Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder
Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure
Rewilding: Mass restoration or wishful thinking?
The concept is pivoted on 3Cs — core, corridor and carnivore
Six rangers ambushed and killed in Congo’s Virunga National Park
The attack has been blamed on local militia
A new project aims to document India’s customary laws
Documenting customary laws is a step towards community-led conservation
Mizoram revokes Forest Rights Act
State government misused Article 371 (G) to revoke FRA in Mizoram, critics allege
Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023: States, UTs must act as per definition in TN Godavarman judgement, says SC
Apex court was hearing a PIL challenging constitutionality of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023
17 million South Africans live on communal land — new study of a rural valley offers insights on how to manage it
Combination of satellite imagery and local perceptions provides valuable insights about the extent, causes and impacts of land change in communal …
In Chile, huge wildfires have killed at least 131 people — but one village was almost untouched
Climate change means it is likely that Chile will be even more prone to huge fires in future
Drought in the Amazon: A tragedy announced
The severe drought affecting the Amazon is producing a human and environmental tragedy in the region, with the marginalised suffering the most
Wildfire burn scars can intensify and even trigger thunderstorms, leading to catastrophic flooding. Here’s how
Lack of vegetation, reduced soil moisture and lower surface albedo contribute to the potential for burn scars to fuel thunderstorms
Wildfires wreak havoc in Canada’s Northwest territories, Spain’s Tenerife
While Spanish authorities evacuated over 3,000 people since August 16, 2023, residents of Yellowknife hurried to hit an evacuation deadline
India needs to rethink strategies to save its guardians of the wild
Frontline forest staff have limited resources to protect our wildlife and are tasked with fighting back traffickers who are often better equipped
How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
Indigenous children typically learn from an early age how to open paths through dense vegetation, how to tell edible fruits from non-edible ones
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 19, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COP15 Montreal: Tribals are sentinels of forest biodiversity, not destructors
From food to medicine, tribal knowledge has helped humans survive for thousands of years
Saving a disappearing forest with the feather of a bird: Cameroon’s unique conservation story
The Bannerman’s Turaco bird has cultural value for the local community & may vanish if trees are cut down
Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics
Roughly 15 per cent of the world’s land surface is under official state protection
North East India saw largest share of the country's tree cover loss : Study
Assam contributed over 14% to India’s overall decrease in forest area — the highest for any state
Why should only jumbos matter?
The outrage over the death of a pregnant elephant in kerala highlights our skewed notion of biodiversity and its conservation
Forest panel bats for pvt plantations as compensation
Activists concerned Forest Advisory Committee recommendation will lead to privatisation, destruction of forests
Tree rings can predict climate change
Researchers present papers that show impact of climate change on trees at the ongoing 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference
‘The fight to save the Amazon is urgent as there is no Plan B’
One of Brazil’s most noted indigenous voices, Sonia Guajajara, speaks on the Amazon fires
How humans and lesser known carnivores can coexist
Researchers suggest preventing diversion of forests for development, reducing livestock depredation and increasing efficiency of compensatory …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2023)
Coal mining to be allowed in non-forest areas after Stage I of forest clearance: Government
Environment ministry takes decision after coal ministry complains of delay in projects due to mining ban in these areas