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Brazil lost rainforest the size of Jamaica in 2019-2020: Institute
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon spikes to 12-year high: Brazil institute. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
There was a 9.5 per cent jump in deforestation of the Brazillian Amazon since 2019, in line …
December 01, 2020
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Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study
Sustainable peatland management could save humanity from future pandemics: Study. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also …
November 27, 2020
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Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study
Biodiversity hotspots lost 148 million hectares of land to farms and cities in 24 years: Study. Photo: Flickr
The largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and …
October 30, 2020
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Inter-ministerial panel for FRA: A giant step backwards, say experts

The Union government September 10, 2020 created the inter-ministerial comprising officials from MoTA and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to look into issues plaguing the Forests Rights Act.
Forest experts raise concern over the Union environment ministry assuming central role in …
October 23, 2020
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The Chipko movement as it stands today

The idea behind the Chipko movement originated in early 1970s from Mandal, a village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Forty-three years later, Down To Earth travelled to Chamoli and Tehri Garhwal and spoke to the participants of this movement about its relevance today