of the nation are likely to come out
in March, Sunderbans may not figure in that, as Wildlife
Institute of India (WII) could complete only two phases of population
estimation due to the mangrove forest's difficult ter-rain. Though, the
distribution and occupancy data will be out soon.
"Humans are on the menu of tigers when they work in Sunderbans. While working we have found that one needs to be in a group and be very cautious………………….
"Humans are on the menu of tigers when they work in Sunderbans. While working we have found that one needs to be in a group and be very cautious………………….
Posco prop for local affiliate
SAMBIT SAHA
Calcutta, Nov. 22: Posco,
the South Korean steel maker, plans to increase its investment in Posco
Maharashtra — a local affiliate — by $284 million (or Rs 1,290 crore) to build
a cold-roll mill that will produce automotive grade steel.Posco’s board of
directors met last Friday and approved the capital increase for the plant,
which will have an annual production capacity of 1.8 million tonnes of
automotive flat steel products.
The South Korean steel
maker’s decision was taken on the very day the forest advisory committee under
the Union environment ministry rejected a proposal to grant forest clearance to
Posco’s Rs 54,000-crore Orissa project.Industry observers said the board decision
was well timed and clearly meant to send a message to the Indian government
that Posco was keen to stay here and was ready to invest more in the country.
The investment in the
Maharashtra plant — effective from April 30, 2011 — will be over and above that
in the Orissa project……………………………………..
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