Forests

More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heatwaves — but they must be planted nearer to homes
Climate Change

More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heatwaves — but they must be planted nearer to homes

Thami Croeser
4 min read
European cities face deadly heatwaves as research shows over 90% of buildings lack nearby tree shade, intensifying urban heat islands and putting residents at risk
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
Forests

Farmers' group All India Kisan Sabha alleges eviction of 25,000 forest dwellers in Tamil Nadu is illegal

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Higher courts should be guided by constitutional morality and not by the colonial legacy of forest governance, AIKS says
Sandalwood, reborn
Forests

Sandalwood, reborn

Sangram B Chavan
3 min read
India is reviving sandalwood cultivation, but success will depend on scientific management of trees along with reforms in regulatory policies
Non-profit undertakes plantation of Guggal species on commons land in attempt to restore Kutch’s native medicinal heritage

Non-profit undertakes plantation of Guggal species on commons land in attempt to restore Kutch’s native medicinal heritage

DTE Staff
3 min read
A man herds goats, cows and donkeys in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A new report challenges the long-held assumption that pastoralism is primarily a driver of land degradation.

Combat desertification COP17: Report makes $21 tn-$47 tn case for investing in rangelands, so why is investment falling short?

Shagun
6 min read
Ban use of glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh, organisations tell Sukhwinder Sukhu

Ban use of glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh, organisations demand of Sukhwinder Sukhu

Bhagirath
3 min read
Coordinated efforts needed for effective and permanent solution to sal borer: Experts

Coordinated efforts needed for effective and permanent solution to sal borer: Experts

Bhagirath
3 min read
Forest department officials arrived at the site after receiving a complaint and destroyed the fields.

Himachal forest department to file FIR over alleged glyphosate use on forest land for pea cultivation

Bhagirath
4 min read
Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales globally since 2001, study reveals

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales globally since 2001, study reveals

DTE Staff
3 min read
Banks provided $31 billion in sustainable loans to palm oil firms linked to deforestation: Global Witness Report

Banks provided $31 billion in sustainable loans to palm oil firms linked to deforestation: Global Witness Report

Madhumita Paul
2 min read
World Elephant Day should be less a ritual of admiration than a reckoning with the choices we make about development

World Elephant Day should be less a ritual of admiration than a reckoning with the choices we make about development

Amal Chandra
6 min read
In Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, farmers cultivate their fields alongside forested hills, where agriculture and ecology remain closely connected.

Can Mission-32 secure Himachal Pradesh’s Himalayan future in a warming world?

Rohit Prashar
12 min read
Muthanga verdict raises disturbing questions about the law reaching the powerless through the criminal process, and not the powerful

Muthanga verdict raises disturbing questions about the law reaching the powerless through the criminal process, and not the powerful

K A Shaji
6 min read
The silent burden of Adivasi women: Development must begin with dignity and justice

The silent burden of Adivasi women: Development must begin with dignity and justice

Palla Trinadha Rao
6 min read
India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years

India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years

Kiran Pandey
3 min read
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