In Short

Vanishing green

Dying practice

Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade

Ghana to start importing timber

The West African nation once boasted a rich forest cover

Forests: lost in the wild

Concerns raised over decimation of green cover in Cauvery basin: NGT issues notice to southern states

A recent report found green cover has declined to 15,345 sq km from 28,154 sq km over past 50 years

Callous forest law

Heading Downhill

Thailand policymakers' volte-face on community forestry bill jolts devolution process

Woman power

When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests

Deep impact

Uttaranchal village resists, and succeeds in stalling, resumption of mining activity

When planting trees is a curse

King without a jungle

The sandalwood forests are gone. Now an ageing Veerappan looks for greener pastures

ECO COSTS

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 22, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Indonesian forest fire rages on; refuses to die down

The fire has been fuelled by peat deposits, according to reports

India now has 1,706 tigers

At the last count their number was 1,411; experts doubt latest census

Rainmaker

Bill Gates is not entirely wrong about trees. He’s not entirely right either

The billionaire recently claimed planting trees would have little effect on climate change

All for a smoke

Cultivation and production of tobacco is consuming forests in southern Brazil

Silence of the birds

Large-scale logging in the tropics has led to the disappearance of bird species

Last tree standing

Remnant forests can affect growth of other trees in the vicinity, claims a new study

Monarch massacre

Loggers in Mexico accused of wiping out millions of butterflies

After officialdom

Rogue illusionists

A village crops up in the heart of a forest as three government employees cook the books

UNEP report at COP28 reveals $7 trillion invested globally every year on activities directly harming nature

Urgent need to reduce and re-direct finance flows to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C warming