AFRICAN UNION IN SUPPORT OF OGIEK
Region: Kenya
GREAT SUCCESS FOR FIRST NATIONS IN KENYA AFRICAN UNION COMES OUT IN SUPPORT OF OGIEK LAND RIGHTS The Ogiek, the meanwhile world-famous honey-hunters of the Mau forest in Kenya, booked another success ... more
Views: 432Witness to Environmental Degradation
Region: IndiaLast month I traveled from Paras-Nath, the Jain pilgrimage center in the Jharkhand state to Gaya, Bihar. I travelled in the cattle class compartment of a local passenger train to have the feel of real India. The Indian st... more
Views: 548Witness to Environmental Degradation
Region: IndiaLast month I traveled from Paras-Nath, the Jain pilgrimage center in the Jharkhand state to Gaya, Bihar. I travelled in the cattle class compartment of a local passenger train to have the feel of real India. The Indian st... more
Views: 491Make Jammu city green by massive plantation: Altaf
Region: IndiaJammu, December 18 (Scoop News) – The Forest Department has planted 3.45 lakh plants over 500 hectares of degraded forest land in Billawar, Kathua, Jammu, Udhampur and Ramanagar forest divisions during la... more
Views: 584Indo-Pak harmony imperative for development of State:Altaf
Region: India
Jammu, April 01(Scoop News) - Minister for Forest and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad, has said that Indo-Pak relation have direct bearing on the development of Jammu and Kashmir State, especia... more
Views: 849Million of rupees Timber Auctioned
Region: Pakistan
Forfeited timber worth million rupees auctioned. CHITRAL: Forest department auctioned Deodar (infrastructure) timber of million rupees at Drosh. These trunks have been seized by forest staff when local... more
Views: 814New FAO Study Shows Accurate Images Of Forest Loss
Region: Italy
A new, satellite-based survey released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provides a more accurate picture of changes in the world’s forests, showing forest land use declined between 1990 and 2005.The ... more
Views: 1468Preservation of forest is must for environment, Ecology: Altaf
Region: IndiaSrinagar, October 11 (Scoop News) - Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad today stressed the need for preservation of forest wealth which is must for environment and eco... more
Views: 95016,309 Sq Kms under forest cover in J&K: Altaf
Region: India
Srinagar, October 4 (Scoop News) - The Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Mian Altaf today informed the Legislative Council that the geographical area of the Jammu and Kashmir State is ... more
Views: 610Rs.59 crore for Nagar Project, Rs.7 crore for renovation of Jamia Masjid
Region: India
Srinagar, March 13 (Scoop News) - Rs. 59 crore would be spent on the execution of Nagarnagar project during the next financial year as a part of protection of historical placers of the Srinagar city. This was stat... more
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