Page 2 - Afforestation
Letter to BS: Afforestation is not an immediate measure to reduce emission
Official commitments before international forums have to be made with caution as the European Union and the United States have a hidden economic and political agenda
 "Letter to BS: Afforestation is not an immediate measure to reduce emission")
Govt gives over Rs 47K-cr to 27 states for afforestation, green activities
The minister said the corpus will be utilised for compensatory afforestation, wildlife management, forest fire prevention, soil and moisture conservation works in forests
 "Govt gives over Rs 47K-cr to 27 states for afforestation, green activities")
Nature, conversation, economy: A book chronicles India's balancing act
A rare set of essays examines how conservation systems crafted in an era of state dominance can work better in a time of private enterprise, civic action and science
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A Rs 56,000-cr afforestation fund threatens India's indigenous communities
The compensatory afforestation is to sweep across more than 4,000 acres in 16 villages, impacting hundreds of residents--predominantly Adivasis, or indigenous communities, also called scheduled tribes
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The compensatory afforestation riddle
The whole focus has shifted to spending money rather than arresting forest loss. Funds have to be spent even if land is not available.
