The climate-forest continuum

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Rainforest route to clean economy

Kyotos successor should put an economic value to rainforests. A recent treaty shows how

Green Mission: raise forests, sink CO2

Protect biodiversity too, say experts  

How to plant trees for development

There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 18, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Only 2.8% plantation target achieved under Green India Mission: Economic Survey

Only 0.14 million hectares land of the 5 million hectares target have been covered in 5 years

Compensatory afforestation: Eye on used-up Coal India mines

Once these lands are accepted for compensatory afforestation, they will be notified and brought under control of state forest department

Centre’s new guidelines on compensatory afforestation ignore communities’ concerns

Guidelines have tried to address the challenge of land scarcity for compensatory afforestation but have fallen short of clarifying minimum …

Integrating trees in African agricultural landscapes

The challenge for policy makers is how to increase agricultural productivity without expanding into forestlands and with minimal use of external …

We need to get serious about ‘negative emissions’ technology—fast

Sometime soon we'll need to take more carbon out of the atmosphere than we emit—but how?

Desecration of nature responsible for COVID-19: Manipur High Court

The court was listening to a PIL when it made the statement  

Diversion route

States may get back CAMPA money

Maharashtra to divert employment guarantee fund

News 360° - Briefs

Missing forests: A third of recorded forest area not assessed in latest govt survey

India has a forest cover of 77.53 million ha. But recorded forests—the area under the forest department— with forest cover are only 51.…

Afforestation: How we planted 8,000 trees — and almost killed ourselves

For decades, humans have prioritised development over environment — and the consequences have been devastating

Value of deforestation?

Environment ministry failed to monitor forest diversion: CAG

Report of India’s chief auditor says compensatory afforestation not undertaken in many states; CAMPA funds misused or poorly utilised

Rules to implement Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to be finalised by January 3

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act was passed to restore forest cover which was lost due to diversion of forest land

Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015 has crossed the doors of the Lok Sabha, but is set to face the Rajya Sabha test during the monsoon …

Oil company seeks legal nod to barge into marine park

How can one conserve a wildlife sanctuary better? By flagrantly trespassing on one part of it. Then picking up the tab for planting trees on …

No freeloaders

Disquiet in Dibang