IN NEWS (August 22, 2012)

Indian government backs off on tiger tourism ban

http://www.eturbonews.com/30767/indian-government-backs-tiger-tourism-ban

Govt seeks SC review of tiger tourism ban

New Delhi, August 21, 2012

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/273343/govt-seeks-sc-review-tiger.html

Greens want 2 controversial members from forest committee dropped

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 22, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Greens-want-2-controversial-members-from-forest-committee-dropped/articleshow/15592504.cms

India signals it may be willing to consider emissions target at UN climate talks

21 August 2012

http://www.rtcc.org/policy/india-signals-it-may-be-willing-to-consider-emissions-target-at-un-climate-talks/

India to Play a key Role in the IUCN World Conservation Congress at Korea

http://uspolitics.einnews.com/pr_news/111304798/india-to-play-a-key-role-in-the-iucn-world-conservation-congress-at-korea

Activists call on PM to protect forest and act on the coal scam

Jayashree Nandi, TNN Aug 21, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-21/india/33301913_1_coal-block-allocations-coal-scam-greenpeace-activists

Govt notifies Sahyadri reserve buffer

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 22, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Govt-notifies-Sahyadri-reserve-buffer/articleshow/15592445.cms

Central team visits Posco site

TNN | Aug 21, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Central-team-visits-Posco-site/articleshow/15590784.cms

For Better Or Worse? India’s Ban On Tiger Tourism

August 21, 2012

http://www.globalanimal.org/2012/08/21/for-better-or-worse-indias-ban-on-tiger-tourism/80130/

Central tiger conservation delegation visits Palamu

TNN | Aug 22, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Central-tiger-conservation-delegation-visits-Palamu/articleshow/15593253.cms

MoEF clarifies SC ruling, calms rattled Alang shipbreakers

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/moef-clarifies-sc-ruling-calms-rattled-alang-shipbreakers/991468/

Sri Lanka grappling with forest fires

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/sri-lanka-grapplingforest-fires/46867/

Thomas Leroy Hauptman, Pilot, Pleads Guilty For Transporting Wildlife

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/thomas-leroy-hauptman-pilot-wildlife_n_1820508.html

Norms eased for forest guard post

TNN | Aug 22, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Norms-eased-for-forest-guard-post/articleshow/15592967.cms