Dam submerging a Portion of Cheer Sanctuary

While the wildlife officials are busy looking for new reintroduction sites for the Cheer Pheasants, a portion of the Majathal Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh is slated to be submerged by the construction of a hydro-electric project - the Kol dam. About 9 sq. kms. of the sanctuary are going to be submerged when the dam, being constructed on Satluj river in Bilaspur district by NTPC, starts functioning in 2013.

A portion of the adjoining Darlaghat Sanctuary was denotified in 2006 to permit limestone mining for a cement factory.

http://himachal.us/2010/11/30/himachal-environmentalists-oppose-submergence-of-sanctuary-in-kol-dam-reservoir/23209/news/ravinder

Wildlife department officials are quoted to state that the department will be monitarily compensated for the loss of sanctuary land, which will be used for the Cheer conservation project.

Harapan Rainforest recovery

http://www.rspb.org.uk/supporting/campaigns/sumatra/
http://www.harapanrainforest.org/
http://www.nabu.de/downloads/Info_harapan_rainforest.pdf
http://www.forestlandscaperestoration.org/regional-networks/asia-and-pacific/harapan_rainforest/
http://vimeo.com/18995871

Need for fine-tuning the guitar industry

Guitar industry using 'illegal' wood from India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-govt-tunes-out-legendary-guitar-firm-over-illegal-wood-from-India/articleshow/9753015.cms

Camera Traps give the real picture

Camera trap films from the SE Asian rainforests on You Tube -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu-6taW9JNk&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv1JJr1Fd1I&feature=related


Meanwhile, in north-western Himalayas, new sites of the Western Tragopan -
http://www.wildlifetrustofindia.org/current-news/110610_Two_new_site_records_for_rare_bird_species_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir.html

Photo of camera trap by Hustvedt on Wikipedia -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_trap

You can help by talking about WED

Official website of World Environment Day - http://www.unep.org/wed/index.asp

Photo of the endangered Javan Trogon (Harpactes reinwardtii) taken at Gunong Gede, Java, Indonesia, by Lip Kee Yap on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Gede_Pangrango_National_Park

World Environment Day - June 5

Some of the Hidden Gifts from Nature

Adopt a minimalistic green lifestyle for a healthier you and a greener world.

Interesting forest facts at -
http://green.in.msn.com/fastfacts/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5188182&page=0

Photo of Cloud forest, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo - by NepGrower on Wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_forest

2011 is the International Year of Forests

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.

http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HSaAlPRN-c&feature=player_embedded
http://www.jhfestival.org/forestfestival/index.htm