System error

The death of India's cancer control programme and the rise of cancers

Classified ?

The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret

India

Whither freedom?

Post independence, governments expanded squeezing village republics out of existence

Law of no returns

Kings of forests

The control of Naxalites over forests is total and overwhelming

Forest rights and wrongs in Sonbhadra

Forcible eviction of tribals in Sonbhadra exposes forest rights faultlines

In Court

Liberia resumes logging

Letters

States reject 543,432 FRA claims in suo motu review

West Bengal has rejected around 92 per cent of all the reviewed claims

Sierra Leone freezes timber export

News 360°

News 360° - Briefs

News 360° - Briefs

Timber travails

After completing two years as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Mukut Mithi is proud to relate his government's achievements while …

Protecting Congo’s forests: New timber parks will help fight illegal logging

Expansion of east African road and rail networks could threaten one of the world’s richest biodiversity areas

Why pruning of timber tree species is a strict no-no

Pruning of timber tree species harms both the quality and quantity of wood and needs to be checked immediately

Only 30% of tropical timber products in EU market are sustainable

Sustainable timber sourcing can protect over 5 million hectares of tropical forest, says a new report on sustainability of Europe’s timber …

A tree grown outside forest is a tree protected inside forest

Can we do away with permits, allow forestry-based economy to grow and still increase forest cover, protect wildlife and conserve our ecology?

Applying science to tackle illegal timber trade

Illegal trade of timber is worth US $30-100 billion annually. Scientists have developed some innovative methods to curb it

A motley crew of forest protectors

In Karnataka's Kodagu district, a group of people battling timber traders trying to exploit their region's virgin forests has earned the wrath of …

Shifting under a colonial past

A Myanmarese shifting cultivation technique, once perverted by British colonisers to maximise teak exploitation, is still valued for its benefits

The amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 will create new markets & jobs for poor communities

After amending Section 2(7) of Indian Forest Act, 1927, bamboo is no longer a tree. This enables the livelihoods of forest communities as well as …

Community-based natural resource management in Himachal still weak

A host of measures are needed to ensure community-based natural resource management and better provisioning of ecological services for the …