Erasing the dots

Even as Goa's politicians and the mining mafia employ multiple strategies to denotify two sensitive wildlife sanctuaries in the state's Western …

After officialdom

What led to forest officer’s killing

In Andhra Pradesh, revenue department gives land to poor, forest department wants it back

Who's right for the forest anyway?

Reflections on Supreme Court order to evict ‘illegitimate’ tribals from the forests

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (November 8-13, 2020)

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

No cap on iron mining in Odisha

Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry

The fortnight in brief

Himachal villages are first to claim forests rights, J&K's Russian poplars to be felled, Delhi's increasing appetite for power …

Empower communities to restore forests: Study

Crucial forest-restoration areas in low-income countries — home to 12 per cent of their total population — can have an impact on …

The battle over forests

Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)

India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO

Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India  

Irongate opened

Shah Commission report shows how authorities, mine owners stripped Goa of iron

Koyna sanctuary plundered

Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by ceaseless loot of land, with government help

Protectors dubbed criminals

Tribals in Madhya Pradesh celebrate festival to reclaim forests; officials say they are encroaching land

Governance failure

How agencies meant to regulate mining conspired in the loot

Settling settlements

Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

Disowned 100,000

Taungyas have lived in Uttar Pradesh for decades but law does not recognise them. FRA gives hope

Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later

Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas 

Taungyas get legal recognition

Land titles distributed to 651 families in six Uttar Pradesh villages

India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects

Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November) 

Package POSCO

The Odisha government is trying to acquire land on a shoddily drawn compensation package

Why draft EIA 2020 needs a revaluation

The point of contention in the draft Environment Impact Assessment is post-facto clearance and less public participation with affected …

The rift valley

With no income options, Ghangharia residents want forestland for hotels

Letters