Shri S. Palit, a former Chief Conservator of Forest, West Bengal, India says the Forest Department structure is outdated to meet the present day challenges of...
Forest Structure Outdated! The posting by Phutsho Namgyel on the forest structure status in India is thought provoking for Bhutanese foresters as well. Many of...
As far as I know, forest has not done enough to move with the mainstream development trends. Decentralization is the catchword in the Bhutanese governance...
Kezang Jamtsho
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Jun 3, 2004 12:07 pm
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Dear Phuntsho, Can you send a copy of the report. The report sounds very familiar to our system. I need it in the PPD of MOA to do a little bit of policy...
Kezang Jamtsho
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Jun 3, 2004 12:15 pm
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In September last year (2003), over 3000 people representating the global conservation community including Bhutan, descended in the beautiful location of...
Respected Senior Officers, Thank you so much to Sir Phuntsho Namgyel for informing on global conservation community issue. I think and as far as I concerned,...
Prabhat Kumar
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Jun 9, 2004 6:44 am
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Karma Thinley says that over the last three decades people's participation in forestry is a recurring theme. This is because the nationalization of forests and...
Just to initiate some discussions, participation means different things to different people/institutions. True participation with decision making power on...
Kezang Jamtsho
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Jun 22, 2004 4:13 am
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Let me first quickly introduce myself. I am an ex-forester and now a free-lance consultant. I was involved in Bhutan’s social forestry programme from 1988 to...
Ugen Norbu
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Jun 23, 2004 7:17 am
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... From: "Ugen Norbu" <upnorbu65@...> To: <bhutan-eForest@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [Bhutan-eForest]...
D.B.Chhetri
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Jun 25, 2004 4:29 am
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Dear all, The scintillating topic under discussion led me to put my pen to the paper (to use a phrase now almost obsolete) and share with the esteemed members...
Dear E-foresters May I present some, non-violent, views of someone who, although in he past involved in CBHRM in Bhutan, can be considered as an outsider (not...
Ensuring full participation, perhaps requires a good policy guideline in place. Our approach so far had been very much department controlled or top down, as...
Respected senior colleagues and my friends, I am attaching few photos I have taken duirng my field survey 2003, 2004. Interestingly I saw a bird watching...
pema wangda
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Jul 3, 2004 4:51 am
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Respected SENIOR OFFICIALS, PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION THROUGH RRA AND PRA MY EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL VIEWS Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) and Participatory Rural...
Prabhat Kumar
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Jul 5, 2004 5:36 am
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Dear all, Today the Honorable Director of DOF approved four community forest management plans: a.. Lobneykha CF, Chhukha b.. Lamjithang CF, Wangdi c.....
Hi Bill, This is indeed a good news. Thanks for sharing with us. Sangay ... From: Bill Buffum To: bhutan-eForest@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004...
Sangay Duba
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Jul 8, 2004 3:05 am
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Bill This is really good news and I hope it's a sign of more changes to come... Peter ************************** Peter Branney 5 Little Road Edinburgh EH16 6SH...
Dear Bill, This is indeed encouraging. I hope that we can keep the momentum going and that more CF sites becomes operational. I hope that seven sites which do ...
Pema Gyamtsho
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Jul 8, 2004 5:21 am
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Dear Dr. Pema, Your comment about timber utilization in CFs is well-taken. I am sure that all of the CFs are providing some benefits to the members, even the...
Dear friends, According to TrendIQ inc. in their Social Networking Report. * Ecademy = nr 12 for internet-presence on the list of the 72 Social Networking...
Dear colleagues, It is an encouraging sign that new CF management plans have been approved. I personnaly feel that all areas that were traditionally used by...
According to Land Act 1979, the rural farmers have only the right over the leaf-litters in `sokshing'. The land and trees belong to the government. But, in...
Phuntsho, Good topic again! I fully concur wit Lam's finding and your analysis that "sokshing' meant more than the right to collect leaf litter for those who ...
Pema Gyamtsho
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Aug 19, 2004 5:53 am
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The Land Act is under review at present by a Task Force. Something relevant to Sokshing management - the TF is discussing the removal of Sokshing from the ...
Kezang Jamtsho
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Aug 24, 2004 2:55 am
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Thank you Kezang for letting us know that there is a review of the Land Act 1979 going on currently. However, it is a bit disturbing to know that there are...
Dear all, Having come thus far with social forestry, and having even come out with rules and regulations for operating community forestry etc.,it is indeed ...
Pema Gyamtsho
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Aug 26, 2004 12:05 pm
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Dear All, I have passed on the comments to the TF for their consideration. My main aim of posting the information was to get to the larger quorum on such...
Kezang Jamtsho
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Aug 30, 2004 3:33 am
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Dear eForester, Please find herewith few pictures that I have taken this morning at Memelakha, the solid waste disposal site. Is this haven or hell for the...