Kerala Forest Department

Global Warming Workshop

Proceedings of National Workshop on Global Warming and its Implications for Kerala
CONTENTS
Cover Page
Message of Chief Minister
Preface
1	Key note address
2	Inaugural Address
3	Poem by Padma Shri ONV Kurup
General Session : "Global Warming- Causes and Concerns"
4	Carbon Financing – KfW Carbon Fund Perspectives: K Usha Rao, Program Manager, KfW Carbon Fund, New Delhi.
5	Global Warming: Causes and Concerns: Brahmanand Mohanty, Regional Adviser for Asia, French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME).
6	Gain maximization for a few Vs risk minimization for all: Sagar Dhara
7	Global Warming and Climate Change in India during the Recent Hundred Years: Dr. P.V.Joseph,Professor Emeritus, Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Technical Session 1 “Natural Resources with Special Reference to Forests in Western Ghats”
8	Climate Change and Forests: N.H. Ravindranath,Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
9	Carbon for People - Developing a case for CFM communities in Andhra Pradesh: P. Raghuveer,Andhra Pradesh Forest Department.
10	Forest Management strategies for carbon management functions in context of climate change: S K Khanduri,Environment Management Agency Kerala
11	Forestry – “A Magic Answer” on Global Warming?: T P Sasikumar, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi
12	Strategies for Increasing Tree Cover in the State of Kerala K K Srivastava,Kerala Forest Department
13	Forest Management in a changing climate: Bransdon Corrie,Kerala Forest Department
14	Adaptation & Mitigation Initiative to the Challenges of Global Warming – Uttarakhand Perspective: R N Jha,Uttarakhand Forest Department.
15	Sundarban and Global warming – the real threat: A K Raha,West Bengal Forest Department (could not present in person)
Technical Session 2 Bamboo: A Global Cooling Agent
16	Bamboo - Carbon Sequestration Associated Livelihood Opportunities and Sustainable Development: D.N. Tewari,Vice-Chairman,State Planning Board, Chhattisgarh, Raipur(could not present in person)
17	Bamboo plantations: An Approach to Carbon Sequestration: K K Seethalakshmi,Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi
18	Feasibility Study for Bamboo based Carbon Credit generation in Nagaland: Kamesh Salaam,Chairperson, World Bamboo Organization
19	Bamboo Resources, People and the Environment: V. Sivaram,Department of Botany, Bangalore University, Bangalore
20	Achievements and Challenges in Micropropagation of Bamboo: E. M. Muralidharan,Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
21	Status of Bamboo Sector in Kerala: S Sankar,Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Technical Session 3 Global Warming and Transport
22	Global Warming and Impact in Transport Sector: R M Nair,Inland Waterways Authority of India (Ex-Member)
23	Economic Recession and Climatic Change: G Ravikumar,National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Thiruvananthapuram
24	Summary of the Session: MN Prasad, Chairman of the Session
Technical Session 4 “Energy, Industry and Carbon Economics”
25	Green Building concepts – Practices: S Raghupthy, CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad.
26	Multipurpose Small Hydro Power and Global Warming: V K Damodaran, Vice Chairman, Energy Management Centre – Kerala, Trivandrum.
27	Understanding the impact of Climate Change – a need of the hour: C K Rajan, Centre for Monsoon Studies, CUSAT (Ex- Director).
28	Gypsum – A building block for Green homes: K Jayachandran, Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, Kochi, Kerala.
29	A Plea for Realism and Proportionality in role of India in Combating Global Warming: S D Jeyaprasad, Member Secretary, Kerala State Pollution Control Board.
Plenary Session and Recommendations
30	Special Address by Dr Vandana Shiva
31	Recommendations
32	Photo Gallery
33	LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON GLOBAL WARMING & ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR KERALA (19 to 21 Jan. 2009)

