Tumakuru sets a green example
The hilly and forested district in southeast Karnataka is giving new lessons to the rest of India on responsible forestry
No real Xmas trees? Climate impact brings down Yuletide spirit
Climate change is affecting supply of Christmas trees with droughts, floods and pest resilience
India’s forest-dependent communities will benefit from policies recognising their integrated agri-forestry livelihood
Targeted interventions aimed at building resilience to natural and climate-related challenges may be necessary
Central Africa can develop sustainably only with environmental protection, social equity: Report
Central Africa is seeing an acceleration in oil extraction, mining and forestry, that is putting pressure on ecosystems
Denmark legally binds farmers to reduce GHGs emission by half in 9 years
Denmark had adopted this plan in December 2019; 3 sectors — transport, energy and agriculture — account for the country’s …
The story of National Bamboo Mission
While the restructuring of the earlier Mission is good news, there is much more that needs to be done
What is the Green Credit Programme?
It is a first-of-a-kind market-based instrument designed to incentivise individuals, industries and local bodies for their voluntary …
Himachal's fodder management initiative can help save lives of rural women
Many rural women in hilly states sustain injuries while collecting fodder; agro forestry initiative to help address this issue
Our oceans are in deep trouble — a ‘mountains to sea’ approach could make a real difference
An ecosystem approach can potentially reconcile conflicts between different user groups
Drones help track wildfires, count wildlife and map plants
After learning how to operate a drone safely, users can acquire a variety of scientific data
Emission impossible
We need to change the way we farm, we eat and we think as agriculture is the largest source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years — here are the results
Colonial era experiments on forests between 1857 and 1947 offer important lessons on consequences of different approaches to restoring …
ICFRE-ICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalayan programme extended till 2020
Launched in January 2016 in Mizoram, the project addressed the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in India's Himalayan states
Two incidents that made me ask: Whither forestry extension?
Extension programmes in forest institutions are meant to benefit stakeholders, mainly farmers, villagers and rural communities
India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India
