India lost 668,400 ha forests in 5 years, 2nd highest globally: Report

India was ranked between Brazil and Indonesia in UK-based firm’s report

Clear and collect Chir pine needles to prevent forest fires: parliamentary panel

Among its many recommendations was the use of drones to monitor forest fires

Forestry convention: lair in the woods

Dense cover-up

What's the purpose of the State of Forest Report 2003 ?

Woman power

When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests

ACT AMENDED

Maharashtra gives reserved forests status to mangroves

Mangroves on privately owned land are not a part of this notification

People's interest in forests is sacrosanct

Lone crusader

At personal risk, an unlettered farmer vows to stick to his forest protection programme

Sulia takes charge

Participatory management brings forests back

Class room

How bamboo was liberated

MoEFCC’s actual expenditure reduced by nearly 20% of budget estimates: Parliamentary report

The committee noted a drastic reduction under the National Coastal Mission 2023-24

Lip service

Bamboo still a distant dream

No village in Maharashtra other than Mendha Lekha has been able to access bamboo

Tricks of diminishing returns

Clever calculations and the great wall of bureaucracy

Freeing bamboo from the state

A recent notification making bamboo a minor forest produce can only be the first step

Collective efforts can combat challenges faced by ultra-poor in Jharkhand

The intersection of caste, gender & occupational identities impacts their lives

Draft amendment to Forest Act: Javadekar denies, but different pictures at states

Forest department of Telangana has held consultations to amend its forest Act

Blazing away

Indonesia is once again engulfed by forest fires

JFM in jeopardy

A proposal to regularise encroachments in forests creates a flutter

Forests grump

United Nations Forum on Forests fails to propose reforms

Amazon forests threatened: 10% more wildfires than last year, environmental gains may be undone

Anthropogenic climate change has made the forests more prone to wildfires

Rural communities win right over bamboo, finally

Environment minister warns of legal action if forest officials refuse transit passes

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