Community Participation and Sustainable Forest Development Global Perspective

MoEFCC proposes new draft rules on wetland management

The new draft allows for the creation of state-level authorities for the management of wetlands

Community management of ponds has been a success'

Mohit Kumar Ray, convener of Kolkata-based non-profit Vasundhara Foundation, says the city has been losing nearly 200 ponds each year for the …

Boss, the real beehive!

Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?

Partners in prosperity

Sukhomajr, a village in Haryana, has come to symbolise how community efforts at natural regeneration can improve both the forests and the people'…

People power

Kerala launches a movement -- of the people, by the people, for the people. Whether the movement will stand the test of time is yet to be seen,…

A Nobel profession

From war-torn countries to nations suffering constantly from natural calamities, Medcins Sans Frontires, also known as Doctors Without Borders, …

Victims of dirty air, all

Physicians, environmentalists and residents of Delhi share a platform to vent their anger over the city's polluted air

Small is more

A small water harvesting structure can produce amazing economic crossover effects. The same may not be true for large canals

A dream come true

The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in

Dying wisdom

Rise and fall of traditional water harvesting systems in India They are called kuhals in Jammu, kuls in Himachal Pradesh and guls in Uttarakhand.…

Fisherfolk to strike work

THAILAND

Moving in circles

Issues on sustainable development were discussed at a recently concluded CSD meet

Forestmaker

A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight

Water policy dams locals

PM mouths concepts which exist nowhere in the document

Making a killing

Only poachers profit from rules and regulations that alienate local people from natural resources

Legislating green inequity

The government's proposed revision of the Indian Forest Act does little for community participation and only serves to vest more powers with the …

Greening a state

Himachal Pradesh chief minister has broken all bureaucratic shackles and initiated eco-friendly programmes in the state

Demystifying science

To promote public understanding of science, it is essential not only to initiate openness and dialogue between the scientific community and the …

Power to the people

The Biodiversity Bill to empower local communities under scrutiny of parliamentary standing committee

Protecting the Eden

COSTA RICA

Promises broken

Dear Prime Minister Koirala we urge you not to learn from India

NIGER