IN NEWS (February 18-24, 2013)

Road widening runs into forest hurdle

Satyanarayan Patnaik, TNN Feb 23, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/bhubaneswar/37256719_1_forest-area-kusumguda-koraput

India's First Forest Stewardship Council Certification for Natural Forests Awarded to Maharashtra Forest Department's Bhamragarh Forest Division by SCS Global Services

Press Release: SCS Global Services – Wed, Feb 20, 2013

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/indias-first-forest-stewardship-council-192900104.html

Action: forest rights in India

http://www.indymedia.org.au/2013/02/22/action-forest-rights-in-india

India the next long-term growth market for forest products

February 21, 2013

http://www.workingforest.com/india-next-long-term-growth-market-forest-products/

India's First Forest Stewardship Council Certification for Natural Forests Awarded to Maharashtra Forest Department's Bhamragarh Forest Division by SCS Global Services

PR Newswire

http://www.dnaindia.com/mobile/report.php?n=1802421

India Undercuts Tribal Rights

Friday, February 22, 2013

http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2013_1053/india-undercuts-tribal-rights

India to become next long-term growth market for forest products

PRNewswire

Published: 20 February 2013

http://www.providencejournal.com/business/press-releases/20130220-india-to-become-next-long-term-growth-market-for-forest-products.ece

Officials target poaching by forest staff kin

TNN Feb 21, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/mumbai/37220289_1_forest-officials-forest-guards-city-forest-initiative

India – A New Frontier for B.C. Forest Products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          FEBRUARY 15, 2013

http://www.coastforest.org/india-a-new-frontier-for-b-c-forest-products/

India's first wildlife skywalk to come up in Sikkim

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 18, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/India-s-first-wildlife-skywalk-to-come-up-in-Sikkim/Article1-1013259.aspx

Make green funding a priority: Jayanthi

DC | 17th Feb 2013

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130217/news-politics/article/make-green-funding-priority-jayanthi

Bangalore: They create forests for a living

Published: Sunday, Feb 17, 2013

http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_bangalore-they-create-forests-for-a-living_1800708

Forest diversion proposals to be accepted online now

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Feb 19, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-19/nagpur/37178934_1_forest-officers-forest-department-forest-conservation-act

IN NEWS (February 11-17, 2013)

Indian Ministry of Environment and Forestry to grant environmental clearance only to projects with high grade coal

Posted by: Deepak Sharma Posted date: February 14, 2013

http://www.pimagazine-asia.com/news/indian-ministry-of-environment-and-forestry-to-grant-environmental-clearance-only-to-projects-with-high-grade-coal/

Bandipura witnesses first forest fire of this season

Lawrence Milton, TNN Feb 16, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-16/mysore/37132444_1_forest-fire-bandipur-forest-forest-officials

13 tiger deaths in MP, Jayanthi Natarajan asks Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take preventive steps

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Feb 15, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-15/flora-fauna/37118660_1_tiger-deaths-tiger-reserves-tiger-state

Shaky future of the floating forests

By Atula Gupta | ENS

15th February 2013

http://newindianexpress.com/education/student/article1462727.ece

Tigers chewing up bulk of wildlife funding in India

By Cassandra Mason

4:04 PM Thursday Feb 14, 2013

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10865413

Tigers gobble up 49 percent of India's wildlife conservation funds, more imperiled species get nothing

Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
February 12, 2013
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0212-hance-tigers-funding.html#

India Inc unhappy over delays in green nods by Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan

Soma Banerjee, Urmi A Goswami & M Rajshekhar, ET Bureau Feb 11, 2013

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-11/news/37039175_1_environment-minister-jayanthi-natarajan-environment-and-forests-ministry-delays

Shifting electric lines from sensitive forests proposed

TNN Feb 12, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-12/nagpur/37058143_1_p-k-mahajan-van-sabhagruha-forest

'Police, forest staff failed to protect migratory birds'

TNN Feb 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-11/guwahati/37038640_1_migratory-birds-jorhat-sadar-police-station-siva-kalita

Forest department to begin work on greening India

Sumita Sarkar, TNN Feb 11, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-11/nashik/37038383_1_g-saiprakash-plan-on-climate-change-national-action-plan

Forest department seeks lifting ban on direct appointments

TNN Feb 10, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-10/lucknow/37020181_1_forest-guards-forest-department-vacant-posts

IN NEWS (February 4-10, 2013)

India: Indigenous Peoples Reclaim Right to Forest in Jharkhand

February 4 2013

http://www.iwgia.org/news/search-news?news_id=736

UPSC Indian Forest Service IFS 2012 results declared: Check result

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/2/9/19-UPSC-Indian-Forest-Service-IFS-2012-results-declared.html

India’s edible oil imports threatens wildlife in Indonesia & Malaysia

http://www.wwfindia.org/?8562/Indias-edible-oil-imports-threatens-wildlife-in-Indonesia--Malaysia

Forest babus want non-green pastures

Saswati Mukherjee B, TNN Feb 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/bangalore/36742101_1_ifs-officers-ccfs-forest-lands

Staff crunch, poor infrastructure stump wildlife department

Riyan Ramanath V, TNN Feb 7, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/bhubaneswar/36971185_1_elephants-wildlife-manpower-shortage

