UNFF: Countries adopt declaration on forest protection, emphasise on adopting technology for monitoring
The resolution paves the path for strengthening the International Arrangement on Forests, says UNFF19 Chair
‘Restoring tree cover may lead to global warming but only in some places’
Forest restoration scientist Susan Cook-Patton on albedo change due to restoring tree cover and ideal places for climate-positive reforestation
Paper forests: India’s missing stretches of green
The most bad news is what the biennial forest survey report leaves unsaid
Half of global cropland expansion replaced natural vegetation and tree cover: Study
The largest cropland expansion was observed in Africa which was 34 per cent
Ireland has lost almost all of its native forests — here’s how to bring them back
Around 80% of the island of Ireland was once green
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
Climate change may reduce carbon dioxide uptake by forests: Study
Tree growth in Arizona will decline 22-117% under future climatic conditions
UNCCD CoP: Centre unclear how states are spending money allotted for forests
The 14th Finance Commission had given 7.5 per cent weightage to forest cover
Every northeastern state reports loss in forest cover: State of India’s Forest Report 2021
Manipur recorded the largest loss in forest cover
India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India
Forest Survey Report 2021: 11 states have lost forest cover; 21 have lost good forests
India’s forest cover has increased by just 1,540 sq km in two years, mostly due to plantation and agroforestry
Phasi wood for Jagannath chariot this year entirely from private lands; forest loss, climate change affecting natural supply
Phasi and Dhaura trees take 50-100 years to mature; this poses a challenge to the annual construction of chariots in the Puri Jagannath Yatra
North East India saw largest share of the country's tree cover loss : Study
Assam contributed over 14% to India’s overall decrease in forest area — the highest for any state
Tree rings can predict climate change
Researchers present papers that show impact of climate change on trees at the ongoing 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference
Missing: One-third of India’s recorded forests
25.87 million hectares: That is the size of forest missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Does this land exist? Is it …
India’s forest cover increased during 2019-2021. Is it really as good as it sounds?
Moderately dense forests declined between 2021 and 2019. In 2021-2011, the country lost 4.3% of area under moderately dense forests
Outbreak of infectious diseases linked to change in forest cover, finds study
Outbreaks of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases linked to deforestation increased between 1990 and 2016
Nasa satellite imagery finds tremendous changes in Amazon in last 40 years
The scale of losses in forests land, increase in pasture land, shift in land use policy driven by economic forces are seen nowhere else in the world
Missing forests: A third of recorded forest area not assessed in latest govt survey
India has a forest cover of 77.53 million ha. But recorded forests—the area under the forest department— with forest cover are only 51.…
Planet greening negated global warming, show NASA maps
Since 2000, at least 30% of areas with more leaf coverage were cooled by it, the research noted
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
India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years — here are the results
Colonial era experiments on forests between 1857 and 1947 offer important lessons on consequences of different approaches to restoring …
As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Adverse impact on environment cannot linked be with deforestation, says minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Climate crisis: Deforestation in southeast Asia mountains on the rise
Forests are being increasingly cut down on steeper slopes, which have a high forest carbon density relative to the lowlands
Wildfires destroy twice the forest cover today compared to 2 decades ago
9.3 million hectares of tree cover was lost globally in 2021