America’s urban timber movement

Instead of turning trees in urban areas into mulch or sending them to the sawmill, US cities are harvesting them locally, lessening their carbon …

Climate change pushing pine beauty moth northward in Finland 50 years ahead of predictions

The insect pest has spread into northern Finland, up to 68°51’N, according to a new study

Fire in the mountains

Researchers studying bird communities in Kumaon Himalayas detail the devastating effects of Uttarakhand's forest fires on wildlife and …

RAGING FIRE

Of barren hills and barrel smoke

Militancy has destroyed much more than peace in Kashmir. Kalashnikov-trotting extremists are ravaging the last green frontiers of the 'heaven on …

Ending resin tapping

Blind carnage

RAGING FIRES

Himachal Pradesh forest fires: Dhamarshala, Kasauli pine for respite

Extremely high summer temperature and inflammable pine needles causing fire to engulf forests in the state

Pine needles & leaves have made these Himachal women self-sufficient; here is how

They use abundantly available pine needles to weave items of everyday use and decor, earning a handsome monthly income 

People prevail

Himalayas on fire: Uttarakhand recorded maximum fire alerts countrywide in snowless January

December and January have been extremely dry in state; concerns being expressed about water availability, agri-economy and tourism in the days ahead

Himalayas on fire: Himachal’s tinder-dry forests, on its brown snowless hills, burn due to low moisture

Forest fire incidents have increased seven times this year; there have been 2,050 incidents in 3 months, data shows

Why cutting down Chirpine is not a solution to Uttarakhand forest fires

Resin ducts that make the tree prone to fire should rather be used as a resource

Wreaking havoc

Climate change can wipe out world's oldest trees

According to scientists, Bristlecone pines, which are found in the upper reaches of the White Mountains in California, could be supplanted by the …

Bring back wolves, lynxes to Britain and Ireland, study urges

Restoring native predator populations could help to keep in check some of the most problematic invasive species around the world, the new study said

Save Sattal: Tomorrow will be too late; we must start change today

Sattal has been engulfed by raging fires. It grieves the dying springs that once cascaded down to form powerful rivers that now run dry&…

Bad bug

Pine beetles make water quality dip in North America

A delicious affair

During a trekking trip to the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, Chandra Prakash Kala discovers the succulent kafal fruit, which has found its way …

Goodbye maples, pines

Climate change may cause some tree species to disappear

Pine pressure

Pine culture has altered the Himalayan landscape with disastrous effect on its fragile ecology

Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

What India can learn from failure of European forests to mitigate climate change

Replacing native species of natural forests with exotic ones reduces their effectiveness as carbon sinks

Global Eco Watch: Greenland’s ice sheet has melted to ‘point of no return’

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