CAMPA funds should be used to conserve nature
Increase in funding has not resulted in significant increase in forest cover
At least 420 million hectares forest lost since 1990: Survey
Impact of agricultural expansion on global deforestation almost 90%, says FRA remote-sensing survey
'Central European trees more prone to frost damage due to global warming'
Study says late spring frosts affect growth and reproduction of plants, and result in economic losses
Southeast Asia’s mangroves under threat due to land conversion for cultivation
Study says expansion of rice agriculture in Myanmar and conversion of mangroves for oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia are leading to …
The dreaded rainforest shift
The implications of the world’s largest rainforest competing with human-generated greenhouse gases are alarming
Delhi Declaration might downplay international finance institutions’ role in mitigating desertification
A key paragraph has been proposed for deletion in the draft declaration
Forest Survey Report 2021: Forest fire counts up 2.7 times
Forest fires in Uttarakhand in November 2020-June 2021 were 28.3 times more compared to November 2019-June 2020
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
Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report
While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest loss declined
What are the political drivers for land rights of forest-dependent communities?
Prakash Kashwan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut. His research and scholarship focuses …
Scientific management of mangroves is need of the hour
40 per cent of mangrove forests in West Coast of India have been converted into farmlands and housing colonies over the last three decades
Six feet under: A quarter of Earth's carbon may be buried beneath surface, finds study
New findings reveal how water helps take organic carbon deep beneath earth’s surface for long-term storage
Simply Put: ‘Crypto’ forests
COVID-19 has aggravated challenges to manage forests: UN Report
New UN report calls for greater sustainability and a greener, more inclusive economy to tackle the threats of COVID-19, climate change and …
Biodiversity, green cover: Bhopal’s ecological garden offers shot at conservation
The tree cover in Bhopal has declined by 44% in 2 decades; the urban forest can help compensate for the same
Missing the woods: The story of India’s vanishing forests in 20 cards
Some 25.87 million hectares of forest is missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Here are some cards that tell the story
CAG slams 2 Chhattisgarh DFOs for spending without permission
Report says forest department violated Forest Conservation Act norms
Gahiramatha sanctuary forest guards allege assault by fishermen
Attacked with sharp weapons, patrolling vessel damaged, alleged forest guards
Climate crisis: Uttarakhand may see forest fires round the year
It is winters but state forests are on fire. Experts say lack of soil moisture due to insufficent rainfall aided spread
India’s ‘missing’ forests: DTE analysis exposes big gap in latest national forest survey estimates
According to a DTE analysis, there are states where over 30-50 per cent of the land classified as forests is ‘missing’ from the …
Forest rights in Jharkhand: Too early to rejoice
Forest rights recognised in Jharkhand for the first time in 2 years, but do not give management rights
US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas
The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …
How a restoration project in Karnataka is helping revive ecology, community livelihood
Restoration projects can set in motion a virtuous cycle of livelihoods, biodiversity and native knowledge
An open letter to forest denizens to avoid being roadkill
The hapless leopard, imprudent tiger, unreasonable tortoise, witless pangolin, incautious deer and the irrational elephant should just stop …
Building institutional foundations for community forest management
Forest commons can play a critical role in facilitating the resilience of India’s response to climate change
