Wildfires are burning holes in our pockets
The cost of fighting wildfires this year is predicted to go over budget by hundreds of millions of dollars
Forest fires now more frequent across the globe
Given strong relationship between climate and fire, these fires are expected to occur more frequently, says US climate assessment report
Update land records to include FRA titles allotted, MoEF&CC directs states
Activists welcome ministry’s move citing conflict between tribals and officials when land records do not record FRA titles
New sand mining guidelines call for robust monitoring and sustainable development
The guidelines try to create a balance between preserving ecologically sensitive river habitats and the need for infrastructure
17 fishers injured in firing by forest guards
They were fishing in reservoir inside the Pench Tiger Reserve, where fishing has been banned by high court
10 Maharashtra villages to finally get Rs 74.5 lakh as benefits under joint forest management scheme
Detailed accounts of revenue earned from each village forest should be made public, says activist
Most forest fires this year were in and around national parks, sanctuaries
About seven to eight incidents of big forest fires have been reported from across the country; fire that broke out on Nagaland’s Mount Japfu,…
Uttarakhand’s tulip garden offers glimpse into state’s largest germplasm collection
The garden is minor part of state’s largest germplasm collection of rare, endemic vegetation, put together by Uttarakhand forest dept in …
CAG flags community centre under FRA actually MP govt tourist lodge in Pench
CAG slams action as being tantamount to misuse of powers by forest department and against spirit of Forest (Conservation) Act
Mendha Lekha gets record bamboo rate
Earns 2.5 times more than what the highest rate received by the forest department last year
Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation
The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities
'Trapping leopards that stray into human habitat not the solution'
Report spells out the do's and don'ts of managing human-leopard conflict around Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Maharashtra forest department bans collection of tendu leaves from areas prone to forest fires
Tendu contractors and gram panchayats to be responsible for prevention and extinguishing of fires
Bustard conservation: No agreement on underground power lines, ban on new projects
Putting power lines underground not feasible; too late for new projects in Bustard habitat to be stopped, stakeholders said
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 21, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Two incidents that made me ask: Whither forestry extension?
Extension programmes in forest institutions are meant to benefit stakeholders, mainly farmers, villagers and rural communities
Hubballi-Ankola railway line will augur desertification, water crisis, warn experts
The proposed 164-kilometre railway project cutting through Western Ghats will prompt deforestation and accelerate climate change …
Chhattisgarh revokes: Forest dept no longer nodal agency for community rights
Chhattisgarh government reinstates the role of the forest department to coordinate claims that are to be filed by communities, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2020)
Uttarakhand Van Gujjars allege forest officials assaulted women; probe underway
Rajaji National Park area villagers allege they tried to lodge two FIRs, but police did not register them
The story of a principled chief conservator of forests in Bastar, Chhattisgarh
While the forest department has been busy working forests for timber, a single man in Bastar holds hope for the many villages that have lost …
Report flags violations in creation of India’s first critical wildlife habitats
CWH notification was first initiated in 54 of Maharashtra’s 55 protected areas, where rights of forest dwellers can be recognised under …
Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat
Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …
Vulture numbers rise in Girnar hills
Maximum concentration of birds found on route of proposed ropeway which will destroy birds, says environmentalist