Forests, tribals and wildlife are not rivals, says environment minister

Anil Madhav Dave inaugurates two-day conference of senior-level forest officers from states

Human actions make Amazon rainforest more vulnerable to fire

Rainforests don't normally burn, but in 2015 Brazilian rainforests experienced 19,739 cases of fire

Saving forests for Posterity

Community-based systems in Orissa ore effectively managing local forest resources, but they need support to overcome the conflicts and …

Foliage fever

Galvanising support for the unconditional withdrawal of the new Forest Bill, NGOs and a fifth column within the bureaucracy are harrowing the …

All bark, all bite

Local communities in Nepal and some Central American nations have become invaluable participants in managing their forests

Forests of fire

The prolonged dry spell and the history of forest fires were clear warnings that went unheeded. And thousands of hectares of forests were charred …

How many Indians are pastoralists? No official data, but report says 13 mln

A figure of 35 million is often quoted, but without a source, claims report  

After officialdom

Women in Odisha village take charge to fast track community forest rights

This isn’t the first time women have come together to not only protect forests, but also voice their demand for recognition of the Forest …

Up for scrutiny

Environment ministry sets up certification scheme for its forests

Finally, community forest rights

Tribals of BR Hills can now manage resources in Karnataka reserve

Odisha tribals allege illegal mining survey in community forest area, demand action by Centre

Government officials threatened and intimidated them, allege villagers

Sylvan overhaul

Constitution and agenda declared for forestry panel

Premise of SC ruling on forest dwellers wrong: UN Special Rapporteur

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, says tribals are treated like squatters all around the world

What’s worrying about the SC order on FRA?

The Supreme Court’s summary directions in the ongoing writ petition may have been issued without appropriate guidance from govt counsel

Rajya Sabha paves way for Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill to become an Act

The bill was passed unanimously by the house after much discussion and withdrawal of amendments by opposition members on assurance by the …

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

Uneasy truce

Stand-off ends between forest officials and villagers in Ranthambhore, but roots of the conflict remain

CAG flags community centre under FRA actually MP govt tourist lodge in Pench

CAG slams action as being tantamount to misuse of powers by forest department and against spirit of Forest (Conservation) Act

Who's right for the forest anyway?

Reflections on Supreme Court order to evict ‘illegitimate’ tribals from the forests

Village bullied for using its forest

Forest department registers offence against a gram sabha for felling bamboo clusters

The cutting edge

Conservationists in Brazil come up with a model way to reduce the pressure on forests

Rejected forest rights to be reconsidered: tribal affairs minister

It may not be possible to reject land title claims filed under Forest Rights Act in future

Taungyas get legal recognition

Land titles distributed to 651 families in six Uttar Pradesh villages