Two arrested in Odisha’s Kandhamal for trying to set forest on fire
At least 16 have been arrested in Odisha since March 5 for the same crime
Simply put: Odisha rejects more than 10,000 FRA claims
How Chhattisgarh’s Baiga tribe secured habitat ownership in the face of eviction threats
State initially tried to ward off petition to grant habitat rights to community by saying there is no ministry-prescribed format
Aarey: Metro car shed project supporters, opponents lock horns online; accuse and justify
The new government of Maharashtra had issued directions to move the project to Aarey forest hours after taking oath June 30
Conserving nature leads to higher net economic value: Study
It also pointed out that conservation and restoration did not universally provide greater net value than intensive human usage
An old man and his baton: Meet Damodar Kashyap
Kashyap has ensured food, and livelihood in Bastar villages by offering them thriving forests
Mica flakes could become forest produce in Jharkhand
Legislation means that local trade in flakes is considered illegal while on-ground trade is clandestine and vibrant
‘Someone should speak on behalf of environment’
Shibani Ghosh, the author of Indian Environmental Law: Key Concepts and Principles, speaks to Down To Earth on the role judiciary plays in …
Forest rights in Bastar: Of tribals being ‘guests’ in their own woods
There is a strong need to recognise locals’ customary rights over forests in Bastar and enhance their capacity to conserve them
Community-based natural resource management in Himachal still weak
A host of measures are needed to ensure community-based natural resource management and better provisioning of ecological services for the …
What if not single-use plastics? Why not leaf cutlery?
Leaf plates and spoons could help in combating climate change and also bring adivasis out of poverty
Why draft EIA 2020 needs a revaluation
The point of contention in the draft Environment Impact Assessment is post-facto clearance and less public participation with affected …
UNFF: Countries adopt declaration on forest protection, emphasise on adopting technology for monitoring
The resolution paves the path for strengthening the International Arrangement on Forests, says UNFF19 Chair
Why are nomads being evicted from Jammu and Kashmir?
Eviction drives come shortly after the J&K High Court declared the Roshni Act, allowed ownership of occupied government land …
Project Lion could displace Maldharis within Gir to create ‘inviolate space’
The proposal seeks to relocate 2,500 families of the community from the Gir protected area within 10 years
Adivasi & forest communities in Bengal pledge to protect their environmental & cultural identities
Activists from the Dooars to the Sundarbans call for implementation of FRA in its true spirit, among other demands
Political representation of STs can lead to improved forest cover — study establishes link
Enhanced representation of ST communities helps them oppose mining and other large-scale commercial projects
Land use change major cause behind biodiversity loss, finds WWF report
Asia Pacific region lost 45% of its vertebrate population in four-and-half decades, while the global average was 68%
Every drop counts: How a cooperative turned 250 acres of Dharmapuri green
Cooperative forest in Tamil Nadu’s drought-prone area an example of the power of water conservation
A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron
Kelühol Tase and his brothers opened a rhododendron park last year to conserve the flower impacted by wild forest fires and continuous human …
European Parliament votes down amended version of nature restoration law
The European Parliament will once again consider it on July 11
DTE Reportage: What will the rejection of Individual Forest Rights claims mean?
Down To Earth reports from the ground and places things in perspective
How the struggle for forest rights united a nagar panchayat & divided another in Chhattisgarh
Tumbahra & Churiyara became one of the 1st nagar panchayats to receive CFRR titles
Half of global cropland expansion replaced natural vegetation and tree cover: Study
The largest cropland expansion was observed in Africa which was 34 per cent
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
8.4 million soccer fields of land deforested in the Amazon over the past decade