Copious amounts of carbon is emitted when the rainforests are cut down to establish drill sites

Nobre has raised concern over possible "savannisation" of the largest tropical forest in the world

The state witnesses the third highest encroachment of forests in India after Madhya Pradesh and Assam

Switching to wood from fossil fuels for heating and related combustion purposes can reduce CO2 emissions by about 2 million tonnes each year

Anil Madhav Dave inaugurates two-day conference of senior-level forest officers from states

There is need to integrate issues of climate change adaptation into development policies, plans and strategies

The study suggests that deforestation-related greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil are nearly twice as high as government estimates

To feed the world, agriculture, along with forestry, fisheries and livestock, needs to become more resilient and productive

The world has lost 10 per cent of its wilderness areas in the past 20 years and, with it, vast stores of carbon

No initiative by top global brands to check deforestation in South America, finds study

While the human toll due to conflict is well documented, little is known about its impact on environment

A recent study by IIT Bombay says that deforestation and conversion of forest to crop land has weakened the monsoon in India. The study was …