The see-saw approach

The Central Public Works Department has banned the use of wood in its construction projects, ignoring the fact that the substitutes are more …

Chopping down the future

About 90 per cent of Arunachal Pradesh's revenue is generated by its forests. Yet these very forests are under heavy pressure, thanks to …

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Wood substitute

Trading deforestation

How China's growing wood imports are affecting its neighbours

Burning wood, coal for cooking can cause blindness: Study

The very small particles released with the fumes can penetrate the eyes and cause physical interior damage

WWF Global Futures pushes ‘nature-based solutions’ agenda

They are not only a distraction from reducing consumption and decarbonising all sectors of the domestic economy, but also promise to intensify …

Certified eco-friendly

Eco-labelling of timber products is around the corner with the launch of the Forest Stewardship Council, which brings together businesspersons, …

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 …

Toxic links

Exposure to wood dust can cause cancer

India's demand for teak wood endangers Ecuador's rainforests

Ecudaor lost about 0.4 million hectares tree cover between 2001 and 2015

Panna tribals denied forest entry in the name of animal conservation

Women are now overburdened with the responsibility of fetching food for the family. Earlier, tribals would collect food and firewood from …

The woods are lovely

The conservation of forests and Natural Ecosystems Bill, sponsored by the ministry of environment and forests, seeks to weed out an obsolete …

Felling forbidden

Supreme Court order may benefit Andaman natives

Why are wood bazaars illicit?

Rampant government corruption and faulty institutions bedevil agroforestry in India

India demands removal of rosewood from CITES

It contends that trade of the plant species doesn’t need to be regulated as it grows at a very fast rate and is not threatened

Instead of just conserving trees, harvest wood from them: study

Switching to wood from fossil fuels for heating and related combustion purposes can reduce CO2 emissions by about 2 million tonnes each year

Phasi wood for Jagannath chariot this year entirely from private lands; forest loss, climate change affecting natural supply

Phasi and Dhaura trees take 50-100 years to mature; this poses a challenge to the annual construction of chariots in the Puri Jagannath Yatra

Chopping down the future

About 90 per cent of Arunachal Pradesh's revenue is generated by its forests. Yet these very forests are under heavy pressure, thanks to …

Turned turtle

Sunset sector?

No. Possible sunlight industry

What people know

Best barometer of change

Water

What a challenge

For sure Supply

Look to farmers and ragpickers

The losers

What made them slip?