Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 1, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
In Brazil’s rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come
Bolsonaro inherited weakened environment laws that he seems to be bent on weakening further
Protecting Congo’s forests: New timber parks will help fight illegal logging
Expansion of east African road and rail networks could threaten one of the world’s richest biodiversity areas
Shifting forest finance toward a rights-based REDD+
Criticisms of REDD+ may leave the impression that this is an uncertain avenue for climate finance. The case for finance to flow to carbon sinks …
Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments
The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
Deforestation, agriculture triggered soil erosion 4,000 years ago: Study
Increased sediment deposits and changes in land use showed the degradation of soil during the last four millenia
Tropical forests the size of Europe lost in first 20 years of this century
South America lost around 68 million hectares — the highest in the world, followed by Africa with 49 million hectares, according to a new …
Agenda: Forests for real
We need fifth-generation forest reforms that will secure forests for growth and livelihood
At least 420 million hectares forest lost since 1990: Survey
Impact of agricultural expansion on global deforestation almost 90%, says FRA remote-sensing survey
Peafowl population is growing in Kerala. But are they threatening humans?
The human population is also on the rise. Does it pose a threat to the Earth’s environment and other species?
Palm oil and environmental, social challenges in India: The road ahead
Deforestation, damaging effects on the environment and human rights violation are among major challenges related to palm oil production
Investors accuse 22 Indian firms for hiding environmental impact
A group of 88 investors have written to corporate giants such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and 20 others to disclose their impact …
Need to focus on stable forests for climate change mitigation: Study
The research reveals that saving stable forests is more important than just preventing deforestation
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 …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 30, 2022)
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
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 …
Goa’s private forests, a last defence against global warming
The government needs to work on incentives for people to hold on to private forests rather than sell them
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
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
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
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 …
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