IN NEWS (August 25, 2012)

MSU, ARD and the Government of India Capture USAID $14M Award for Climate Change Mitigation in the Indian Forestry Sector.

http://www.carbon2markets.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=6064A70C6C6B0224DBA5A11010AB13BD

Finally, Forest Advisory Committee member K P Nyati quits

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 25, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Finally-Forest-Advisory-Committee-member-K-P-Nyati-quits/articleshow/15656594.cms

Green activists force out forest panel member

SATURDAY, 25 AUGUST 2012 01:0

http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/89902-green-activists-force-out-forest-panel-member.html

Ek Tha Tiger: The other side of the coal scam

G Sampath | Agency: DNA | Saturday, August 25, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_ek-tha-tiger-the-other-side-of-the-coal-scam_1732473

The Tourist Isn’t An Endangered Animal

Tourism can increase its natural capital by converting farms to wildlife viewing land, with shared profits

K. ULLAS KARANTH

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?282062

Poaching, illness killing peacocks near Delhi

http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/poaching-illness-killing-peacocks-near-delhi_795744.html

Rhino killed by Kaziranga forest guards

TNN | Aug 24, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Rhino-killed-by-Kaziranga-forest-guards/articleshow/15639467.cms

Sir McCartney rescues Indian elephant from dark shed

Aug 25, 2012

http://www.asianage.com/hollywood/sir-mccartney-rescues-indian-elephant-dark-shed-616

India: Priest, Nun Languish In Jail For Killing Crane Chicks

By: UCAN

http://www.eurasiareview.com/25082012-india-priest-nun-languish-in-jail-for-killing-crane-chicks/

STF, forest officials combing operations in Tamil Nadu - Kerala border

PTI

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3820904.ece

Oslo urges Brazil, Indonesia to keep forest protection

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/24/us-climate-forests-idUSBRE87N0LV20120824

IN NEWS (August 23, 2012)

Supreme Court Castigates Government for Poor Tiger Conservation Efforts

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/supreme-court-castigates-government-for-poor-tiger-conservation-efforts/

Why government took a stand on tigers, then a U-turn

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, August 23, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Why-government-took-a-stand-on-tigers-then-a-U-turn/Article1-917942.aspx

India's 'endangered tiger' tale gets a twist
By Raja Murthy 

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NH24Df01.html

No quarrying going on in forest area: Panel

Press Trust Of India / Chennai/ Bangalore Aug 23, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/no-quarrying-goingin-forest-area-panel/484083/

NGO appeals SC to scrap mining in green belt

BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore Aug 23, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ngo-appeals-sc-to-scrap-mining-in-green-belt/484084/

Resort under construction near wildlife sanctuary in Maha

Press Trust of India / Gondia August 23, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/resort-under-construction-near-wildlife-sanctuary-in-maha/47188/

The Future of India’s Tiger Tourism

Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012

http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2012/08/23/the-future-of-indias-tiger-tourism-11578.html

MoEF panel on Posco project to submit report by October

BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Aug 23, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/moef-panelposco-project-to-submit-report-by-october/484060/

Stop Destroying India's Forests

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/510/917/068/

Greenpeace to Prime Minister: Defend forests not coal scams

Power crisis due to bad policy, corruption, not environment clearances

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/Press/Greenpeace-to-Prime-Minister-Defend-forests-not-coal-scams/

Ferry tales from the forest

Neelam Raaj | August 18, 2012

http://www.timescrest.com/coverstory/ferry-tales-from-the-forest-8569

Sloth Bear is part of the family

http://www.sfgate.com/columns/slideshow/Sloth-Bear-is-part-of-the-family-47850.php

Burma rapidly losing forest coverage

Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:22 Mizzima News

http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/7826-burma-rapidly-losing-forest-coverage.html

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

IN NEWS (August 21, 2012)

State frees bamboo but not in Vidarbha

Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN | Aug 21, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/State-frees-bamboo-but-not-in-Vidarbha/articleshow/15579404.cms

Chorus against FAC members gets louder

MONDAY, 20 AUGUST 2012 

http://dailypioneer.com/nation/88783-chorus-against-fac-members-gets-louder.html

Wild Wisdom 2012- Online Edition

http://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/enablers/education/wild_wisdom_2012/online_edition/

