India lost 668,400 ha forests in 5 years, 2nd highest globally: Report
India was ranked between Brazil and Indonesia in UK-based firm’s report
Over a third of forest land in Burhanpur lost to encroachers: Officials
On March 11, about 250 forest officials were attacked by the encroachers while launching a drive to remove encroachments here
Green nod to 87 development projects in 2 years; 2.3 million trees to be felled: MoEFCC
Of these infrastructure projects, three highway projects will fall in Protected Areas
75% of India’s land conflicts happen over community-owned spaces: Report
In 41% of the cases, communities allege that authorities or project proponents did not follow proper procedures for the takeover of land
On a clearing spree? Green nod to 2,250 projects, 270 of them in biodiversity hotspots
After environmental clearances are granted, wildlife clearance becomes a mere formality
Halt deforestation by 2030: Are we on track to meet global pledge?
Brazil was the world’s largest contributor to deforestation in 2021
World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation
Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks
Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet — how close are they?
Small patches of the Amazon and northern forests might tip and transition to a savannah-like state first, bypassing a more catastrophic …
Reading 2021 NCRB report: Jump in forest-related crimes in Jharkhand
Jharkhand registered the maximum number of crimes under the Forest Act since 2012
Forest losses occur primarily in lower-income tropical countries: Study
Tropical countries such as Indonesia, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo are losing forests quickly
What is India’s definition of forests? Sunita Narain in conversation with MD Madhusudan
An in-depth analysis done by Sunita Narain, director-general of the Centre for Science and Environment, has found that India cannot account for …
Missing the woods: The story of India’s vanishing forests in 20 cards
Some 25.87 million hectares of forest is missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Here are some cards that tell the story
Study highlights importance of last patches of tropical lowland forest in Assam
Forest fragments protect key interactions between plants and fruit-eating birds, thus maintaining biodiversity in fragmented landscapes
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
Has COVID-19 affected forest management? UN says quite a lot
Around 1.6 billion people rely on forests for their subsistence needs and livelihoods; COVID-19 is driving vulnerable communities into forests, …
Can forest clearance grantees have their names added in record of rights, MoEF&CC asks states
The environment ministry on February 22 wrote to all states, seeking their views on the matter, according to documents
Coal mining to be allowed in non-forest areas after Stage I of forest clearance: Government
Environment ministry takes decision after coal ministry complains of delay in projects due to mining ban in these areas
Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study
The largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and Mesoamerica hotspots, all in developing countries
Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later
Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas
India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects
Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November)
Nearly 3 bln animals perished in Australian bushfires: WWF study
An estimated 143 million mammals, 180 million birds, 51 million frogs and 2.5 billion reptiles affected
FRA helps Dhenkanal tribals gain land rights
Their ancestors were brought in as workers nearly a century ago by the former princely state
Summer bushfires: How are the plant and animal survivors 6 months on? We mapped their recovery
Australia roared into 2020 as a land on fire. The human and property loss was staggering, but the damage to nature was equally hard to fathom
States reject 543,432 FRA claims in suo motu review
West Bengal has rejected around 92 per cent of all the reviewed claims
