These include positive actions for forests, agriculture, food systems, climate, health, fisheries, oceans and cities
Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July
EIA 2020 to give straight clearances for 239 dams
Empower communities to restore forests: Study
Compensatory afforestation: 70% data with ministry incorrect, writes top forest officer
Inspector General of Forests AK Mohanty sent letter to all states, alleging discrepancies
Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas
India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India
FRA helps Dhenkanal tribals gain land rights
Their ancestors were brought in as workers nearly a century ago by the former princely state
Roots of water scarcity
Contrary to popular belief, afforestation programmes that blindly plant trees in the hope of conserving water only end up ...
States reject 543,432 FRA claims in suo motu review
West Bengal has rejected around 92 per cent of all the reviewed claims
Uttarakhand Van Gujjars allege forest officials assaulted women; probe underway
Rajaji National Park area villagers allege they tried to lodge two FIRs, but police did not register them
Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments
The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
Hubballi-Ankola railway line will augur desertification, water crisis, warn experts
The proposed 164-kilometre railway project cutting through Western Ghats will prompt deforestation and accelerate climate change impact, say experts
Plant 50 million mangroves in the Sundarbans? Improbable, say experts
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had decided on the plantation to compensate for plants lost during Cyclone Amphan
Desecration of nature responsible for COVID-19: Manipur High Court
The court was listening to a PIL when it made the statement
An old man and his baton: Meet Damodar Kashyap
Kashyap has ensured food, and livelihood in Bastar villages by offering them thriving forests
India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects
Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November)
How National Board for Wildlife gives legitimacy to illegal mining in Assam
The board approved coal mining proposal that diverts 98.59 hectares of forest land in Dehing Patkai
Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report
While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest ...
Coming out of the jungle, infectious diseases
Diseases associated with forests can, in several ways, be seen as a reaction to change in relationship between humans ...
COVID-19: Odisha allows collection of non-timber forest produce
Experts had been demanding NTFPs’ exemption from the lockdown as they are a vital part of India’s tribal economy
Community forest resources: Sustainable use, state norms must
No guidelines for gram sabhas to conserve or manage forest areas so far
Javadekar says 69,000 ha of forest land diverted, govt data differs
According to MoEFCC’s e-governance portal eGreen, 72,685 ha of forest land was diverted
COVID-19: Minor forest produce scheme can come to tribals’ rescue, say experts
The scheme provides fair price for minor forest produce through minimum support price
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2020): Over 69,000 ha forest land approved for non-forest use in 5 yrs
All that was discussed in the House through the day
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