Bamboo is NOT a Tree!
BAMBOO IS NOT A TREE!Dear Honble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh,Hon'ble Minister of State Shri Jairam Ramesh, Ministry of Environment and Forests Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Sharad Pawar, Ministry... continue reading »
"Well the policy makers need to read the Std ! Science book!!"
"Bamboo harvested by individuals in other parts of the country, such as Uttarakhand also must be allowed to be harvested so that the pressure on timber trees is reduced"
"Liberalisation of Bamboo will help like liberalisation of Economy"
"Bamboo is a grass . Bamboo is not a Tree ."
"The children of our NGOs school belong to tribal families in the bamboo business who cant sustain a livelihood with bamboo work anymore and are forced to migrate to urban areas to do precarious work. A good initiative and I hope for some success."
"Yes bamboo is not a tree!"
"Whereas bamboo, unlike a tree, is a monocotyledon, and whereas the Forest Rights Act, 2006 has clearly put bamboo in the category of minor forest produce, it is therefore wise enough to declare bamboo as a non-timber forest produce."