	Preface
1	General Information (Kerala)
2	Organizational set up as on 31..03..2008
3	Administrative Units as on 31..03..2008
4	Staff position as on 31..03..2008
5	Division wise area of Forests as on 31..03..2008
6	Classification of Forest area of Kerala 2008 (by type and legal status)
7	Classification of Forest area under Land Utilisation
8	Range wise area of Forest in Kerala as on 31..03..2008
9	District wise area by Legal Status 2007 -2008
10	Forest Plantation - 'Species wise area as on 31..03..2008
11	Forest Plantation - Division wise area as on 31..03..2008
12	Kerala Forest Development Corporation Plantation 2008
13	Out turn of Major Produce 2007 -2008
14	Species wise out turn of Timber 2007-2008
15	Annual out turn of Major Forest Products 2006-07 & 2007-2008
16	Out turn of Minor Forest Products - 2008
17	Details of Yield and Revenue of Cashew Plantation of the Forest Dept
18	Details of Yield and Revenue of Pepper Plantation of the Forest Dept
19	Revenue from timber and other Forest products
20	List of Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks 2008
21	Wildlife Census
22	Details of Elephants in the possession of the Forest Dept as on 31..03..2008
23	Physcial and Financial targets and achievements under Social Forestry 1997-98 to 2007-08
24	Number of Forest Offences booked under Kerala Forest Act 1961
25	Disposal of Forest Offences 1998 -99 to 2007-2008
26	Offences under Wildlife protection Act 1972 During the years 2000 to 2008
27	Number of Buildings owned by the Forest Department as on 31..03..2008
28	Details of Roads under the control of Forest Department as on 31..03..2008
29	Average price of Major Forest Products 2007-08
30	Outlay and Expenditure under different Five Year Plans and Annual Plan
31	Budgeted outlay and Expenditure under Plan Schemes 93-94 to 2007-08
32	An abstract of plan schemes 1985 to 1997
33	Ninth Plan schemes - Financial outlay and expenditure 2003 to 2007
34	Tenth Plan schemes - Financial outlay & expenditure 2003-04 to 2007-08
35	Physical Tagets and Achievements under plan schemes 2001-02 & 2002-03
36	Physical Target & Achievements ( Plan ) from 2003-04 to 2007-08
37	Budgetted outlay and expenditure (Plan schemes) under 100% SS, 100% CSS and 50% CSS from 1992 - 93 to 2007-08
38	Budgeted Outlay and Expenditure - Nonplan schemes 2002-03 to 2006-07
39	Budgeted Outlay and Expenditure - NonPlan schemes 2007-08
40	Plan Progress Report( Financial ) for the year 2007-2008
41	Abstract of Revenue and Expenditure - 1985-86 to 2007-2008
42	Construction of cairns and stone wall under various schemes upto 31..03..2008
43	Division wise area of Plantations distroyed by fire during 2007-08
44	Forest Fire - area destroyed ,number of incidents and financial loss reported
45	Forest Stations as on 31..03..2008
46	Check posts - division wise, range wise, details as on 31..03..2008
47	Details of Vehicles in the Forest Department as on 31..03..2008
48	Forest Timber Depots as on 31..03..2008
49	Details of activites conducted by the Forest Department from the year 1991-92 to 2007-08
50	Details of Rainfall accorded in the Rainguage during 2007-2008
51	Central Nurseries-Seedlings Raised during 2007-08
52	List of Eco-Tourism locations in Forest department
53	Details of Vana Samrakshana Samities
54	Details of Eco-Development Commities

Statistics 2008

Global Warming Workshop

Proceedings of

National Workshop on Global Warming and its Implications for Kerala

CONTENTS

General Session :

"Global Warming- Causes and Concerns"

Technical Session 1

“Natural Resources with Special Reference to Forests in Western Ghats”

Technical Session 2

Bamboo: A Global Cooling Agent

Technical Session 3

Global Warming and Transport

Technical Session 4

“Energy, Industry and Carbon Economics”

Plenary Session and Recommendations

Subcategories

EFL Notification

Government Orders

Circulars

Judgements

Reserve Notifications