Budget 2020-21: Govt likely to set up a national ‘plantation corporation’

Experts express concern; say move against Constitution’s federal structure

Compensatory afforestation: FAC considers forest with tree cover up to 40% degraded

All mining areas to be inspected by green ministry, irrespective of size

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

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

6,944,608 trees cut across India in last three years: MoEF&CC

6.2 crore trees were planted in their place as compensatory afforestation

Three cheers for democracy

Rs 11,000 crore lost in woods

Value of diverted forestland not recovered completely. Where is the money?

After Jairam Ramesh, now activists criticise green fund rules

They raise questions on the implementation of the rules and demand their withdrawal

Afforestation wages in cash

Chhattisgarh violates Supreme Court order

CAMPA bill defeated

CAMPA funds unlocked

It can be painless

Some civil servants have relocated forest dwellers successfully

Spring of discontent

Mining in Odisha’s Khandadhar hills will dry out perennial water bodies

Odisha tribal organisations protest against draft CAF Rules  

The protests are in opposition to the vague position of the Rules on forest-dwelling communities in the compensatory afforestation process

Environment, forest ministry finalising transfer of Rs 50,000-crore CAMPA funds to states

Compensatory afforestation funds belong to the state and it was kept temporarily with the Centre

Compensatory afforestation: 70% data with ministry incorrect, writes top forest officer

Inspector General of Forests AK Mohanty sent letter to all states, alleging discrepancies

Repeal or amend CAF: tribal organisations

A petition by tribal organisations says the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act violates constitutional rights and affects livelihoods of …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 30, 2022)

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

In 10 states, compensatory afforestation violating forest rights and conservation laws

All the 52 compensatory afforestation plantations in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha were taken up on community forest lands

Forest panel bats for pvt plantations as compensation

Activists concerned Forest Advisory Committee recommendation will lead to privatisation, destruction of forests

Flawed attempt

The recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report can further dilute the already weak Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund

However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees

Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund 

However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees  

Punjab, Haryana among the states with least forest cover; the problem runs deep

Are we ignoring the mounting ecological deficit that the country accumulates year after year?

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 …