India is third largest importer of illegally-logged wood: IUFRO

With an annual import value of over Rs 40 billion, the country accounts for close to 10 per cent of the global illegal wood trade

Bickering to conserve

A continual tug of war between various agencies helped the Forest Conservation Act to evolve to its present form.

Return our forests

S C Tripura, a Congress party member of  the Tripura legislative assembly, talks to  Nitin Sethi about the consequences of  …

DTE Coverage of UNFF19

New York City event ended with adoption of declaration on forest protection, emphasis on adopting technology for monitoring

Simply Put: Right to Rock, Paper, Scissor

Simply Put: Aarey, lungs of Mumbai

Some forest questions

The State of Forest Report 2017 does provide important nuggets of insights into what is happening today

Poplar - moneytree no more

Poplar tree, which was getting a good price in the market till 2014, is suffering from sharp fall in its prices. Farmers have stopped planting it …

T S R Subramanian panel proposes new law, institutions to fast track green clearances

High level committee formed by Modi government to review green laws proposes a new Act under which full-time expert bodies will be set up for …

Order out of chaos

New Zealand's far-reaching reforms in conservation and forest management has "changed the face of forestry" in the country

Village in Tadoba Andhari reserve wants forest titles, not relocation

Maharashtra government distributes Rs 25,000 cheques, claims relocation has resumed

Bamboo now a minor forest produce

System error

The death of India's cancer control programme and the rise of cancers

Classified ?

The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret

Forest rights

Tribals challenge forest department

For mining Tadoba tiger reserve

Forests under threat

OXIDANT AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS IN THE MONTANE FORESTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A CASE STUDY OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS·Paul R Miller, …

Role models

Two Madhya Pradesh villages break free of debts, Naxalites

West Bengal: Illegal acquisition of forest land for Turga and Bandu Pump Storage Projects, claim tribal residents

Gram Sabha consent not taken for transferring the land, says forum for tribal communities

Forests changing more rapidly than expected

Shifts in species composition associated with environmental change and increased biomass have been identified

Bone of contention

Neither Project Tiger nor the eco-development project can end the conflicts between the forest officials and the villagers in Ranthambhore

Concern over the government’s moves to dilute the requirement for Gram Sabha consent in violation of the Forest Right’s Act (FRA)

Gadchiroli villages oppose forest department’s tree-felling activities

People say forest management is their right in CFR villages