Balangir's distressed migrants

From a resource-rich area to a metaphor for poverty, the Balangir district of Orissa has covered a long distance. Plausibly, it is this journey …

Tiger numbers fine but vegetation declining in tiger reserves, warns study

The findings could be considered as eye opening as they reveal a blind-spot in generic protected area management approach

Africa Protected Areas Congress: Continent gets $200 billion conservation fund

Rwanda first country to commit to trust; Global donations needed, says conservationist 

One step too far: Madras High Court ban on forest grazing may hurt on forest dwellers, biodiversity

Madras High Court's decision to ban cattle grazing in Tamil Nadu's forests will have far-reaching impacts on forest-dwelling communities and …

India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition

A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management designed for Indian forests

In Parliament on March 20, 2017

Issues like management of e-waste and electrification of backward and remote areas of the country featured in today's discussions

Men as the wind beneath our wings

From Mahabharata hero Bhima to Nobel Laureate Tagore, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy to Bhagwad Gita’s Krishna, we bring to you …

Bandwagon role for joint forestry

Though programmes involving villagers in the regeneration of forest lands have been successful, caution should be exercised while bringing new …

Court ruling on tree felling worries officials

A dispute over a plot demarcation has highlighted the problem of protecting privately owned forests in Himachal.

Forest guardians

THE LAST FRONTIER: PEOPLE AND FORESTS IN MIZORAM·Daman Singh·Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi

Apogee of the mountain lore: Abiding sway of village deities tie together ecological conservation & spirituality

Uttarakhand's folk traditions play a major role in conserving its forests amid unbridled development push in the hills

Iconic Tiger Hill near Darjeeling under ‘development’ threat, NGT pulls up government departments

An environmentalist moved court listing several detrimental activities in the  area; departments nudge one another 

Hills on fire

Fires ravage forests in many parts of northern India

Whose forest is it, anyway?

Tree heat

Environmentalists give us one more reason to save the rainforests from being axed

Brazil

JFM in jeopardy

A proposal to regularise encroachments in forests creates a flutter

An agency for forests

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Prop review

By centre for forest scheme

Forests grump

United Nations Forum on Forests fails to propose reforms

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Watch and earn: Initiative to protect Sinhagad fort & forest in Maharashtra also helps people earn a livelihood

Ghera Sinhagad Van Sanrakshan Samiti was set up jointly by the government & villagers to ensure conservation but has benefitted locals in …

Nature’s timeless abode

With a rich natural and cultural heritage, meghalaya’s mawphlang sacred grove never ceases to surprise visitors

IUCN urges Europe to implement nature restoration law

Failing to spend on nature restoration can inflict long-term economic impacts, warns IUCN