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Sunday, 19 December 2010 13:35

India: MOEF-MOTA Joint Committee On Forest Rights Act Implementation And Future Forest Policy

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, popularly known as the Forests Rights Act (FRA), was enacted in 2007 through the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to correct the ‘historic injustice done to forest-dwelling communities’. These communities were cultivating /occupying forest land and using forest produce since ages but had no tenurial security. Broadly speaking, this Act recognizes and vests individual forest-dwellers with forest rights to live in and cultivate forest land that was occupied before 13 Dec 2005 and grants community forest rights to manage, protect, regenerate the forest ……………..

http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8121:india-moef-mota-joint-committee-on-forest-rights-act-implementation-and-future-forest-policy&catid=63:central-asia-indigenous-peoples&Itemid=85

First tag on biggest fish

- Scientists plant tube in whale shark in Arabian Sea

G.S. MUDUR

New Delhi, Dec. 18: A female whale shark caught in a fishing net in northern Arabian Sea near Verawal, Gujarat, has become the first to be tagged by Indian scientists for a study on the migration and genetics of the biggest known fish. Marine biologists alerted by fishermen implanted a tiny tube with a unique identity number near the dorsal fin of the whale shark and released the fish. The tube will serve as a visual tag to allow the whale shark’s movements to be tracked if it is ever …………….

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101219/jsp/nation/story_13319916.jsp

19 DEC, 2010, 04.49PM IST,PTI 

MP forest dept wants to translocate antelopes to Palpur Kuno

BHOPAL: With a huge rise in endangered blackbuck population in Madhya Pradesh, the state forest department wants to translocate 1000 Indian antelopes to Palpur Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, where its chief predator the Cheetah is proposed to be re-introduced in India.
"We have sent a proposal to the Centre seeking permission and funds to translocate 1000 blackbucks in Palpur Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary spread over an area of 300 sq km in Sheopur district where the Cheetahs are going to be re-introduced in India," Madhya Pradesh forest minister……………………………….

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/flora--fauna/MP-forest-dept-wants-to-translocate-antelopes-to-Palpur-Kuno/articleshow/7128043.cms

Smuggling causing fast depletion of Shisham timber

TNN, Dec 18, 2010, 09.46pm IST

KARWAR: Indian Rosewood, known as black gold in international markets, is gradually disappearing from the forests of Uttara Kannada. The scientific name of the tree is Dalbergia Sissoo and it is commonly known as Shisham tree.  Continuous smuggling and destruction of the tree has become a cause of concern among forest lovers and officials. Rosewood, the brown and black tree, is very hard and is in great demand for manufacture of furniture in India and abroad. During the regular auctions held in Dandeli and Kiravatti forest depots, ……

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Smuggling-causing-fast-depletion-of-Shisham-timber/articleshow/7119659.cms

Tusker terror on highway

TAPAS CHAKRABORTY

Lucknow, Dec. 18: The terror of an elephant has closed the Rishikesh-Dehra Dun highway to traffic after 4pm for the past six days. The male elephant has killed three persons, injured six and upturned vehicles travelling down the road that cuts through an elephant corridor in Rajaji National Park, prompting the Uttarakhand forest and wildlife department to turn to experts for advice on how to deal with the animal. In its report to the state government, the forest department has said the attacks ………………………

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101219/jsp/nation/story_13319665.jsp

Tender

Forestry Sector Survey in India: Confirmation of Basic Information Gathering

Japan International Cooperation Agency

http://www.devex.com/en/projects/forestry-sector-survey-in-india-confirmation-of-basic-information-gathering

Perspective on European forest biomass

Johan Elvnert

http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/india-eu-conference-2010/elvnert_en.pdf