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Perspective: We Are In Drought

Reports & Research
May, 2016
India
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
land
natural disasters
Every year most parts of India are affected by drought.But the Centre and State has failed so far to diagnose the drought phenomenon and to come up with a long term solution. Declaration of drought is a sensitive issue. The nature of drought is such that it does not occur in the same intensity across the Country and State and also has differential impacts. Unless this complexity is understood drought declaration will always be controversial and not transparent.
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Climate Change and Non Timber Forest Produce

Roles and Potential in JhaRkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha

Reports & Research
February, 2016
India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
forest land
Indigenous Peoples
Likewise other tribal areas, the community in Kanker, Hazaribagh and Koraput have also been facing challenges emerged due to climate variability and change. While rainfed agriculture in small and marginal land is the main livelihood practice, the NTFPs provides subsistent food, nutrition and income security round the year. The fluctuation in rainfall pattern over the year and during monsoon season, higher summer temperature and long dry period are impacting the livelihood resources, hence the food security.
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Contextualising Climate Change For Communities

Reports & Research
December, 2016
India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
Communities dependent on climate sensitive livelihood such as agriculture, fishing, horticulture, forestry and livestock have become vulnerable in the light of the climate variability and the challenges arising henceforth.
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Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Programmes

Ideas for Implementation

Reports & Research
April, 2008
India
forest land
land use
land use mapping
The study was undertaken to identify pertinent and emerging issues that have implications for biodiversity conservation and livelihoods and the inter-relationship between them. A detailed review of the current national and state policies was undertaken along with the strategies being implemented by the government and various multi-lateral and bi-lateral agencies and other organizations, focused especially in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa as provided in the scope of the study.
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Water Commons Influencing Practice

Reports & Research
June, 2016
India
water management
Rajasthan (India) has been a pioneer state in terms of policy and practice in water conservation and management. The ongoing water stress in Rajasthan has triggered serious thinking,in particular on micro action, that can contribute to Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlambhan Abhiyan (MJSA) thinking. FES and Hindustan Unilever Foundation are sharing the report with a view to illustrate one possible trajectory for a collaborative action involving private sector, civil society organisation and the government.
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Sustainable Land Management contribution to successful land-based climate change adaptation and mitigation

A Report of the Science-Policy Interface

Reports & Research
September, 2017
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
The report provides scientifically sound practical guidance for selecting SLM practices that help address DLDD, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and for creating an enabling environment for their large-scale implementation considering local realities. It targets a broad audience from scientists, policy makers, landowners, community stakeholders and enterprises.
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Final document on revised classification of industrial sectors under Red, Orange, Green and White categories

National Policies
February, 2016
India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
The Working Group has developed the criteria of categorization of industrial sectors based on the Pollution Index which is a function of the emissions (air pollutants), effluents (water pollutants), hazardous wastes generated and consumption of resources. For this purpose the references are taken from the the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003, Standards so far prescribed for various pollutants under Environment (Protection) Act , 1986 and Doon Valley Notification, 1989 issued by MoEFCC.
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Tourism Encroachment on Reserved Forest Areas: A Case Study from Thailand

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Thailand
encroachment
forest land
In contrast to the more spectacular ‘land grabs’ for tourism development, the smaller-scale, progressive encroachment by tourist establishments into protected environments has attracted little attention in the literature. This article seeks to highlight the issue by a case study of the Thai authorities’ crackdown on resorts and second homes encroaching upon protected forests in a national park area in Thailand.
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Assessment of Forest Encroachment In Shimoga District of Western Ghats, India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2017
India
Forest Tenure
encroachment
forest land
The study is focused on RS and GIS based assessment of forest encroachment in Shimoga district of Karnataka for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010 using Landsat TM/MSS/ETM+ for 1990 and 2000, mid south western part of malnad region of Karnataka state, geographically lies between 13°27' and 14°39' N latitudes and 74°38' and 76°4'E longitudes.
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Joint Forest Management: Critical Issues

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2009
India
Forest Tenure
forest land
The Joint Forest Management circular that took the National Forest Policy (1988) as its basis for people’s involvement in the development and protection of forests, issued more than 18 years ago, has failed in its attempt to utilise forest wealth to improve local livelihoods. The structure of the JFM is skewed towards the forest department and needs to be balanced with equal opportunities and rights to the participating communities.

Author pesents the critical issues of Joint Forest Management in this article.