IN NEWS (February 16 & 17, 2011)

17 02 2011

West Bengal minister wants to auction wild animals

TNN, Feb 17, 2011, 04.09am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/West-Bengal-minister-wants-to-auction-wild-animals/articleshow/7512342.cms

17 FEB, 2011, 04.59PM IST,IANS 

Japan extends Rs.2,557 crore loan to India

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/japan-extends-rs2557-crore-loan-to-india/articleshow/7515533.cms

Rutherford teen wins prize for cancer study

Thursday, February 17, 2011

BY DANIEL O'KEEFE

SOUTH BERGENITE

STAFF WRITER

http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/116381759_Local_student_is_semi-finalist_for_work_with_leukemia_research.html

WWF does ''Tiger Talk''

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) 

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4932465

Vibes of Shillong woods in Europe

Thursday, February 17, 2011, 12:00 [IST]

http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/17/vibesof-shillong-woods-ineurope-aid0126.html

Villagers net a crocodile from Nedunkundram locality

D Madhavan, TNN, Feb 17, 2011, 01.45am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Villagers-net-a-crocodile-from-Nedunkundram-locality/articleshow/7512077.cms

Medicinal Plants for Forest Conservation and Health Care

UTHOR'S: Gerard Bodeker Chair, K.K.S.Bhat , Jeffrey Burley and Paul Vantomme
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170353942
YEAR: 1997-FAO (First Edition), 2005 (First Indian Edition)
PAGES: 158
SIZE: 22 X 29 X 1cm.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: This volume is a collection of papers by experts in medicinal plants, presented to help clarify the many policy and technical issues associated with the conservation, use, production and trade of medicinal plants. The publication draws attention to the huge contribution of medicinal plants to traditional and modern health care system. It also alerts readers on the many problems and challenges facing their sustainable development. Subjects covered include assessment and management of the medicinal plant resource base; best harvesting and processing practices; trade issues; and intellectual property rights regarding traditional medicines of indigenous peoples. This documents will help raise awareness of medicinal plants as an important forest resource and will help ensure that medicinal plants are adequately included in forest conservation and utilization programmes.

http://cgi.ebay.in/Medicinal-Plants-Forest-Conservation-and-Health-Car-/320656695311

Mangrove Ecotours and Conservation
Rachel Rivera | February 17, 2011

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/mangrove-ecotours-and-conservation/423238

Don't log out the forest
Malaysia Sun
Thursday 17th February, 2011 
(Source: The Star)

http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/43029124/ht/Don&rsquot-log-out-the-forest/

16 02 2011

Nitin Desai: Public land for private ends

Efficient land markets require rational management of public land

Nitin Desai /  February 17, 2011, 0:32 IST

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nitin-desai-public-land-for-private-ends/425382/

China and India increase forest carbon stocks, Brazil sees 0.5% per year drop

http://www.climate-connect.co.uk/Home/?q=node/304

Forest rights, burning bright

http://www.livemint.com/2011/02/15195533/Forest-rights-burning-bright.html?h=B

'Expand protected areas to save tigers'

TNN, Feb 16, 2011, 01.21am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Expand-protected-areas-to-save-tigers/articleshow/7504772.cms

Maoists , poachers behind decrease in tiger numbers in Jharkhand : Forest officials

From ANI

http://www.dailyindia.com/show/425126.php

Bamboo longs for freedom from permit raj

Published: Wednesday, Feb 16, 2011, 10:27 IST
By Bosky Khanna | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bamboo-longs-for-freedom-from-permit-raj_1508611

House of bamboo

Business Standard  | 2011-02-16 10:01:00

http://www.sify.com/finance/house-of-bamboo-news-analysis-lcqkbPhajjj.html

State leads in providing land to forest-dwellers

http://www.pragativadi.com/100211/local3.htm

'Green hurdles for 16 coal blocks cleared'

TNN, Feb 16, 2011, 03.06am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Green-hurdles-for-16-coal-blocks-cleared/articleshow/7503934.cms

Jindal Steel wins MoEF nod for mill

http://www.livemint.com/2011/02/16001228/Jindal-Steel-wins-MoEF-nod-for.html?atype=tp

Three more elephant deaths in Similipal reserve

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Three-more-elephant-deaths-in-Similipal-reserve/750689