Here's how we can fill gaps in forestry data
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released guidelines to monitor forest resources
Challenges for Anil Madhav Dave, India’s new environment minister
Dave inherits a ministry that is being criticised for diluting environmental laws to facilitate quick industrial growth
Now, satellite data can better manage our natural resources
A joint partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization and Google has made this possible
Baigas get home
The vulnerable tribe in Madhya Pradesh is the first to get habitat rights in India. It is a landmark in the forests rights movement
Changing colours
After blindly destroying much of their forest cover, people in Anantapur district attempt to reclaim their barren lands
Forest paradox
To give forest dwellers their due rights, forest governance must go beyond the environment and include the communities at stake
India’s rate of reducing carbon footprint with greenery a flat line for years
The country has not been able to raise its carbon emission reduction rate from 12 per cent for the last decade
Forests can keep our planet cool
Improving our forests and farm practices offers a low-risk path for climate mitigation, while securing the lives of traditional communities
Graduates in forest education ill-equipped to handle sector’s emerging demands: Report
African forest education needs transformation as it is currently based on traditional European education, which focuses more on industrial wood …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 30, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Indian Forest Act amendment: Govt ready with first draft
The draft, which has been prepared with focus on conservation and climate change, has been sent to states seeking comments
How not to grow trees
Planting a tree is now bound up in so much restriction and red tape that it is not worth the effort
For forest elephants in Central Africa, no place is safe from poaching
A recent study shows a 78-81 per cent decline in elephant population from the most protected area in Central Africa over a period of ten years
Ten years of FRA: only 3 per cent of forest dwellers’ rights recognised
Collective rights to undo historic injustice meted out to indigenous people remain completely ignored by the states, says Citizens’ report
Forest conservation receives government recognition
The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests
When the old gods died
From a wooded upland Jhabua became an example of extreme ecological degradation. The story of its recovery is remarkable
A tale of two interpretations
Aparna Pallavi recounts struggles of residents of a tiny village in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra to get ownership of forest resources
Green fund rules notified: Some hits, major misses
The rules of the Compensatory (Afforestation) Fund Act 2016 are better than the draft but not impactful
Profit an illusion for these Madhya Pradesh tribals forced to sell products to middlemen
Most of the tribal families here sell their products to intermediaries because of the unavailability of proper markets
Global production of wood products registers growth
Governments need to ensure that principles of sustainable forest management are enforced, says forestry expert
Betrayed
Nepal's forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much-hailed community forest management programme
Songs of leaves and rain
Documentary >> An Ode to Marang Buru directed by Ambuja Kumar Satpathy Produced by Vasundhara 56 mins
States violate community forest rights as Centre delays implementation of CAF Act
States exploit the delay in the drafting of rules for the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to assert rights over land claimed by communities …
Forests are critical resources in halting poverty
Forests play a vital role in securing rural livelihoods through generating income in the form of goods and environmental services
International community resents the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill
International organisations say there are absolutely no provisions in the Bill to safeguard the rights of forest dwelling communities