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Green Dream: A Young Indian's Commitment to Conserve Environment
Patiāla :: India | 27 days ago
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The forest and tree cover of the country is 78.29 million hectare, which makes 23.81 percent of its geographical area. In comparison to the 2009 assessment, there is a decrease of 367 sq km in country's forest cover. The Forest Survey of India (2011
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19 M Filipinos still without water—DENR exec
Manila :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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But an even sadder reality is that 19 million Filipinos do not have access to water, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said here. Environment Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio, who met leaders and members of the
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Forest area declines in 14 states of India: report
New Delhi :: India | 5 months ago
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According to India State of Forest Report-2011, forest cover has decreased in 14 states including Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Tripura, an official
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Can Lebanon ever be green again?
Beirut :: Lebanon | 6 months ago
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The cedar at the center of Lebanon's national flag may indicate a country filled with luscious forests, and while that once was the case, the symbolic tree belies the toll that decades of mismanagement, conflict and urban development have taken on
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?No reference against farmers in Madhav Gadgil report?
Palakkad :: India | 6 months ago
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November 16, 2012 Mining lobby behind misinformation campaign: panel member V.S. Vijayan, a member of the Madhav Gadgil Committee on the Western Ghats and former chairman of Kerala Biodiversity Board, said here on Friday that the mining lobby and
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NewPage Supports WRI's Launch of New Forest Mapping Tools
Miamisburg :: OH :: USA | 7 months ago
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These two publicly available web toolsthe Forest Cover Analyzer and the Suitability Mapper are the first of their kind, designed to enable companies and governments to implement commitments to sustainable palm oil. Indonesia onto low-carbon, already-
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PH poverty reduction remains dismal, says UN
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 7 months ago
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The Philippines' performance in meeting its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has remained dismal with barely three years into the deadline to achieve the objectives set by United Nations member-states, according to a UN report...The 134-page
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Forestry program funded by Australia to support 90,000 farmers in Sri Lanka's dry zone
Monaragala :: Sri Lanka | 7 months ago
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AUD 5 million community forestry program, which will increase forest cover and support small farmers living in Sri Lanka's dry zone on 11 October 2012. Forests are a critical environmental and economic resource for Sri Lanka. During the past hundred
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Make forests no-go areas: Supreme Court
New Delhi :: India | 8 months ago
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A Supreme Court-appointed panel on Friday told the apex court that the actual forest cover in the country had fallen below 2% and urged the court to make them no-go areas. "The dense forest cover in the country is 1.89%, most of it in national parks
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New Highway Construction Forces Haitians to Weigh Economic and Environmental Interests
Jérémie :: Haiti | 8 months ago
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Agronomist Boursiquot Edger says that a number of factors both natural and manmade can explain deforestation in Haiti. Natural factors include climate change and insufficient rainfall, says Edger, who specializes in the
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