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
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
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
What Aarey case means for forest land classification
The question of classification of the land as forest or revenue isn’t relevant in the matter due to the SC order in the TN Godavarman …
Road expansion, deforestation shrinking wildlife in Congo Basin: Study
Accelerating deforestation could also leak carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect
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
Deforestation embargoes in Brazilian Amazon not followed in over 85% area: Report
Embargoes helped revive only 13% forest area
Earth’s energy budget is not in balance. Should we be concerned?
The Earth will continue to warm as long as this energy imbalance persists
Over 1,700 trees to be axed for widening NH-59 in Odisha
The felling of several old trees has already been started in Ratanpur
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
About 20,000 tonnes of Red Sanders were smuggled from India between 2016 and 2020: Report
Heartwood of Red Sanders is in demand in the domestic and international markets for making furniture, handicrafts and musical instruments
More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study
Researchers say it is not too late to act; reducing deforestation will protect the forest’s threatened parts and boost Amazon rainforest …
Brazil lost rainforest the size of Jamaica in 2019-2020: Institute
There was a 9.5 per cent jump in deforestation of the Brazillian Amazon since 2019, in line with President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-…
Over 57k hectares of forest land diverted in Odisha, says new report
Most of the forest land (28,409 hectares) was diverted for 186 mining projects
Inadequate compensation of villagers for ecosystem services weakens conservation efforts
Situation of villagers in Palampur village, Himachal Pradesh is a good case study
‘World must share responsibility for Amazon fires’
The number of fires in Brazil this year have jumped 83% over last year
These methods can help in sustainable pasture management
Forming a pasture land development committee at the local level is necessary for the development, protection and maintenance of pastures
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 15, 2023)
Missing: One-third of India’s recorded forests
25.87 million hectares: That is the size of forest missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Does this land exist? Is it …
Polycrisis at a Kanker village: ‘With every tree chopped, I became poorer’
Villages in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region enter economic recession as a new railway line brings the world closer to them
‘Earth Overshoot Day’ has shifted back to July 29
This means humanity has used all biological resources that the Earth regenerates during the entire year by July 29, the same date as in 2019
Outbreak of infectious diseases linked to change in forest cover, finds study
Outbreaks of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases linked to deforestation increased between 1990 and 2016
Chamoli disaster: What lesson can Himachal learn
More than a dozen organizations from the hill state have come together to highlight dangers of climate change, exacerbated by exploitation of land,…
Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report
While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest loss declined