In Karur, a conservation dilemma regarding the slender loris
Should the Tamil Nadu government declare the Kadavur Reserve Forest a sanctuary for the slender loris or should it implement a proposed species …
Kendu leaves: 29 Odisha villages win complete autonomy, but still a long way to go
Most villagers earned more than Rs 15,000 this year, over seven times their past earnings
Satellite data alerts help stop Africa forest cover loss: Study
Tree felling dropped by an average of 18 per cent in Africa relative to the average 2011–2016 levels
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 27-30, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Protection be damned
Protected areas across the world seem dotted with dams and more are to come up, going by this map from a recent study
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2020): Over 69,000 ha forest land approved for non-forest use in 5 yrs
All that was discussed in the House through the day
New Delhi Declaration dilutes role of international funding bodies, tenurial issues
Overall the Declaration has downplayed the role of global financial institutions, tenurial rights of people, and delinks UNCCD from other Rio …
What an Indian environmentalist in Brazil has to say on the Amazon fires
Kerala-born environmental scientist Shaji Thomas, who has been working in the Amazon for the past 25 years, shares his thoughts on the infernos …
Planting forests no panacea for the climate crisis: IPCC
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land says land-based carbon sinks are not limitless
Can forest clearance grantees have their names added in record of rights, MoEF&CC asks states
The environment ministry on February 22 wrote to all states, seeking their views on the matter, according to documents
Inside ad hoc forests
Government failure, both at the Centre and the states, is hurting communities and forests alike
Empower communities to restore forests: Study
Crucial forest-restoration areas in low-income countries — home to 12 per cent of their total population — can have an impact on …
Update land records to include FRA titles allotted, MoEF&CC directs states
Activists welcome ministry’s move citing conflict between tribals and officials when land records do not record FRA titles
Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
Karnataka forest department has filed just 130 chargesheets on forest encroachment since 1980: RTI
The RTI inquiry reveals that 204,229 acres were lost to encroachment while another 104,065 acres of land were illegally granted by the state …
Telangana’s new forest conflict panels bring Centre-state land rights relation under scanner
FRA empowers Gram Sabhas and the committees headed by the sub collectors and the district collectors to determine and recognise the forest rights …
Ripe for a green economy
Forests are home, say women of Kodalpali, Sinduria and neighbouring villages in Odisha’s Nayagarh; they can build the economy of the future
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
IN PHOTOS: Dev gudis of Bastar get a new lease of life
Across India, sacred groves are known by many names. In Jharkhand, they are generally called sarnas; in Chhattisgarh, dev gudis, which means the …
Won’t allow bauxite mining on Mali Hill: Agitators ransack meeting in Koraput village
The Mali Hill in Koraput is the source of several streams, home to medicinal trees and is an elephant corridor, protestors say
Elephant electrocuted in Odisha: Third death in 34 days
As many as 732 elephants died between 2009 and 2019 in Odisha
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
Why South India needs the Shola forests of the Nilgiris
The forests and grasslands act as water towers and influence the fortunes of farmers in the Cauvery delta