International Tropical Timber Council concludes with major decisions, including its extension
EU expresses desire to join efforts on conservation of world forests
Brazzaville Summit of the Three Basins ends with a declaration
Civil society disappointed that the Summit did not result in an Alliance of the three basins
Drought in the Amazon can cause local caiman extirpations, spike human-caiman conflict
Drought conditions have previously been cited as a potential factor in increased alligator attacks on humans
Are mainstream parties in Bengal hijacking Adivasi political narratives for votebank?
Protests over cultural, political and ecological rights are growing louder
Centre made over 100 changes in Environment Impact Assessment Notification in past 5 years
The year 2022-23 saw the highest number of changes introduced in the notification
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
Conservation goals: Kerala community uses solar energy to protect sandalwood reserve from smugglers
The lights will help over 300 forest protection staff for night surveillance
Cyclone Sitrang: Bengal gears up to combat Sundarbans impact
Extremely heavy rainfall will likely accompany the cyclonic storm
India will need 34 years to dispose of pending cases under environment protection act
Over 88,400 environment-related cases pending trial in 2022; cases under the Environment Protection Act are being disposed-off at the slowest rate
Brazzaville Summit of the Three Basins needs to find ways to protect world’s tropical forests
Tropical forests face threat from fossil fuel, mining and extractive industry expansion
In a bad fire year, Australia records over 450,000 hotspots
These maps show where the risks have increased over 20 years
Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security
Illegal logging happens here through small-scale and commercial operations
Odisha tops forest fire counts in the country for a week
5,291 forest fires recorded between February 22 and March 1, 2021
Government withdraws proposed changes to Indian Forest Act
Minister Prakash Javadekar said draft created misconception among people
The switch: What happens to GHG emissions if half of meat, milk consumption is swapped with alternatives?
Biggest impact on agricultural input use would be seen in China, sub-Saharan Africa
Deforestation embargoes in Brazilian Amazon not followed in over 85% area: Report
Embargoes helped revive only 13% forest area
Odisha forest department announces cash reward for rescuing gharials
Fishermen, whose nets are damaged by gharials, will also be compensated
Himalayas on fire: Himachal’s tinder-dry forests, on its brown snowless hills, burn due to low moisture
Forest fire incidents have increased seven times this year; there have been 2,050 incidents in 3 months, data shows
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires — a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Platypuses are disappearing from waterways after fire
Climate change may cause up to 38% decline of low & mid latitude deodar trees
Droughts and heat stress may also cause infestation in trees, research notes
Cyclone tamers: An Odisha village restores mangroves to allay impact of cyclones
Mangroves can only be successfully revived in areas with a history of plantation