D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
NDJ Subject Files No.132
I. Subject Files, 1976-2016
D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
1989
Jawahar Vatikas and Vriksh. Includes correspondence between N.D. Jayal and Sheila Dikshit & Alok Kumar Goel (Partner, Upvan) regarding suggestion of suitable indigenous tree to be planted as ‘Jawahar Vriksha’ at Teen Murti for Nehru Centenary Year; financial help from U.P. Govt. for designating Jawahar Vatikas in Bhilangna Valley of Tehri Garhwal District; association of Upvan with the Implementation Committee. Includes: Proposal titled ‘Designating Jawahar Vatikas in Bhilangna Valley of Tehri Garhwal District’; list stating number of villages voluntarily protecting forests in vicinity/adjacent to the village; and handwritten proposal for creating Jawahar Vatikas.
D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
1989
Papers relating to Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, Jammu & Kashmir. Includes letters and telegrams exchanged among N.D. Jayal, Sunderlal Bahuguna, Rajiv Chopra, K.P. Geethakrishnan (Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests), O.P. Thakur (Convenor, Chipko Information Centre), Khurshid A. Ganai (IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Doda), Sardar Sujan Singh (Regional Director, Social Forestry, Jammu), M.S. Randhawa (Secretary, Dept. of Agricultural Research & Education) and others regarding commercial exploitation of forests, progress and the latest position of afforestation of the left bank of the river Chenab, tree farming of walnuts, alleged misappropriation of funds of the project, etc. Includes ‘Tour note of J & K tour implementing Himalayan Regreening Project’ & a note titled ‘Greening of Himalayas-pilot project’
Jammu & Kashmir; O.P. Thakur; M.S. Randhawa; tree farming of walnuts; Himalayan Regreening Project
D. Afforestation Project of the Western Himalayas, 1985-1994
1993
Save Rainforest Papers. Includes articles on themes such as monoculture tree plantations, industrial forestry in Latin America, pulpwood, temperate forests, tropical forests and book review of Plantation Politics: Forest plantations in development (ed. Caroline Sargent & Stephen Bass) & review of ‘Report prepared for NOVIB (Netherlands) as a part of South-North project on sustainable development in Asia’ (by Pieter van Ginneken, AIDEnvironment) by Ricardo Carrere. Also, includes reports on ‘Eucalyptus Plantation Schemes in Brazil and Chile by Japanese Companies’ (Period of visit: July 1992) published May 1993 by JATAN & World Rainforest Movement, Forest Peoples Programme: Annual Report for 1993; paper titled ‘World Rainforest Movement Meeting, April 1994’ (JATAN). The file also contains: ‘Greenpeace International: Principles and Guidelines for Ecologically Responsible Forest Use’; ‘Tropical Forests from the Perspective of Dwellings: A Guidebook on Tropical Timber-Free House Building’ (Sarawak Campaign Committee, 1994); and ‘Manifesto to the Population Predatory Logging Threatens Amazonia’ (Greenpeace).
Save Rainforest; Monocuture Tree Plantation; NOVIB; Eucalyptus plantation; Greenpeace International
