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40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits
40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits
People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires
March 05, 2021
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Forests

Similipal fire serves as lesson on human activity within protected areas, say experts
Similipal fire serves as lesson on human activity within protected areas, say experts
With reports citing Mahuli flower collection as the cause of the fire, experts advise …
March 04, 2021
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Forests

World Wildlife Day: WWF urges stakeholders to save Europe’s last old-growth forests
World Wildlife Day: WWF urges stakeholders to save Europe’s last old-growth forests
These forests, home to the continent’s largest surviving carnivores and offering …
March 03, 2021
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Forests

Forest officer suspended in Odisha’s Sambalpur over death of 6 elephants

Forest officer suspended in Odisha’s Sambalpur over death of six elephants in 2 years.
The elephants died by poaching, train accidents and electrocution
March 03, 2021
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DTE Staff
DTE Staff

State of India’s Environment 2021: People and planet in peril
Ian G. Stewart
Ian G. Stewart

Why a net-zero future depends on the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon
Eric Kumeh Mensah
Eric Kumeh Mensah

Why efforts to clean up charcoal production in sub-Saharan Africa aren’t working

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Environment

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