Is new-age environmentalism narrowing down to planting saplings?
Planting saplings is undoubtedly a good idea, but considering it as the panacea to all our environmental woes is dangerous
The Yellow River has been known as ‘China’s sorrow’. Now we know who was responsible
Deforestation, erosion on the Loess Plateau caused the Chinese to construct levees to tame the river, in turn, worsening the risk of flooding
What Aarey case means for forest land classification
The question of classification of the land as forest or revenue isn’t relevant in the matter due to the SC order in the TN Godavarman …
Road expansion, deforestation shrinking wildlife in Congo Basin: Study
Accelerating deforestation could also leak carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
About 20,000 tonnes of Red Sanders were smuggled from India between 2016 and 2020: Report
Heartwood of Red Sanders is in demand in the domestic and international markets for making furniture, handicrafts and musical instruments
More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study
Researchers say it is not too late to act; reducing deforestation will protect the forest’s threatened parts and boost Amazon rainforest …
Brazil lost rainforest the size of Jamaica in 2019-2020: Institute
There was a 9.5 per cent jump in deforestation of the Brazillian Amazon since 2019, in line with President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-…
These methods can help in sustainable pasture management
Forming a pasture land development committee at the local level is necessary for the development, protection and maintenance of pastures
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 15, 2023)
Missing: One-third of India’s recorded forests
25.87 million hectares: That is the size of forest missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Does this land exist? Is it …
Polycrisis at a Kanker village: ‘With every tree chopped, I became poorer’
Villages in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region enter economic recession as a new railway line brings the world closer to them
‘Earth Overshoot Day’ has shifted back to July 29
This means humanity has used all biological resources that the Earth regenerates during the entire year by July 29, the same date as in 2019
Outbreak of infectious diseases linked to change in forest cover, finds study
Outbreaks of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases linked to deforestation increased between 1990 and 2016
Chamoli disaster: What lesson can Himachal learn
More than a dozen organizations from the hill state have come together to highlight dangers of climate change, exacerbated by exploitation of land,…
Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report
While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest loss declined
'Amazon region under threat from oil drilling, mining'
Sacred Headwaters of the Amazon, considered to be the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystem on Earth, is witnessing expansion of new fossil fuel …
Survival of rarest birds found in eastern Himalayas at risk
Deforestation, shifting cultivation and conversion of forests for plantations have led to massive loss of forests
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.…
Sustainable Development Goal 15: World off track on protecting life on land, finds UN report
Overall progress in 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa reversed
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2019)
Trees likely to absorb CO2 only till 2100: Study
Continued dependence on fossil fuels and rapid deforestation have limited their level absorption
State of the World’s Forests 2022: 10% of total forest area on Earth lost in 30 years
It stated that annual global consumption of natural resources is likely to increase to 190 billion tonnes in 2060 from 92 billion tonnes in 2017
Kashmir human-wildlife conflict: Children being increasingly preyed upon by black bears, leopards
Experts have blamed rapid urbanisation and deforestation for the human-wildlife conflict in the Kashmir Valley