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Nation» ‘Dalits denied their forest pie’ KATHMANDU, SEP 03 - Participation of the underprivileged Dalit community has been largely ignored in forest management and sharing of benefits of natural resources, experts said. Speaking at a two-day workshop on Climate Change and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) that concluded on Friday, Sunil Pariyar, Chairperson of Dalit Alliance for Natural Resources (DANAR) Nepal, said inclusiveness of Dalits in community forestry was minimal. According to a study report published on Thursday, representation of Dalits in community forestry programme is only 17 percent in the country. Presenting the findings, Pariyar said, “Though the REDD programme provisions empowering indigenous communities to ensure them benefits over natural resources, it will not benefit the Dalit unless they have ownership over water, forests and land.” REDD is carbon-funding mechanism that seeks to provide incentives for developing countries from the developed nations for reducing emissions from forests. Posted on: 2010-09-04 08:12 ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/