Simply Put: Making way for parliament
Biennial Forest Survey Report: What does State of India’s Forest 2021 tell us
Deforestation driving malaria risk among vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, finds study
Children living in deforested areas, particularly in poorer households, are at a higher risk of malaria
There will be a serious increase in lawsuits against fossil fuel companies in the coming years
So far, around 1,500 climate-related lawsuits have been brought before courts around the world
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 30, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The Anthropocene: Looking back to move forward
2023 will be a significant year for humanity. Scientists will vote to define the Anthropocene as the new geological epoch
The struggle for environmental justice in Africa
Today, Africa is facing multiple ecological challenges. All of these have resulted from the actions of entities that have seen the continent as a …
Models aren’t a panacea for saving the environment: hard lessons from REDD+
Model-making leads to the potential for deforestation and improved livelihoods at scale to be sidestepped, while making it possible for …
Ireland has lost almost all of its native forests — here’s how to bring them back
Around 80% of the island of Ireland was once green
Forests are vital to protect the climate, yet the world is falling far behind its targets
Global climate targets, sustainable development goals and forest commitments depend on each other
Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder
Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure
Halt deforestation by 2030: Are we on track to meet global pledge?
Brazil was the world’s largest contributor to deforestation in 2021
Deforestation increases frequency of thunderstorms locally in West Africa: Study
Study shows storm frequency has doubled in the region in 30 years
Tropical forests losing capacity to cycle carbon and water, finds new tracking system
Between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of humid tropical forests have been cleared since the early 1990s
Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics
Roughly 15 per cent of the world’s land surface is under official state protection
Earth Day 2021: Why we need to pledge to save our forests
The last few years have seen us sabotage our own future by degrading our forests. It’s time we learn from our lessons and treat Mother …
Rice, integral to Madagascar, may be hastening the decline of its unique biodiversity; here is how
Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; most of the plants, animals, insects and fungi found there are not found anywhere else
Jammu’s Chipko moment: Green activists protest plan to chop 38,000 trees in Raika
The activists highlighted how the proposal was rushed through government departments for permissions
Women power: Uttarakhand village women revive dry springs, end water woes
With the help of experts and through the community, they found a solution to their hardships
Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security
Illegal logging happens here through small-scale and commercial operations
Simply Put: Save India’s forests
The Yellow River has been known as ‘China’s sorrow’. Now we know who was responsible
Deforestation, erosion on the Loess Plateau caused the Chinese to construct levees to tame the river, in turn, worsening the risk of flooding
Is new-age environmentalism narrowing down to planting saplings?
Planting saplings is undoubtedly a good idea, but considering it as the panacea to all our environmental woes is dangerous
Less than a quarter of emission targets from Paris climate agreement met in 7 years
World is not on track to achieve forest goals of ending and reversing deforestation by 2030
Ghana’s forests are being wiped out: What’s behind this and why attempts to stop it aren’t working
In 2022, Ghana had the highest relative increase in primary forest loss among all tropical countries