Technique developed in Kenya offers a refined way to map tree cover
A new approach to monitor changes to the earth's surface uses maps that consist of physical and human geographic data to explain what's changed
Forest-risk goods
Export-oriented commercial agriculture is the single largest driver of tropical deforestation, argues a new book
HSBC forced to safeguard Indonesia's rainforests
A probe by international non-profit Greenpeace linked Europe’s largest bank to companies destroying rainforests
Karnataka forest encroachments outpace reclamation efforts
The state witnesses the third highest encroachment of forests in India after Madhya Pradesh and Assam
Wood cuts
THE FUTURE OF WORLD FORESTS: THEIR USE AND CONSERVATION Edited by Kilaparti Ramakrishna and George M Woodwell Publisher: Natraj Publishers, …
Lifting of ban earns UP government brickbats
The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to lift the ban on tree-felling in the Garhwal Himalaya has brought on it the wrath of both the Central …
Putting trees before human life
On a single day in 1731, more than 350 persons -- 69 of them women -- sacrificed their lives to protect their trees from being felled in Jalnadi …
Timber-felling quota exceeded in Andamans
The environment ministry is in trouble in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, where it has violated timber extraction limits.
Bringing in devastation
Refugee movements the world over have had an unfortunate aftermath: the degradation of environment. The UN hcr has now come out with a set of …
Wild & fragile
The Western Ghats in the south of India have forests which are, for some plant species, their exclusive home on this earth. No wonder then, that …
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
Trees at risk
BIG CATS FACE EXTINCTION
Road through Corbett
Arresting tactics
A social activist who investigated the Bastar forest scam lands up in police custody
Brazil
VIETNAM
Victims of modernisation
Tribal communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands face extinction
MEXICO
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
GABON
MADAGASCAR
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
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