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Forests

Tribal rights group seeks suspension of Madhya Pradesh’s top forest official over community forest rights directive

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Lok Swashasan Andolan alleges that an August 6 directive asking forest officials to receive community forest rights claims from village assemblies violates the Forest Rights Act
An infested sal tree.
Forests

Felling of sal borer-affected trees begins in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori forest division

Bhagirath
4 min read
About 2,000 trees have been cut so far, with officials planning to fell nearly 150,000 affected sal trees by March
Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

DTE Staff
1 min read
Facing a deadly sal borer outbreak, Madhya Pradesh plans mass felling of trees in Dindori and Amarkantak to contain the pest
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