Threat to African tropical grasslands by misguided tree planting, study warns
An area size of France threatened by forest restoration initiatives; tree planting widespread across non-forest systems
IN PICTURES: The vibrant, colourful world of Bastar’s haat bazaars
Colourful bamboo baskets, laughter of women sipping away at mahua, sweets to devour — haat bazaars of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, are a different …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
Winter solstice has been a notable day of celebration in agrarian societies throughout human history
Over a third of forest land in Burhanpur lost to encroachers: Officials
On March 11, about 250 forest officials were attacked by the encroachers while launching a drive to remove encroachments here
Parliament debates Delhi air, but what about earlier panel reports?
Parliamentary panel on science and technology and environment and forests tabled report in August 2018; nothing much has been done on …
Analysis of Himalayan tree rings shows decline in summer monsoon for the last 180 years
Tree rings have commonly been used to reconstruct past environmental and climatic conditions in the absence of direct observation
Zimbabwe baobab trees dying due to mysterious disease
This could cause a potential food crisis in the country which is in the throes of drought
New species of frog discovered in Western Ghats
It has been named Ghatixalus magnus after its large size, making it the biggest known tree frog in the Western Ghats
As told to Parliament (March 21, 2022): PM10 pollution worsened in 31 cities in 2020-21, decreased in 96
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
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Haryana police encroaches upon forest land to build training centre, residential complex: RTI
At both the sites, the cops have not procured any permissions and cut thousands of fully grown trees
NGT bans cutting of trees in forests without requisite clearance
Complaint says felling of trees for charcoal production affects a forest area of 20,000 sq km annually
Amphibians exposed to insecticides during larval stages are not at greater risk of disease: study
Study conducted on Gray Tree frogs for 28 days
Illegal timber trade threatens survival of Mukula tree in Zambia
Illegal timber industry threatens this endangered tree of Zambia
Stinking tree treats cancer
Survey to find best specimens for cloning
Planting trees to protect tiger habitat in Maharashtra
A safe forest corridor was critical for the facilitation of tiger dispersal between Kanha and Pench Tiger Reserves, the organisation said
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
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 12, 2023)
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
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
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