An agency for forests

Forest department flayed

Month of the dead leopard

One month in the life of an endangered species in India

Observing jungle laws

The first historico-legal analysis of forestry regulations in Northeast India

Ethnographical account by a forest officer

Vanashakti against forest rights act

Climate lore

New NASA model to help assess change in carbon concentrations from forests

Tropical forests absorbed more carbon than other forest types, released more carbon into atmosphere due to deforestation, degradation, the study …

Germany commits over $200 million for shattered Brazilian Amazon; but is it enough?

The flow of capital alone won’t combat the issue of deforestation until its amalgamation with government policies and laws regarding the …

All work and no foreplay

Plans are afoot to rejuvenate an overworked elephant population in Myanmar through artificial insemination

How green were the forests

The van panchayats of the Uttar Pradesh hills were created to restore the vital link between villagers and their forests. Today, they are prime …

Political hand behind tribal encroachment

Tribals displaced by the Salandi river dam in Orissa are encroaching on the Hadgarh sanctuary, allegedly at the instigation of the Socialist …

From a woman's point of view

ASIAN AND PACIFIC WOMEN'S RESOURCE AND ACTION SERIES: ENVIRONMENT Edited by Susanna George et al Publisher: Asian and Pacific Development Centre, …

Quandary over eradicating useful lantana weed

Forest officials are confronted with the spread of a weed that stifles tree growth but is useful for making baskets.

African elephants face birth control

As the result of the ban on ivory trading, elephants are overbreeding, creating problems such as the destruction of forest land.

Beware of the developers

In its bid to get out of poverty, the Bihar government has finalised a plan to drain out lakes and convert them to farmlands. But it seems to be …

People's forests

A workshop in Nepal on community forest use brings to the fore environmental gains of the concept

Where have the groves gone?

Overexploitation, skewed pricing policies and inefficient utilisation have laid bare the bamboo's vast reserves. While local communities clamour …

Hand in hand

PEOPLE & PROTECTED AREAS: TOWARDS PARTICIPATORY CONSERVATION IN INDIA· Ashish Kothari, Neena Singh and Saloni Suri (Ed)· Sage …

"I did not have enough time"

Saifuddin Soz , looks back on his achievements and failures as the Union minister of environment and forests in an interview with Anumita …

"At what cost to the environment"

"The country's forest cover will be raised by five per cent during the Ninth Plan," said Suresh P Prabhu , the Union minister for …

Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia come together to save Borneo forests

India’s ‘missing’ forests: DTE analysis exposes big gap in latest national forest survey estimates

According to a DTE analysis, there are states where over 30-50 per cent of the land classified as forests is ‘missing’ from the …

Industry shadow on forest panel

Controversy over non-official members; one appointee to advisory committee quits

Forest commission report on forest rights bill validates government's stand

Forest commission fails to innovate