Green drive

From planting trees in his arid homeland to trapping water, this former textile dealer shows the way

Forsaken forests

Economic growth and development are destroying Rajasthan's unique forest-based religious system

Building a green roof

10,000 trees in 66 years, an octogenarian revives greenery in a village in Bihar

Planter of Indore

A zoology professor motivates people to plant trees in memory of the deceased

Return of the green

A retired police officer takes up the task of restoring greenery in a remote Naga village

Forestmaker

A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight

Vignettes from Sri Lanka's cloud country

In Sri Lanka, organic farmers draw inspiration from endemic practices such as home gardens or analog forestry, and have also adapted ‘…

Private plantations urged on forest land

After supporting India's forestry programmes for almost two decades, the World Bank now is moving toward arrogating to itself governance of the …

A fighting chance

One man's dedication transformed the degraded, deforested land of his village

The bare essentials

To make community forest management a success

Old as the hills

Shifting agriculture on the hillsides has been going on for centuries. In recent times, it has been blamed for degrading the ecology. Agriculture …

Durban turning futile as EU buries head in sand

With the carbon market in doldrums, emerging economies like India will have to announce bolder schemes for a low carbon future

The sinking debate

The climate change negotiations have come to a halt over the issue of sinks. Neelam Singh discusses the associated complications

Jobs and the environment

Forest to farms

India's paper industry now sources more wood from farmers. Why does it still demand forestland?

Roundtable: Is Bamboo a Minor Forest Produce?

The MFP roundtable participants discuss what constitutes a minor forest produce and whether bamboo fits its definition.   Read Sunita …

The Eklingapura experience

A joint forest management initiative succeeded at Eklingapura mainly because foresters were able to respond to the needs of the community.

Personality clashes lead to internal schisms

Green cussedness, anyone?

They did the impossible on land that held no hope

Issue at hand

Science needs to come home -- scientists need to address the concerns of the local communities

Mutual interest

Farmers care for the hill slopes only when the hills provide livelihood -- a simple lesson that has been forgotten

Bhutan’s experiments with happiness

The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset by inequities and …

Filling in the historical gap on forestry

History of Forestry in India Edited by Ajay Rawat Publisher: Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1991 Price: Rs 350

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