In 10 states, compensatory afforestation violating forest rights and conservation laws

All the 52 compensatory afforestation plantations in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha were taken up on community forest lands

Forsaken forests

Economic growth and development are destroying Rajasthan's unique forest-based religious system

Tying a green knot

In a small town in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh, a marriage is also a tree-planting occasion

The spirit of los Haitises

Humans and forests stand at a bitter crossroad in the Dominican Republic, where conserving remnants of rainforests jeopardise the survival of …

Why India should enact a special law for conserving its sacred groves

India’s sacred groves are being gradually altered due to ever-expanding human populations, pollution and removal of biomass; effective …

Oxygen parks, protected grasslands: A small Maharashtra village’s efforts in environmental conservation 

The efforts of the villagers are driven by a common goal of leaving behind a healthy home for posterity

Sugathakumari: A poet who pioneered environmentalism in a state that never prioritised conservation

Despite vilification by politicians and bureaucrats, with the active involvement of religious leaders and obscurantist forces, the poet-turned-…

Eyes on the forest

Noida residents and activists are fighting to ensure their city forest is not converted into a concretised space

Letting go of the colonial hangover should be the goal of the new forest policy

Forest department in India needs to reverse its role from being the owner and regulator of forests to becoming a facilitator in community-managed …

EcoCheck: Australia's Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants

When Europeans first arrived in Australia's Southwest, they found vast tracts of huge jarrah trees. Now, after logging and dwindling rainfall, …

Monks battle to save forest

Villagers in Thailand find an unlikely ally in the Buddhist clergy to help their conservation efforts

Colonial perceptions of hunger

Perceptions of famines are as important for historians to study as the famines themselves, says a British historian. The British created famines …

Alluring corridors

Conservation of lengths of forests, harbouring native animal and plant species, is a powerful concept that can involve people and attract funds

US wildfire act could aid timber industry

On December 3, US President George W Bush gave the green light to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, declaring that it would "help to prevent …

Sharp acceleration in forestland diversion

The period between 1999 and 2003 has seen a sudden spurt in the diversion of forestland for non-forestry purposes. A recent collation of data of …

World Forest Day 2024: Rajasthan communities at risk of losing land

Village residents oppose declaring traditional pastoral land as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood

On verge of destruction

The Tadadi port project in Karnataka will deal a severe blow to the sacred mangroves

The sacred groves

Khasis in Meghalaya help in environmental regeneration

BRAZIL

International Tropical Timber Council concludes with major decisions, including its extension

EU expresses desire to join efforts on conservation of world forests

Brazzaville Summit of the Three Basins ends with a declaration

Civil society disappointed that the Summit did not result in an Alliance of the three basins  

Chipko: Environmentalism of the poor

Blurred vision

Saving Goa's reserves

Brazil