Kodagu landslides not a natural disaster
Here’s an account of the situation in disaster-hit Kodagu in Karnataka by a geologist who volunteered for the relief work
Globally, over 15 per cent of all tree species face extinction threat
More than 300 species are critically endangered, with just 50 or fewer individual trees for each species left in the wild
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India's demand for teak wood endangers Ecuador's rainforests
Ecudaor lost about 0.4 million hectares tree cover between 2001 and 2015
State of the World’s Forests 2022: 10% of total forest area on Earth lost in 30 years
It stated that annual global consumption of natural resources is likely to increase to 190 billion tonnes in 2060 from 92 billion tonnes in 2017
Kenyan court stays President William Ruto’s directive lifting a ban on logging
Environment and Lands Court stops tree felling until a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya is heard and determined
Managing microclimates — a ‘third way’ to combat climate change
Effective microclimate management has the potential to reduce temperatures by 1.5-2 degrees Celsius
Climate effect: Airborne pollen in United States may go up by 2050
Pollen season will start earlier and last longer throughout the US, simulations by researchers show
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 23, 2019)
Fire in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony a conspiracy, say activists
Environmentalists claim that the fire was used as a swift fix to the issue of cutting 2,702 trees for the Metro-3 car shed project
Tree-planting campaigns can reduce, not improve biodiversity, shows study
Tree plantations can contradict the real purpose of planting trees, according to the study
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Green nod to 87 development projects in 2 years; 2.3 million trees to be felled: MoEFCC
Of these infrastructure projects, three highway projects will fall in Protected Areas
Poplar winner
Are GM trees ready to turn the paper and pulp industry green?
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2023)
India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years — here are the results
Colonial era experiments on forests between 1857 and 1947 offer important lessons on consequences of different approaches to restoring …
As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Adverse impact on environment cannot linked be with deforestation, says minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Trees, crops endemic to India can help combat air pollution: Study
Peepal, mango, neem, maize, safflower & pigeon pea are found to be most suitable for areas with higher levels of air pollution
A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us
Avoiding the worst of climate change means stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels; offsets will not save us
Not yet April, but mercury at 44.6 in Odisha’s Baripada
Some 18,500,748 trees were felled in Odisha in the last 11 years, according to the state government
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2024)
Activists allege thousands of trees felled in Hasdeo for coal mining
The activity has already displaced elephants and impacting threatened biodiversity
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 21, 2020)
Wildfires destroy twice the forest cover today compared to 2 decades ago
9.3 million hectares of tree cover was lost globally in 2021
Heralds of early spring? Mango flowering observed in Odisha, Telangana a month sooner than usual
Normally, flowering of mango trees begins in southern Kerala around this time
