FORESTRY NEWS INDIA

Global Market for Forest Products to Register US$1.2 Trillion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/13/prweb9190684.DTL

PM calls for equity in climate talks

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2888132.ece?homepage=true

Lessons from the Durban Conference

Sandeep Sengupta

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2890130.ece?homepage=true

Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, is this the way to protect whistleblowers?

Raman Kirpal Feb 13, 2012

http://www.firstpost.com/india/ms-jayanthi-natarajan-is-this-the-way-to-protect-whistleblowers-211719.html

Come down heavily on plunderers

http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.editorial.editorial_2012.Come-down-heavily-on-plunderers-20120213

Agro-Forestry February 14, 2012

http://blog.britishcouncil.org.in/2012/02/14/948/

Cheetahs 'will never prosper'

From: The Times February 14, 2012

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/cheetahs-will-never-prosper/story-fnb64oi6-1226270152889

Elephants find sanctuary along southern foothills

http://www.kuenselonline.com/2011/?p=27095

The tiger widows of the Sundarbans

Suryatapa Bhattacharya Feb 13, 2012

http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/south-asia/the-tiger-widows-of-the-sundarbans

Protected species found living at zoo

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Kevin Heath

http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2012/protected-species-found-living-at-zoo/

‘Wildlife thriving even outside protected areas’

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-%E2%80%98wildlife-thriving-even-outside-protected-areas-2856791.html

Team of Deployed Commandos to Protect Tigers and Other Wildlife in Southern India

http://9999articles.com/team-of-deployed-commandos-to-protect-tigers-and-other-wildlife-in-southern-india.html

Between the ballot and a Lucknow village, a tiger on the prowl

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Between-the-ballot-and-a-Lucknow-village--a-tiger-on-the-prowl/911803/

Plastic use dips in Bangalore city

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/plastic-use-dips-in-bangalore-city/229999-60-119.html

Orissa asks SAIL to stop iron ore mining at Bolani

http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Orissa_asks_SAIL_to_stop_iron_ore_mining_at_Bolani/250104.html

India Odisha state halts operations at SAIL iron ore mine

Tue Feb 14, 2012

http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL4E8DE16T20120214

Maoists are India's main forest destroyers? Nah, I don't buy that!

http://stellasmusings.blogspot.in/2012/02/maoists-as-indias-main-forest.html

Short essay on Environmental Impact Assessment in India

Debjani Essay

http://www.preservearticles.com/2012021323274/short-essay-on-environmental-impact-assessment-in-india.html

AAA: Billionaire’s decision to invest in forestry shows ethical approach

http://your-story.org/aaa-billionaires-decision-to-invest-in-forestry-shows-ethical-approach-308521/

Monday, February 13, 2012

IN NEWS (February 13, 2012)

Environment reports have ‘cooked data,' says tribunal

Priscilla Jebaraj

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2886141.ece

February 13, 2012, 2:30 PM IST

Tribal Districts Show Heavy Forest Degradation

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/02/13/tribal-districts-show-heavy-forest-degradation/

Andhra Pradesh | Posted on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:41am IST

281 Sq km tree cover lost

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/281-sq-km-tree-cover-lost/229769-60-114.html

Maoists caused major damage to India’s forests, says survey

newsleaks | February 7, 2012

http://www.newsleaks.in/2012/02/maoists-caused-major-damage-to-indias-forests-says-survey/

Wildlife conservation project to cover BD, Bhutan, India, Nepal

South Asian News Agency (SANA) ⋅ February 13, 2012

http://www.sananews.net/english/2012/02/wildlife-conservation-project-to-cover-bd-bhutan-india-nepal/

13 Feb, 2012, 04.55PM IST, PTI

Singapore to attend climate meet in New Delhi

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/singapore-to-attend-climate-meet-in-new-delhi/articleshow/11873232.cms

Study team calls for curbs on mining

New Delhi: Feb 12, 2012

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/226748/study-team-calls-curbs-mining.html

Orissa asks SAIL to stop iron ore mining at Bolani

BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Feb 13, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/orissa-asks-sail-to-stop-iron-ore-mining-at-bolani/464496/

Fighting chance for India’s tigers: Poaching declines

http://helpwildlife.org.in/2012/02/fighting-chance-for-indias-tigers-poaching-declines-3/

Row over prowling tiger at CISH as shooter called in

Sunday, 12 February 2012

http://dailypioneer.com/nation/42246-row-over-prowling-tiger-at-cish-as-shooter-called-in.html

Nawab called in to bring down maneater

TNN | Feb 13, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Nawab-called-in-to-bring-down-maneater/articleshow/11867314.cms