Zoos: India's wildlife ghettos

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 02, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Zoos-India-s-wildlife-ghettos/Article1-1005506.aspx

Forest advisory body allows mining in Jharkhand elephant reserve

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/forest-advisory-body-allows-mining-in-jharkhand-elephant-reserve/1070513/

Stray rhino driven back into forest

Pinak Priya Bhattacharya, TNN Feb 6, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-06/kolkata/36948910_1_male-rhino-gorumara-national-park-forest-workers

Forest official attacked by lioness

TNN Feb 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/rajkot/36742100_1_lioness-forest-officials-dhari

Jayanthi Natarajan fires salvo after barrage over blocking of proposals, says she cannot be held responsible for delays

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jayanthi-natarajan-officials-blame-ministry-of-environment-blocking-proposals/1/249049.html

No bottlenecks in green nods: Jayanthi Natarajan

ET Bureau Feb 6, 2013

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-06/news/36950039_1_clearance-process-green-clearances-environmental-clearance

Forest officers resent lack of promotion

Riyan Ramanath V, TNN Feb 4, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-04/bhubaneswar/36742164_1_department-promotion-committee-promotion-list-deserving-officers

National Wildlife Board allows mines near sanctuaries with threatened species

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/national-wildlife-board-allows-mines-near-sanctuaries-with-threatened-species/1069539/

Maharashtra to reward informers of forest department

Himanshu Nitnaware, TNN Feb 3, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-03/aurangabad/36721808_1_informers-forest-area-wildlife-offences

Tigers under threat from disappearing mangrove forest

Report shows vast forest, shared by India and Bangladesh, is being rapidly destroyed by environmental change

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/29/sunderbans-disappearing-mangrove-india-bangladesh

PM calls Deo, Natarajan to resolve forest clearance impasse

Nitin Sethi, TNN Jan 24, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-24/developmental-issues/36526116_1_tribal-rights-gram-sabha-tribal-affairs

Leopard found dead in Girnar Forest in Junagadh

Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN Jan 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-29/flora-fauna/36614989_1_girnar-forest-wild-cat-leopard

IN NEWS (January 28 – February 3, 2013)

Zoos: India's wildlife ghettos

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 02, 2013

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Zoos-India-s-wildlife-ghettos/Article1-1005506.aspx

'Gory wildlife killing rampant across state'

Paul Fernandes, TNN Jan 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-29/goa/36614846_1_wire-traps-wildlife-sanctuary-leopards

Tiger spotted in Sundargarh forest

TNN Feb 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/bhubaneswar/36703067_1_forest-officials-sundargarh-royal-bengal-tiger

Collector, forest dept call truce

Himanshu Kaushik, TNN Feb 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/ahmedabad/36703457_1_forest-dept-forest-department-girnar

Arunachal holds workshop on 'joint forest management'

TNN Feb 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/guwahati/36702915_1_jfm-forest-sector-workshop

Tribal forest labourers to get wages at doorstep

TNN Feb 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/lucknow/36703364_1_labourers-bank-accounts-tribal-areas

Senior forest officials review illegal mining in Pachgaon

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN Feb 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/nagpur/36703089_1_forest-land-pachgaon-tk-choubey

Forest officials nab 14 treasure hunters

TNN Feb 2, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/nagpur/36703238_1_treasure-hunters-forest-officials-tortoise

Forest departmen plans measures to avoid tusker menace

Alok K N Mishra, TNN Jan 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-30/ranchi/36635610_1_wild-elephants-villages-tusker

Forestry students protest return of 'erring' teacher

TNN Feb 1, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-01/bhubaneswar/36683444_1_orissa-university-indefinite-strike-students

Forest departmen plans measures to avoid tusker menace

Alok K N Mishra, TNN Jan 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-30/ranchi/36635610_1_wild-elephants-villages-tusker

CBSE launches campaign for forest and wildlife conservation

Abhishek Choudhari, TNN Jan 30, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-30/nagpur/36635539_1_cbse-letter-wildlife-conservation-board-of-secondary-education

India, US join hands to tackle illegal wildlife trade

PTI Jan 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-29/flora-fauna/36614778_1_illegal-wildlife-illegal-trade-important-partner

'Gory wildlife killing rampant across state'

Paul Fernandes, TNN Jan 29, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-29/goa/36614846_1_wire-traps-wildlife-sanctuary-leopards

US and India Co-operate to Combat Illegal Trade in Wildlife

New Delhi, India, 29th January 2013

http://www.traffic.org/home/2013/1/29/us-and-india-co-operate-to-combat-illegal-trade-in-wildlife.html

Wildlife in India - one of the 17 megadiverse countries on Planet Earth
http://www.defence.pk/forums/members-club/231381-wildlife-india-one-17-megadiverse-countries-planet-earth.html

Absolutely vital to protect biodiversity, natural resources: Jayanthi Natarajan

Last Updated: Wed, Jan 23, 2013

http://www.sify.com/news/absolutely-vital-to-protect-biodiversity-natural-resources-jayanthi-natarajan-news-national-nbxrOfbciej.html