Chhattisgarh: Adivasis say FRA violated, as forest department marks trees for felling in 3 districts
Villagers now have the legal right to protect, regenerate, conserve and manage these lands
‘Review 150,000 forest rights claims rejected without reason’
Procedures violated; Rights body demands findings reports for Scheduled Tribe, Other Traditional Forest Dwellers claims
Lack of indigenous people’s participation big barrier to mainstreaming of biodiversity: FAO
Some 15 per cent of global forests are managed as community resources by indigenous peoples and local communities
Mattewara forest project raises hackles in Punjab
The Mattewara project envisions the construction of an industrial park and textile units at the location, which is termed by some to be the …
Clash over ‘Green Gold’: Chhattisgarh tribals to file FIR against forest official over tendu leaf collection
The official had seized tendu leaves collected by tribals which they wanted to sell on their own instead of to the government
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
Bhupender Yadav releases DTE’s State of India’s Environment 2022
Climate change, desertification and the sustainability-affordability linkage three extremely critical issues facing India today
Missing the woods: The story of India’s vanishing forests in 20 cards
Some 25.87 million hectares of forest is missing from the latest assessment of India’s green cover. Here are some cards that tell the story
Gudalur’s Gene Pool Garden is an example of participatory forest management
An enthusiastic conservation effort that was thwarted for want of funds, was finally converted into an eco-tourism centre through people’s …
License to pollute : Inefficient Kota thermal power station allowed to function by Rajasthan
Earlier, the government was planning to retire two units of the plant June 30. However, protests by local politicians and the employees …
Cyclone Yaas: Where are the 50 million mangroves gone, asks Mamata?
Banerjee’s earlier government had planted 50 million mangroves after Cyclone Amphan despite experts criticising the plan
Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth
A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore
Chipko a distant memory
The women who led the landmark environmental movement 50 years ago, speak to Down To Earth
Empowered local governance key for forest restoration and management, finds study
Tree planting drives alone cannot help address climate crisis and biodiversity loss, it highlights
On a clearing spree? Green nod to 2,250 projects, 270 of them in biodiversity hotspots
After environmental clearances are granted, wildlife clearance becomes a mere formality
40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits
People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires
Warming temperatures can mean mass leaf deaths in tropical forests
Some percentage of leaves from tropical forests are already exposed to such temperatures that prevent their normal functioning
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 …
Does Bill amending Forest Conservation Act boost India’s green legacy or put it at risk?
Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha without much discussion
Rajya Sabha passes Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill amid confusion, concerns
Rights to recognise forest land and register it to lie with the state government, clarifies environment minister
These warriors lead the way in greening degraded land; but they need more support
Uttarakhand government should encourage the greening efforts of the Indian Army soldiers and other such groups; financial support and timely …
Taking ownership: How forest-dwellers in Chhattisgarh, Odisha claimed rights over traditional boundary
The recent focus on CFRR under FRA marks a beginning of the second generation use of FRA.
Conservation as tool for assertion: How Banni pastoralists took matters in own hands
The Maldhari community of the area used various sections of forest rights act to regain livelihood options
In Photos: Canopy bridge comes up in Odisha to avoid roadkills
The bridge provides safe passage to monkeys and squirrels in the forest, who would often be hit by trucks carrying iron ore
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