India recorded a net loss of 367 sq km of forests between 2009 and 2011

By Puskar Pande ⋅ February 10, 2012

http://greencleanguide.com/2012/02/10/india-recorded-a-net-loss-of-367-sq-km-of-forests-between-2009-and-2011/

Kashmir, Kerala and Eco Tourism

Volume 03, Issue 49 Monday, 13 February 2012

http://kashmirlife.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2316:kashmir-kerala-and-eco-tourism-&catid=47:diary&Itemid=187

Sunday, February 12, 2012

IN NEWS (February 12, 2012)

“I believe in grow now, protect now”

G. Srinivasan

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article2883726.ece

WB launches wildlife conservation project

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=35772

Non-forest Amritsar leads in forest cover in Punjab, says report

Tanisha Chohan, TNN | Feb 12, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Non-forest-Amritsar-leads-in-forest-cover-in-Punjab-says-report/articleshow/11855467.cms

CoalMin wants online system for granting green clearances

Feb 12, 2012 | PTI New Delh

http://www.asianage.com/india/coalmin-wants-online-system-granting-green-clearances-003

India’s forest cover decreasing: FSI

A total of 367 sq km lost in last two years

GN Bureau | February 09 2012

http://governancenow.com/views/think-tanks/india-s-forest-cover-decreasing-fsi

'Tipaimukh dam will spell environmental disaster'
Source: Hueiyen News Service

http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=22..120212.feb12

Meet on Dam seeks people's mandate
Source: The Sangai Express

http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=10..120212.feb12

Meet India's only woman wildlife photographer

Anula Aboobacker, TNN Feb 11, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/people/31049700_1_wild-elephants-wildlife-animals

Sushmita Sen attends Tiger festival in Nagpur to promote wildlife tourism

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/02/12/267555-Sushmita-Sen-attends-Tiger-festival-in-Nagpur-to-promote-wildlife-tourism-.html

WWF captures first known tiger images in northern India forest

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/bonobo/?203388/WWF-captures-first-known-tiger-images-in-northern-India-forest

Modern day Jim Corbett missing

http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/ecostani/2012/02/11/modern-day-jim-corbett-missing/

Sanctuary status for Uttarakhand's Nandhaur get Centre's push

PTI | 09:02 AM,Feb 12,2012

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/sanctuary-status-for-uttarakhands-nandhaur-get-centres-push/962388.html

Nine people test positive for ‘Monkey Disease’ in India

http://www.examiner.com/infectious-disease-in-national/nine-people-test-positive-for-monkey-disease-india

Beyond the tea

Feb 12, 2012 : Flora and Fauna

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/226356/beyond-tea.html

High fiber foods reduce disease: Study

http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=189109

Saturday, February 11, 2012

IN NEWS (February 9 to 11, 2012)

41% of country's forest cover has suffered degradation: Kasturirangan

TNN Feb 10, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/the-good-earth/31045785_1_biodiversity-loss-biological-diversity-act-species

RAISINA TATTLE: Paryavaran Bhavan is keeping away from the glare

By MAIL TODAY REPORTER Last updated at 2:07 AM on 11th February 2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2099608/RAISINA-TATTLE-Paryavaran-Bhavan-keeping-away-glare.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

24 sq km decrease in Kerala’s forest cover

February 11, 2012

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/thiruvananthapuram/24-sq-km-decrease-kerala%E2%80%99s-forest-cover-902

Stop this destruction of forest cover

SATURDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2012

http://www.dailypioneer.com/pioneer-news/letters-to-editor/41803-stop-this-destruction-of-forest-cover.html

February 10, 2012, 12:05 PM

The Forensics of Snake Venom

By DOUGLAS M. MAIN

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/the-forensics-of-snake-venom/

A Time To cull

Foraging wild animals in cropland are threatening livelihoods, turning the farmer against conservation efforts

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne180212Time.asp

Tusks seized from four smugglers in Erode

February 11, 2012

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/others/tusks-seized-four-smugglers-erode-961

Tigress on endless wandering, shows stress in human landscape

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Tigress-on-endless-wandering--shows-stress-in-human-landscape/910759/

Delhi zoo now allowed to use its own money on itself

New Delhi, Feb 10, 2012, DHNS

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/226280/delhi-zoo-now-allowed-use.html

Sariska National Park - A Great Place to Explore Wildlife in India

http://www.articleslash.com/Travel-and-Leisure/Destination-Tips/662233__Sariska-National-Park-A-Great-Place-to-Explore-Wildlife-in-India.html

Sabzi heroes in Kolkata to save vegetables

India Blooms News Service

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/2012/environmentDetails110212a.php

Watching me watching you! – Indian Chameleon

Posted on February 10, 2012

http://lakesideindia.wordpress.com/tag/indian-wildlife/

Take cue from Mamata Banerjee to deal with Naxal menace: Jairam

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Take-cue-from-Mamata-Banerjee-to-deal-with-Naxal-menace-Jairam/articleshow/11841182.cms

