Cutting losses?

Compensatory afforestation in trouble

Give us our due

Developing countries seek payment for preserving forests

Timber soldiers

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2024)

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

Forests up for grabs?

The amended Forest Conservation Act opens up large swathes of forestland for different non-forest activities

Forest conservation & consent: How Gram Sabhas halted risky projects in the past

The new rules for the the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) gazetted June 28, have repealed and replaced the earlier 2003 Forest Conservation Rules …

Forests in the tropics are critical for tackling climate change — yet the people showing how are being exploited

It costs an estimated $7 million a year to measure how much carbon is sequestered by intact tropical forests

Forest Survey Report 2021: Forest fire counts up 2.7 times

Forest fires in Uttarakhand in November 2020-June 2021 were 28.3 times more compared to November 2019-June 2020  

Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report

While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest loss declined

Haryana police encroaches upon forest land to build training centre, residential complex: RTI

At both the sites, the cops have not procured any permissions and cut thousands of fully grown trees

Vishweshwar D Saklani (1922-2019): The calm tree man of India

A freedom fighter, conservationist and a scientist who truly heard the voice of trees, Mr Saklani is a role model for future generations

Urban 'forests' can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests

It's hard to measure the value of a tree, but scientists equipped with lasers have come one step closer

Bamboo will soon be declassified as a tree to encourage use and supply

Currently, bamboo is considered a tree under the Indian Forest Act and a non-timber forest produce under the Forest Rights Act 

Clean drive in Himachal

Proposed amendments to this pristine state's Forest Act-make a fresh draft blow envisaged over ecological developments

India will soon play a major role

SIRPA Pietikainen, Finland's environment minister, says the world has quite a few things to learn from India, especially when it comes to …

Climatisation caused by commercialisation has reduced forest governance to carbon sinks

State regulation and community-led initiatives could offer better pathways for effective forest governance, the report at UN Forum on Forests suggests

Inherent faith runs deep

In Jharkhand, sacred groves define social and cultural consciousness of tribal people

THAILAND

Mahogany woes

A new report says that USA's demand for mahogany is threatening rainforests

Outlaw enforcement

Another disincentive to sound forest management for Indians

Moving in circles

Issues on sustainable development were discussed at a recently concluded CSD meet

Simply Put: ‘Crypto’ forests

Meet Sasi Mausi: A sentinel of Odisha forest

This sexagenarian fought timber mafia half her life to reclaim forest hills

Burning cheaper

The introduction of new models of stoves in Burkina Faso may reduce the pressure on forests

CHINA