We can't regard forests as something without human presence
RUBENS RICUPERO, 57, Brazil's suave and diplomatic minister for environment, has an unenviable job: charting the destiny of the beleaguered …
Hunting has affected more than half of tropical forests: Study
Scientists in the Netherlands find a 70 per cent decline in mammal population in Western Africa, which is the biggest in the world
When the water begins to stink
...Yet another rainforest disappears and a way of life dies as "development" catches up with the Guaranis of Paraguay
Up in smoke
Illegal marijuana cultivation leads to a systematic butchering of the rich rainforests of Kerala
Gasping for breath
Entire tree species face the threat of extinction from the increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide
Global Forest Resource Assessment: Tropical forests the size of Europe lost in first 20 years of this century
Deforestation slowed by 30% in 2010-18; cropland, oil palm plantation and grazing biggest drivers of deforestation
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
Growing appetite for charcoal destroying Nigeria's tropical forests
The top producer of crude oil in Africa is exporting cheaply made charcoal to the world, especially EU, which is often labelled incorrectly as '…
From reservations to recognition
Pushed onto reservations and almost forgotten, the indigenous people of the world have finally got onto the international environmental agenda.…
Pact of devastation
France has agreed to cancel part of the debt it is owed by Cameroon in return for the right to destroy the country's rainforests
Forest-risk goods
Export-oriented commercial agriculture is the single largest driver of tropical deforestation, argues a new book
The spirit of los Haitises
Humans and forests stand at a bitter crossroad in the Dominican Republic, where conserving remnants of rainforests jeopardise the survival of …
Destruction as a way of sustainable farming
For centuries, the Iban tribals of Malaysia have cultivated crops by clearing trees, but without endangering the rainforests. At the centre of …
Wielding the green whip
Mexico can't sell its "dolphin-unfriendly" tuna to USA. Japan faces punishment for exporting jewellery made of hawksbill sea turtle shell. …
McNamara shoots from the hip
Today's neo-Malthusians have acquired a fashionable new fig leaf: environmentalism. And Robert McNamara's recent talk in Delhi was an eloquent …
Debt trap
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka under pressure to let the US play a decisive role in conserving its tropical forests
El Niño effect: Even in drought-tolerant forests, seedlings more likely to die
Scientists study effects of drought, find mortality higher in evergreen forests than deciduous ones
Dying repositories of the world's biodiversity
Rich in flora and fauna, rain forests are nevertheless ecologically fragile. Their loss due to human depredation could result in environmental …
Shattering myths
The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age-old myths
New NASA model to help assess change in carbon concentrations from forests
Tropical forests absorbed more carbon than other forest types, released more carbon into atmosphere due to deforestation, degradation, the study …
Brazil lost rainforest the size of Jamaica in 2019-2020: Institute
There was a 9.5 per cent jump in deforestation of the Brazillian Amazon since 2019, in line with President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-…
Study identifies potential areas for discovering new plant species in Indian grasslands
Over 200 endemic plant species have so far been discovered from the Indian savanna, finds study
Urban 'forests' can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests
It's hard to measure the value of a tree, but scientists equipped with lasers have come one step closer
Study says large animals important for carbon storage in tropical forests
Global decline in the population of several wild animal species is among the most widespread drivers of Earth’s biodiversity crisis
The new culprit of global warming
Though the world's attention is focussed on the degradation of tropical forests as a major contributor to global warming, the depletion of boreal …
