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Chhattisgarh communities assert forest rights
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Chhattisgarh communities assert forest rights

The Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam was carrying out “thinning” inside the forests adjacent to the village, Sanauli, when a resistance led by women started
June 17, 2016
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Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?
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Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?
Fire in the mountains
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Fire in the mountains
NGT’s power at risk in the Environment Law Amendment Bill
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NGT’s power at risk in the Environment Law Amendment Bill
The sad plight of India's forestry graduates
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The sad plight of India's forestry graduates

Forest graduates are being sidelined in favour of science graduates in the State Forest Service
April 19, 2016
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Kashmir: a treasure of forest herbs
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Kashmir: a treasure of forest herbs

Many of these herbs have medicinal value and are used in the treatment of both common and serious ailments
November 24, 2015
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Wildlife conservation in India: are we really serious?
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Wildlife conservation in India: are we really serious?

Fast-track forest clearances that are an indicator of India’s development also pose a question–what is the future of wildlife ...
October 16, 2015
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Indigenous tree species can meet growing demand for wood
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Indigenous tree species can meet growing demand for wood

The ever-expanding population requires an enormous amount of wood, which in turn, puts intense pressure on the existing forest ...
October 14, 2015
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Why cutting down Chirpine is not a solution to Uttarakhand forest fires
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Why cutting down Chirpine is not a solution to Uttarakhand forest fires

Resin ducts that make the tree prone to fire should rather be used as a resource

September 21, 2015
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Forest conservation receives government recognition
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Forest conservation receives government recognition

The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests
August 17, 2015
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How to plant trees for development
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How to plant trees for development

There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which ...
May 31, 2015
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Odisha diaries: the struggle for community control over land, forests and natural resources
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Odisha diaries: the struggle for community control over land, forests and natural resources

No matter how much compensation is promised, companies will need ‘a social licence’ to conduct business on the land ...
April 09, 2015
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Revitalising sacred groves
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Revitalising sacred groves

A festival recreates sacred groves from different parts of the country in Bhopal to spread awareness about their role ...
February 16, 2015
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How clean are our forests?
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How clean are our forests?

The inordinate focus on cities and towns seems to suggest that garbage doesn’t occur elsewhere. But that is hardly ...
December 04, 2014
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A window for forest people
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A window for forest people

NTFPS-EP is a network working with adivasis on ecosystem conservation, advocacy and livelihoods
May 15, 2014
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When planting trees is a curse
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When planting trees is a curse
March 15, 2014
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Assessing poverty-deforestation links: evidence from Swat, Pakistan
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Assessing poverty-deforestation links: evidence from Swat, Pakistan

This blog is based on a paper that contributed to the debate on the links between poverty and forestry ...
September 15, 2013
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Fire in the mountain
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Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh
September 30, 2012
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Colonial hangover persists
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Colonial hangover persists

Forest Act Amendment Bill maintains the forest department as the supreme controlling agency
June 30, 2012
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Losers again
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Losers again
May 31, 2012
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How India is getting gas and coal policy wrong
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How India is getting gas and coal policy wrong
April 15, 2012
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Don’t say bamboo
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Don’t say bamboo

Aparna Pallavi travels to Gadchiroli district to find out why villages relinquished forest rights
March 21, 2012
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Permitting wildlife science
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Permitting wildlife science

Forest permissions haunt wildlife research
February 29, 2012
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The Forest is a village
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The Forest is a village

Forests are complex ecosystems. But understanding them is not daunting
February 14, 2012
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The bogey of green clearances
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The bogey of green clearances
October 31, 2011
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