How has India’s caste system lasted for so many centuries?
Caste system continues even after losing its raison d’etre, but the scramble for development has destroyed the ancient sustainable and …
Forestry should be tied with agriculture for socio-economic development
While agriculture can feed the world’s population, it is responsible for deforestation globally. The SOFO report shows how food security …
Myanmar will import timber to save its own forests
The resource-rich country has lost 10 million hectares of forest cover since 1990
Norway and the US agree to collaborate on forests and climate change
The statement recognises the importance of forests and land use in mitigating climate change
Report promotes win-win situations in food habits
Dietary habits across the world having low environmental impacts can also ensure good health, experts say
Earth Day 2016: Tree tale
The conflict between humans and trees has become starker. Since humans have pushed trees out of conducive habitats, trees can now be seen growing …
Environmentalists hail Indonesia's moratorium plan on new palm oil permits, mining operations
According to a study published in 2014 Indonesia had the highest rate of deforestation in the world
Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change
Apart from CO₂, two other potent greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming are methane and nitrous oxide
Destruction of mangroves causes damages of up to $42 billion each year
UN report recommends implementation of policies and laws to protect mangroves
World Wildlife Day: India’s conflict with elephants
Elephants stand at the focal point on the occasion of World Wildlife Day. In India, human-elephant conflict is increasing due to shrinking habitats
Coconuts: Goa's trees or grass?
Goa government's decision to derecognise coconut palm as a tree has left the state's trademark tree at the mercy of developers
Southeast Asia’s mangroves under threat due to land conversion for cultivation
Study says expansion of rice agriculture in Myanmar and conversion of mangroves for oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia are leading to …
Global production of wood products registers growth
Governments need to ensure that principles of sustainable forest management are enforced, says forestry expert
Why environmental degradation is a big health risk
Down To Earth and Centre for Science and Environment jointly release Body Burden 2015, an annual health report
Dense forests lost; increase in net green cover: Forest Survey of India 2015
While northeastern states are the most hit, Andaman & Nicobar Islands gained maximum forests
India commits to restore 13 million ha of degraded forest under Bonn Challenge
Bringing back degraded and deforested lands can help stabilise the climate while sustainably supporting global and local economies, say experts
Indonesian forest fire rages on; refuses to die down
The fire has been fuelled by peat deposits, according to reports
'37% of natural springs, which contribute directly to the Ganga, are drying up'
Increasing instances of extreme rainfall are slowly leading to the crumbling of the Ganga's catchment area, says P C Tiwari, professor of …
African nations pledge to protect Congo basin forests
The project aims to slow down illegal logging and burning of forests that are vital to indigenous people
Forestry, the Mexican way
Singapore passes law to fine Indonesian firms that cause transborder haze
Study says forest loss in Indonesia worse than Brazil; most of the deforestation is caused by forest fires that result in transboundary haze
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World’s forests continue shrinking, but at a slower pace: FAO report
Countries now have more knowledge of their forest resources and indicators reveal positive progress in forest management
Monarch butterflies face risk of extinction due to habitat loss
The number of monarch butterflies in hibernation colonies of Mexico has reached a 20-year low, says report
'The biggest driver of tropical deforestation is industrial agriculture'
Wealthy countries should provide adequate funding for tropical countries that conserve forests, says environmental economist Jonah Busch