Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security

Illegal logging happens here through small-scale and commercial operations

Forest Survey report 2021: Over 45% of India’s forests will become ‘climate hotspots’ by 2030

By 2050, 64% of India’s forest and tree cover is likely to face ‘high severity’ of climate change

Vishweshwar D Saklani (1922-2019): The calm tree man of India

A freedom fighter, conservationist and a scientist who truly heard the voice of trees, Mr Saklani is a role model for future generations

No real Xmas trees? Climate impact brings down Yuletide spirit

Climate change is affecting supply of Christmas trees with droughts, floods and pest resilience

COVID-19: Coming from a tree in my backyard, meals and pickle

The bark and fruits of Lasoda tree possess various medicinal properties and its bark is used to treat fresh wounds

Earth Day 2016: Tree tale

The conflict between humans and trees has become starker. Since humans have pushed trees out of conducive habitats, trees can now be seen growing …

Tree cheers

The ecological cost of highway to my village

How construction of a road led to economical, cultural shift in my village in Jaunpur 

Court digest: Major environment hearings in April

While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal, here …

Delhi tree felling: Absent forest policy, absentee Tree Authority

Between 2014 and 2017, the government planted 28,12,000 trees against the target of 36, 57,000, leaving a shortfall of 845,000 trees

Girl burnt alive for protesting against tree felling

The incident took place on the 44th anniversary of the Chipko movement, a conservation campaign that successfully prevented cutting of trees

Good news: Trees that bind families

An Uttarkhand teacher gives reasons to take care of plants after plantation drives

The earth likely holds more than 9,000 undiscovered tree species; and they are in danger

Undiscovered tree species are more likely to be present in in tropical and subtropical dry forests, which are threatened by development projects

Why increase in global tree cover does not call for celebration

Much of it could be due to the increase in planted forests, which are more vulnerable to extreme climatic events

Meet Kofi, a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Sydney Zoo

Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos are herbivores and sadly, due to hunting and rapid habitat loss, their numbers are dwindling

Half of global cropland expansion replaced natural vegetation and tree cover: Study

The largest cropland expansion was observed in Africa which was 34 per cent

Goa’s private forests, a last defence against global warming

The government needs to work on incentives for people to hold on to private forests rather than sell them

Tamil Nadu’s innovative methods of seed plantation

The state has been trying out a number of novel and unique ways to plant seeds of various tree species and ensure that they survive and make …

Scientists discover first fluorescent amphibian—a frog that glows in the dark

Though the trait is common in aquatic species, it has never been scientifically reported in amphibians

Who is Santa Claus? Can he endure in a warming world?

A cover story published by Down To Earth’s sister publication in December last year delves into the man and the myth  

Cuetlaxochitl: The story of America’s Christmas Eve shrub has lessons for free trade, patents  

Poinsettia can be an example of intellectual property rights or biopiracy; it depends on whose interests one wants to nourish and protect: the …

Simply Put: India’s 2 million homeless children

Halt deforestation by 2030: Are we on track to meet global pledge?

Brazil was the world’s largest contributor to deforestation in 2021

Green action: Four arrested in Bihar for cutting down dozens of trees near major hospital

Trees were being felled and sold to timber traders for many months near Muzaffarpur’s SKMCH hospital, according to reports

North East India saw largest share of the country's tree cover loss : Study

Assam contributed over 14% to India’s overall decrease in forest area — the highest for any state