MoEFCC refuses to put new forest conservation rules on hold, says do not dilute forest rights act

New rules do away with Gram Sabha consent, National Commission on Scheduled Tribes had flagged last year in letter to ministry

Why Forest Conservation Amendment Act may be deemed unconstitutional

The Amendment represents a regressive step, reverting to a colonial-era mindset that emphasises control over nature and legal recognition

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Controversial Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act passed by Lok Sabha

Union environment minister refutes all concerns, calls amendments ‘progressive’

Name change of Forest Conservation Act imperative, as it is treated as ‘Forest Clearance Act’: DG forests

Joint Parliamentary Committee accepted all proposed amendments to Act, including name change, on July 20

Reclassifying forests, exemptions from clearances: What changes does Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act propose

Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is among the Bills set to be tabled in Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session

DTE Coverage of UNFF19

New York City event ended with adoption of declaration on forest protection, emphasis on adopting technology for monitoring

Order out of chaos

New Zealand's far-reaching reforms in conservation and forest management has "changed the face of forestry" in the country

Constitutional violations in amended Forest (Conservation and Augmentation) Act, say experts

‘Centre absolving itself from its constitutional responsibility of protecting the environment by enacting the law’

Forestry convention: lair in the woods

A tree grown outside forest is a tree protected inside forest

Can we do away with permits, allow forestry-based economy to grow and still increase forest cover, protect wildlife and conserve our ecology?

Hello, lets save those trees

Protest calls spread far and wide against the logging of ancient rain orests by a US company for manufacturing its phone books

CAG slams 2 Chhattisgarh DFOs for spending without permission

Report says forest department violated Forest Conservation Act norms

Simply Put: Conserving forests or rules?

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Ground rule

Dissenters unite

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Conservation's uncelebrated foot soldiers

Simply Put: Industrial rights

Stuck in semantics: How confusions over forest land definitions keep benefits away from forest dwellers

Ministry believes that the Chhattisgarh government cannot transfer these lands for any purpose without the prior permission of the Government of India

Forests under indigenous people more protected, says new report

Indigenous and tribal peoples play vital roles in global and regional climate action and in fighting poverty 

Magic on the pages: Harry Potter goes green

Endangered forests were not something the wizards at Hogwarts have had to bother about. Until now...

What will Supreme Court judgement on Aravalli mean for forest conservation?

Changes to conservation rules may be fast tracked, say activists

India, Nepal, Bhutan plan trans-border conservation area

Draft MoU for peace park doing the rounds between countries