Lost in the deep woods

Himalayan plunder

Tourism has wreaked havoc on Sikkim's natural resources

MAHAKALI MATTERS

INDIA

LOGGING BARRED

GREEN RULING

ILLEGAL LOGGING

NO TREE FELLING

CAMEROON

Forest fix

Is money collected under CAMPA held unconstitutionally?

Shrinking cover

Tropical forests remain the focus of sustained felling

Heaven's end

Tropical forests the size of Europe lost in first 20 years of this century

South America lost around 68 million hectares — the highest in the world, followed by Africa with 49 million hectares, according to a new …

Agenda: Forests for real

We need fifth-generation forest reforms that will secure forests for growth and livelihood

Desertification: Forest cover on the planet continues to shrink

The rate of deforestation has slowed down after 2005 yet forest cover on the planet continues to shrink, says a preliminary assessment report by …

Delhi tree felling: Absent forest policy, absentee Tree Authority

Between 2014 and 2017, the government planted 28,12,000 trees against the target of 36, 57,000, leaving a shortfall of 845,000 trees

Andaman & Nicobar grapples with tourist influx, deforestation and scars of 2004 Tsunami

Islands in Flux: The Andaman and Nicobar Story is a collection of writings by Pankaj Sekhsaria on problems the archipelago has been facing in the …

Around the world, environmental laws are under attack in all sorts of ways

Essential environmental safeguards are being conveniently downsized, diminished, ignored or swept under the carpet all over the world

Inverse proportion: species quantum and carbon dioxide

The extinction of species decreases plant productivity and impairs the functions of an ecosystem -- like mopping up carbon dioxide

People goaded to save their forests

Fed up with government inaction on mining and deforestation in the Aravallis, the people of the region are taking it upon themselves to end the …

A Cash-hungry Russia eyes its Siberian coniferous forests

The Siberian forests are facing the axe from a Russia eager to top the financial potencial of its timber.

The axe and human civilisation

The use and abuse of wood is a major theme in the history of humankind according to a new book, A Forest Journey

A Himalayan plunder

RITA ANAND looks at changes in Himalayan forest cover in historical perspective, focusing on the Kaghan Valley in northern Pakistan

Cutting disgrace

Increased demand for timber in Pakistan has prompted poor tribals to sell their trees as a means of generating income

Vanishing green

India lost about 5,550 sq km of forest cover in the last two years. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were the worst hit