PMO tiger query has foresters on toes

Alok K N Mishra, TNN | Aug 21, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/PMO-tiger-query-has-foresters-on-toes/articleshow/15584509.cms

Tiger population of India facing 'total disaster' due to tourism ban
http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/5032638dc3d4cad575000000/tiger-population-of-india-facing-total-disaster-due-to-tourism-ban

Recommendations to save India's Western Ghats creates political stir

Jeremy Hance  mongabay.com   August 20, 2012

http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0820-hance-western-ghats-report.html#

Western Ghats experts' panel report under review

Nitin Sethi, TNN | Aug 21, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Western-Ghats-experts-panel-report-under-review/articleshow/15578818.cms

Nagarahole tiger gets back into its den

HM Aravind, TNN | Aug 20, 2012,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Nagarahole-tiger-gets-back-into-its-den/articleshow/15575183.cms

Lack of prey said threatening Indian tiger

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/08/20/Lack-of-prey-said-threatening-Indian-tiger/UPI-90221345503663/?spt=hs&or=sn

Elephants spending more time on defending then eating and relaxing

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, August 21, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Elephants-spending-more-time-on-defending-then-eating-and-relaxing/Article1-916877.aspx

Lesser Floricans going high

Bagish K Jha, TNN | Aug 21, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Lesser-Floricans-going-high/articleshow/15583557.cms

Environment ministry's expert team visits Posco plant site in Odisha

http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/environment-ministry-team-visits-posco-plant-site-in-odisha/1/187340.html

Cherunelli estate is agricultural land, says chief whip

TNN | Aug 21, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Cherunelli-estate-is-agricultural-land-says-chief-whip/articleshow/15578135.cms

Cherunelli estate notified as reserve forest, HC told

http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article591288.ece

Bhutan, India, and Nepal agree to enhance cooperation in theKanchenjunga Landscape

21st Aug :
Kathmandu, Nepal

http://www.reviewnepal.com/detail_news.php?id=4316

IN NEWS (August 20, 2012)

Indian forest cover decreases

http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/indian-forest-cover-decreases

India | Updated Aug 20, 2012 at 02:14pm IST

SC order violated, green panel gets industry men 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-order-violated-green-panel-gets-industry-men/283848-3.html

Stealthy 'eco-drones' pursue poachers and monitor wildlife

Associated Press

Aug 20, 2012 

http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/stealthy-eco-drones-pursue-poachers-and-monitor-wildlife

'Unesco recognition to W Ghats will not cause relocation'Unesco listing doesn't mean regulation or relocation from WG sites'

TNN | Aug 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Unesco-recognition-to-W-Ghats-will-not-cause-relocationUnesco-listing-doesnt-mean-regulation-or-relocation-from-WG-sites/articleshow/15564032.cms

CBSE promoting 'wild wisdom' among students

Abhishek Choudhari, TNN Aug 19, 2012

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-19/news/33272773_1_board-of-secondary-education-cbse-illegal-wildlife-trade

Orissa forest officer gets rap for advising Andhra firm

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/orissa-forest-officer-gets-rap-for-advising-andhra-firm/990521/0

Poachers target city’s largest biodiversity reserve

After sandalwood trees, animals under threat at BU campus

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=201208202012082001053511f8a0e93a

Vinayak Chatterjee: A nine-point paradox

Politicians, bureaucrats, the judiciary and industry grapple with pricing and allocation of natural resources

Vinayak Chatterjee / Aug 20, 2012,

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/vinayak-chatterjee-a-nine-point-paradox-/483694/

Efforts on to curb illegal mining in state

TNN | Aug 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Efforts-on-to-curb-illegal-mining-in-state/articleshow/15564778.cms

Coalgate also unearths delays in mining

Shishir Arya, TNN | Aug 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Coalgate-also-unearths-delays-in-mining/articleshow/15562802.cms

Palamu heading Sariska and Panna way

Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times    New Delhi, August 20, 2012

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Palamu-heading-Sariska-and-Panna-way/Article1-916579.aspx

