Global production of wood products registers growth
Governments need to ensure that principles of sustainable forest management are enforced, says forestry expert
World’s forests continue shrinking, but at a slower pace: FAO report
Countries now have more knowledge of their forest resources and indicators reveal positive progress in forest management
Forestry, the Mexican way
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Forest rights act under scrutiny
Environment ministry does not seem open to criticism
Jungle story
How the world's first human-made forest is being sustained by an indigenous community in Assam despite a range of threats
Forest conservation receives government recognition
The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests
Study urges government to grant community rights to local forest dwellers
In tribal-dominated areas of the country, forests have always been traditionally managed by local communities
Centre ignores certifying agency
Private players set up forest certification body even as the ministry, which manages 90 per cent of the forests, gives it a cold shoulder
A new roadblock
Tribal affairs ministry objects to Maharashtra's Village Forest Rules that violate FRA. Other ministeries pressure it to backtrack
A window for forest people
NTFPS-EP is a network working with adivasis on ecosystem conservation, advocacy and livelihoods
When planting trees is a curse