Soya poisoning

Value of woods

A meet on evaluating the value of forests

Forest losses occur primarily in lower-income tropical countries: Study

Tropical countries such as Indonesia, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo are losing forests quickly

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2022)

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

How Nagri, a modern nagar panchayat in Chhattisgarh, fought for its traditional forest boundary

With a diverse and educated population than its neighbours, Nagri had to put up the toughest fight

India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition

A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management designed for Indian forests

Is new-age environmentalism narrowing down to planting saplings?

Planting saplings is undoubtedly a good idea, but considering it as the panacea to all our environmental woes is dangerous

Odisha to procure sal seeds from 9 districts; tribals say it’s too late

Several tribal people, mainly seed collectors, will be deprived of the procurement scheme, as the corporation will not collect from other districts

Excess rainfall in these Indian protected areas offers no relief from wildfires

Over 50% of fire occurrences were reported from 9 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, shows DTE analysis

Has COVID-19 affected forest management? UN says quite a lot

Around 1.6 billion people rely on forests for their subsistence needs and livelihoods; COVID-19 is driving vulnerable communities into forests, …

Education for tribals: A student from Odisha shows the way

Lack of internet connectivity, regular electricity supply: Access to quality education has remained abysmal in the remote tribal pockets of …

Pan-India Transit Permit for bamboo soon

The environment ministry is planning to introduce a pan-India bamboo permit, which will eliminate the need for multiple permits 

CAUTION:only loggers allowed

How do you destroy a forest? Cover it under Project Tiger and alienate the local people. An example from Bihar

Collective efforts can combat challenges faced by ultra-poor in Jharkhand

The intersection of caste, gender & occupational identities impacts their lives

Without action, Asia-Pacific ecosystems could lose a third of their value by 2050

In the Asia-Pacific region, Afghanistan shows the greatest potential losses and gains

Putting an end to commercialisation

Where have all the people gone?

The ministry of environment and forests' plan to conserve biodiversity excludes the people.

JFM in jeopardy

A proposal to regularise encroachments in forests creates a flutter

UNITED NATIONS

ZAMBIA

Disparate narratives

Environmental history writing is beginning to look beyond colonial forestry

Banned

Collecting medicinal plants in Jammu and Kashmir's forests

In short

Forests grump

United Nations Forum on Forests fails to propose reforms

A new body to recover CAMPA funds

Ad hoc body to organise afforestation funds