Dwindling prey animals could endanger population of Royal Bengal tiger in India

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/727950.shtml

India’s 7 best safari spots

Purvaja Sawant, TNN | Aug 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/Indias-7-best-safari-spots/articleshow/15570248.cms

Farmers in Karkala taluk have monkeys on their backs

Published: Monday, Aug 20, 2012

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_farmers-in-karkala-taluk-have-monkeys-on-their-backs_1730318

Tiger wanders out of the woods, creates panic

HM Aravind, TNN | Aug 19, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Tiger-wanders-out-of-the-woods-creates-panic/articleshow/15560492.cms

JD(S) opposes handing over of forestry college

TNN | Aug 20, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/JDS-opposes-handing-over-of-forestry-college/articleshow/15564816.cms

This Week In Forest Carbon: Discourse At The Fringe

http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/dynamic/article.page.php?page_id=9219&section=news_articles&eod=1

IN NEWS (August 19, 2012)

Revenue and forest SDOs directed to issue certificates on forest land rights

Rageshri Ganguly, TNN | Aug 18, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Revenue-and-forest-SDOs-directed-to-issue-certificates-on-forest-land-rights/articleshow/15548555.cms

BTC against idgah on forest land

TNN | Aug 19, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/BTC-against-idgah-on-forest-land/articleshow/15552243.cms

Allow tourists in buffer zones of wildlife protected areas: Lok Sabha Member

http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/allow-tourists-in-buffer-zones-of-wildlife-protected-areas-lok-sabha-member-17394

Snakebite victims to get 1 lakh relief

TNN | Aug 19, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Snakebite-victims-to-get-1-lakh-relief/articleshow/15552058.cms

2 elephants spotted on border with bullet injuries

STAFF REPORTER

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3792695.ece

Two youth held for catching parakeets

TNN | Aug 19, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Two-youth-held-for-catching-parakeets/articleshow/15551353.cms

Seven new PG forestry courses introduced

STAFF REPORTER

IN NEWS (August 18, 2012)

'SC pressure for buffers encouraging illegalities'

TNN | Aug 18, 2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/SC-pressure-for-buffers-encouraging-illegalities/articleshow/15539528.cms

State Govt plans to provide police power to forest officials

SATURDAY, 18 AUGUST 2012

http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/88078-state-govt-plans-to-provide-police-power-to-forest-officials.html

Allow tourists in buffer zones of wildlife protected areas: MP

Press Trust of India / New Delhi August 17, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/allow-tourists-in-buffer-zoneswildlife-protected-areas-mp/45245/

India to undertake 'Forest Plus' program developed by U.S. Agency for International Development to mostly reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, increase value of forest ecosystems, involve communities

http://www.industryintel.com/news/read/3405978360/India-to-undertake-Forest-Plus-program-developed-by.html

Jaypee’s power plant project in Sonbhadra hits green hurdle

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaypees-power-plant-project-in-sonbhadra-hits-green-hurdle/989900/

Forest Minister shoots down move to revive cricket stadium project

G. KRISHNAKUMAR

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3788576.ece

How Coal Mining is Trashing Forests in India

Published by Keshav Saini in Save Environment

http://www.environmentabout.com/1407/how-coal-mining-trashing-forests-india

Nelliyampathy estates are Reserve Forest: Govt

Press Trust of India / Kochi August 17, 2012

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/nelliyampathy-estatesreserve-forest-govt/45323/

Tigers prowling in Vazhachal forests

http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article588385.ece

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Uttarakhand – Scientist Jobs 2012

http://newschutney.blogspot.in/2012/08/indian-council-of-forestry-research-and.html

Research and Markets: Forest Products - BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Industry Guide: Brazil Expected to Lead the Forest Products Industry in the BRIC Nations with a Value of $60,335.3 Million in 2016

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2012-08/24348260-research-and-markets-forest-products-bric-brazil-russia-india-china-industry-guide-brazil-expected-to-lead-the-forest-products-industry-in-th-004.htm

After letting many fires burn, Forest Service now tries to tamp out every flame to save money

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/after-letting-many-fires-burn-forest-service-now-tries-to-tamp-out-every-flame-to-save-money/2012/08/17/b11996f2-e89e-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html