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

India’s forest cover declines

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/india-s-forest-cover-declines

Two ministries at war over wildlife zones

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, February 09, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Two-ministries-at-war-over-wildlife-zones/Article1-809230.aspx

41% of country's forest cover has suffered degradation: Kasturirangan

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/the-good-earth/31045785_1_biodiversity-loss-biological-diversity-act-species

Modi happy over increase in state forest areas

TNN Feb 10, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/patna/31045744_1_forest-survey-tree-plantation-fsi-report

Forest, mangrove cover rises rises in state

TNN Feb 10, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/kolkata/31045665_1_sq-km-mangrove-forest-survey

UP loses forest cover, tree cover goes up: FSI

TNN Feb 10, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-10/lucknow/31045684_1_sq-km-moderately-dense-forest-forest-survey

Forest dept wants to expand Indian bustard sanctuary area

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/forest-dept-wants-to-expand-indian-bustard-sanctuary-area/910406/

Wildlife smuggling racket busted in Uttar Pradesh

PTI Feb 9, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-09/flora-fauna/31041222_1_racket-wildlife-crime-control-bureau-wildlife-articles

Uttarakhand on hunt for man who helped poachers

http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/41541-uttarakhand-on-hunt-for-man-who-helped-poachers.html

Poor Safety Measures Around Narmada Canal Kills Five Indian Wild Asses

By: Rang7 Team February 9, 2012

http://www.rang7.com/news/national-park/poor-safety-measures-around-narmada-canal-kills-five-indian-wild-asses-1012.htm

Japanese delegation visits India to learn about responsible & sustainable trade in medicinal plants

http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/2/9/japanese-delegation-visits-india-to-learn-about-responsible.html

Bullock cart racing in Rural Olympics banned

Chandigarh, feb 9, 2012, DHNS

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/225992/bullock-cart-racing-rural-olympics.html

Indian Forest Service Examination, 2011

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80244

Greenpeace decries BRAI Bill

Published: Friday, Feb 10, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_greenpeace-decries-brai-bill_1648176

List of World Press Photo winners

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/list-of-world-press-photo-winners/2012/02/10/gIQAzd1S3Q_story.html

Forest industry appreciates Prime Minister's promotion of Canadian lumber exports to China

Canada NewsWire

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/580318

FEBRUARY 09, 2012

India State of Forest Report 2011

http://southasia.oneworld.net/press-release/india-state-of-forest-report-2011

India's Dwindling Forests

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203646004577212521268241112.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Tribunal to fast-track green cases

Ajanta Chakraborty, TNN Feb 9, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-09/kolkata/31041695_1_national-green-tribunal-act-green-bench-environment

Manipur's forest cover depleting rapidly
Source: Hueiyen News Service

http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=29..090212.feb12

‘Gujarat a cause of increase in mangrove cover’

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gujarat-a-cause-of-increase-in-mangrove-cover/909917/

Punjab adds 100Km to its forest cover

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/?q=node/35697

Can the crane shift the dam?

The proposed power project at Zemithang valley could put the black-necked crane further at ris

http://www.livemint.com/2012/02/08210607/Can-the-crane-shift-the-dam.html?h=B

Forests ministry threatens OPG to keep CRZ clearance under suspension

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/forests-ministry-threatens-opg-to-keep-crz-clearance-under-suspension/909916/

GAIL pipeline project gets MoEF nod

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gail-pipeline-project-gets-moef-nod/228537-60-122.html

Underground mining in Western Ghats safe: FIMI

BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore Feb 09, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/underground-mining-in-western-ghats-safe-fimi/464066/

Poor start to year for India’s tigers

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Kevin Heath

http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2012/poor-start-to-year-for-indias-tigers/

Tracey sniffs out 32 kg ivory in Dalma

WEDNESDAY, 08 FEBRUARY 2012

http://dailypioneer.com/nation/41263-tracey-sniffs-out-32-kg-ivory-in-dalma.html

Animal welfare board steps in, wants Kilaraipur bull races stopped

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/animal-welfare-board-steps-in-wants-kilaraipur-bull-races-stopped/909625/

Leopard kills fifth girl in Nepal

A man-eating leopard has claimed its fifth victim in just two months after dragging away and devouring a 14-year-old girl in Nepal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/nepal/9071541/Leopard-kills-fifth-girl-in-Nepal.html

Lawrence's India trip advances partnership with biological sciences center

http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2012/february/indiasciences.html

India Wildlife Tours: Have some Rarest Experiences

http://journals.mozyholidays.com/2012/02/08/india-wildlife-tours-have-some-rarest-experiences/

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