Wildlife recall: Manas National Park's experiment with former poachers

Once in the grip of armed insurgency, a national park has lessons in wildlife management

The Amazon fire: This and next time

Fires like the current one lead to wholesale irreversible changes in the structure and composition of forest ecosystems, impoverishing both their …

COVID-19: Kendu leaf procurement hits roadblock in Odisha

State forest officials deter Kalahandi district’s village to procure kendu leaves through gram sabha   

Increase in offences under 4 of 7 environment-related acts in 2022: NCRB 

Rajasthan, with the maximum number (30 per cent) of wildlife crime cases in the country, recorded a 50% increase in such offences

Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection

The state has rejected 10,000 claims

New FCA rules not in compliance with FRA, endanger rights of tribals and forest dwellers

The new Forest Conservation Rules, 2022 were notified June 28 and will be put before both Houses of Parliament in the current session for approval

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

Similipal forest fire a jolt to livelihood of lac collectors

As many as 2,000 tribals, mostly women and who made craft items from lac, have been stripped of livelihoods

Gahiramatha sanctuary forest guards allege assault by fishermen

Attacked with sharp weapons, patrolling vessel damaged, alleged forest guards  

Simply Put: Conserving forests or rules?

Why is the world on fire?

From Australia to Africa to Siberia, forest fires are burning across much of the world

Simply Put: Forest dwellers in India

Simply put: Sisters in arms

Forests under indigenous people more protected, says new report

Indigenous and tribal peoples play vital roles in global and regional climate action and in fighting poverty 

With state under lockdown, J&K FAC issues record forest clearances

Since August 5, the Forest Advisory Committee of the state has cleared 125 projects on forest land in just three meetings

Over 100 Odisha Gram Sabhas exercise forest rights, cut out middlemen to sell kendu leaves directly

Move helping villagers get better prices, ensuring on gap in collection of leaves from all areas and helping underprivileged tribes

COP15 Montreal: Coalition calls for a moratorium on industrial activities in primary forests

Primary Forest Alliance calls for policy changes in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Go-ahead for Vedanta’s Jharkhand steel plant despite forest encroachment

MoEF&CC regularised 174 hectares encroached forest land in Bokaro in December 2019, after spate of opposition from state forest dept

As India's tribals await SC hearing, IPCC recognises forest dwellers’ role in climate change mitigation

According to a report, authorising the indigenous communities’ land titles can improve forest management and carbon storage

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

World’s leading financial institutions continue to bankroll deforestation

Most of them have failed to manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance risks

Climate crisis in forests: Dandeli losing its distinctive grasses & hornbills to erratic weather

Rising temperature, changing rainfall pattern may have affected growth of plants essential to native ecosystem

Odisha announces state forest rights scheme to benefit over 7 lakh households

‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’ is aimed to effectively implement Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the state

Wildlife Week: Improved fielding can help overcome sour relations at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Human-wildlife conflict has led to strained relationships between villagers and forest staff

COVID-19: Minor forest produce scheme can come to tribals’ rescue, say experts

The scheme provides fair price for minor forest produce through minimum support price