The EU’s new Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which prevents products linked to deforestation from entering the EU market, was just formally approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. China and Brazil also recently unveiled their own collaborative
Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on Forest Policy and Strategy recently, IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe said the Government must address the longstanding issues within the sector while giving greater assurances to farmers in order to achieve the national afforestation targets.
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 19: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, accorded administrative approval to the policy for sustainable collection and utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in J&K. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor and Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K attended the meeting. “This policy is aimed at ensuring sustainable collection and utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), including medicinal plants, while providing livelihood support […]