SC takes stock of Forest Rights Act

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

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

Forest rights rules inconsonant with act

Ireland has lost almost all of its native forests — here’s how to bring them back

Around 80% of the island of Ireland was once green

Halt deforestation by 2030: Are we on track to meet global pledge?

Brazil was the world’s largest contributor to deforestation in 2021

India loses natural resources to economic growth: report

11 states have registered a decline in natural capital between 2005 and 2015 

World's largest butterfly faces extinction due to Papua New Guinea’s palm oil industry

But a new conservation project brings hope for these rare and endangered butterflies

Greening up

INDONESIA

Irreparable damage

It will take 200 years for France to restore its forests that were devastated by storms

Private players in forestry

Felling favoured

Hit for six

Kashmiri bat-makers face willow shortage

Woolly-headed environmentalism

Tribal rights and democracy loose to conservation banter

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

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

Taungyas get legal recognition

Land titles distributed to 651 families in six Uttar Pradesh villages

Bamboo a minor forest produce: Ramesh

Forest departments had been refusing the control over bamboo by forest dwellers

What will Supreme Court judgement on Aravalli mean for forest conservation?

Changes to conservation rules may be fast tracked, say activists

Every northeastern state reports loss in forest cover: State of India’s Forest Report 2021

Manipur recorded the largest loss in forest cover