• Tendu-Factsheet-Maharashtra

    Forest Fires, Climate Change and Tendu Patta – An Evidence-based Analysis for Maharashtra

    CATEGORY : Climate Change | Forests

    The study of Maharashtra was undertaken as part of a research project that aims at, among other things, establishing the linkages between tendu patta collection practices and forest fires. Further, it aims at understanding the impact of these fires in terms of the area burnt and the emissions.

  • Tendu-Factsheet-Odisha

    Forest Fires, Climate Change and Tendu Patta – An Evidence-based Analysis for Odisha

    CATEGORY : Climate Change | Forests

    The study of Odisha was undertaken as part of a research project that aims at, among other things, establishing the linkages between tendu patta collection practices and forest fires. Further, it aims at understanding the impact of these fires in terms of the area burnt and the emissions.

  • Tendu-Factsheet-Chhattisgarh

    Forest Fires, Climate Change and Tendu Patta – An Evidence-based Analysis for Chhattisgarh

    CATEGORY : Climate Change | Forests

    The study of Chhattisgarh was undertaken as part of a research project that aims at, among other things, establishing the linkages between tendu patta collection practices and forest fires. Further, it aims at understanding the impact of these fires in terms of the area burnt and the emissions.

  • Rethinking REDD+

    Rethinking REDD+

    CATEGORY : Forests

    This report is an assessment of the REDD+ implementation experiences in India, Kenya and Tanzania. It highlights the need to rethink the REDD+ mechanism based on ground-level experiences and the potential of forests to mitigate climate change.

  • People's Forests

    People’s Forests

    CATEGORY : Forests

    Ten years after Forest Rights Act came into existence, we wanted to understand and assess the experiences of communities in managing and governing their Community Forest Resource (CFR) areas. Our assessment is that if CFR is implemented well, it could change the very nature of forest governance in the country.

  • Unlocking Forests-Does CAF Bill 2015 Offer Enough

    Unlocking Forests: Does CAF Bill 2015 Offer Enough?

    CATEGORY : Forests

    This legislative brief was prepared when the Compensatory Afforestation Bill was discussed in the Parliament.

  • Wood is Good

    Wood is Good

    CATEGORY : Forests

    In a climate-constrained world, wood is going to play an important role in the building sector. But what is the wood-balance of India? This reports puts the facts and figures and discusses the need for production forestry in the country.

  • The Puzzle of Forest Productivity

    The Puzzle of Forest Productivity

    CATEGORY : Forests

    This report shows how the vast amount of land with the government-owned Forest Development Corporations (FDCs) can be privatized to meet the timber needs of the country.