Paper forests: India’s missing stretches of green

The most bad news is what the biennial forest survey report leaves unsaid

Simply Put: Save India’s forests

Maharashtra gives reserved forests status to mangroves

Mangroves on privately owned land are not a part of this notification

Next hearing in FRA case on September 12

Apex court asks all states to file affidavits within 15 days

Over 57k hectares of forest land diverted in Odisha, says new report

Most of the forest land (28,409 hectares) was diverted for 186 mining projects

FSI shall take 16 years to complete encroachment survey in FRA case

Only four states have sent their data to the body so far

Forest fires in India tripled in the last four months

Five southern states account more than a third of fires in 2019

FRA: Deadline gone, states yet to submit data on rejected claims to FSI

The Supreme Court had ordered states that had not given requisite data to the FSI by August 31

Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s growing stock increases due to trees outside forests

Mango, neem, mahua and coconut are trees outside forests that contribute most to India’s growing stock

Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s mountainous states, already facing climate change, lose forest cover

Jammu and Kashmir has lost very dense forests, while the North East is top in terms of total forest area loss

Forest Survey Report 2021: 11 states have lost forest cover; 21 have lost good forests

India’s forest cover has increased by just 1,540 sq km in two years, mostly due to plantation and agroforestry

Forest Survey Report 2021: Overall decadal decline in forest cover in India’s 52 tiger reserves, Gir

Tiger reserves in India have lost 22.62 sq km of forest over the last decade while Gir has lost 33.43 sq km

Every northeastern state reports loss in forest cover: State of India’s Forest Report 2021

Manipur recorded the largest loss in forest cover

Plantations, invasive species... what all India counts as ‘forest’

Forest survey should move beyond measuring area to studying quality of forests, say experts    

Study urges government to grant community rights to local forest dwellers

In tribal-dominated areas of the country, forests have always been traditionally managed by local communities

Dense forests lost; increase in net green cover: Forest Survey of India 2015

While northeastern states are the most hit, Andaman & Nicobar Islands gained maximum forests

Private funds for Madhya Pradesh forests: Beware of legal concerns, warn experts

MP government plans to hand over 37,420 sq km degraded forest to private companies for afforestation

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

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