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Plantations, invasive species... what all India counts as ‘forest’
Growth in forest cover in latest Centre report due to misleading definition, say experts Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Forest survey should move beyond measuring area to studying quality of forests, say …
January 27, 2022
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Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s growing stock increases due to trees outside forests
Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s growing stock increases due to trees outside forests
Mango, neem, mahua and coconut are trees outside forests that contribute most to India&…
January 14, 2022
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Forest Survey Report 2021: Forest fire counts up 2.7 times

Forest fires in Uttarakhand in November 2020-June 2021 (forest season) were 28.3 times more compared to November 2019-June 2020. Photo: iStock
Forest fires in Uttarakhand in November 2020-June 2021 were 28.3 times more compared to …
January 14, 2022
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Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s mountainous states, already facing climate change, lose forest cover
Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s mountainous states, already facing climate change, lose forest cover
Jammu and Kashmir has lost very dense forests, while the North East is top in terms of …
January 13, 2022
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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