World Book Day: Five books to reshuffle your reading list

This World Book Day, we bring you a list of nonfiction tales that may nudge you into stepping out of your comfort zone, and still keep you hooked

Give indigenous people their rights to tackle climate change: Archana Soreng

The youth advisor to the UN Secretary-General speaks on nature-based solutions at Joe Biden’s virtual climate summit, but says this won't …

35 per cent of Nigeria fast turning into desert, admits government

The country is known for high rate of deforestation

Embrace of an unforgettable conservation crusade lingers on

Impacts of Chipko are still visible in the state after four decades.

चिपको की छांव में

उत्तराखंड में बहुत कुछ बदल चुका है, लेकिन चार दशक बाद भी कई इलाकों में चिपको आंदोलन का असर साफ नजर आता है।

UN considers payments for forest ecosystem services

This will help create sustainable livelihoods and resilient ecosystems, says a report by three UN agencies

Cost of climate change grossly underestimated: Nicholas Stern

Latest report by eminent economist criticises current climate change models for not adequately reflecting the science of climate change and its …

Communities require policy support to manage forests well, says FAO

UN body recommends setting up forest and farm producer organisations so that small-scale forest producers can compete with large-scale business

Environmental crimes threaten global security, says UN

Illegal forestry and ivory products worth up to US $213 billion a year are helping fund terrorists, militants and criminals