India should focus on protecting its existing mangroves

An alarming 50 per cent of the world’s mangrove forests have disappeared in the last five decades due to coastal developments

Pastoralist Van Gujjars ask why they still need permit to enter their own land

Voices of the Van Gujjars have been silenced by restrictions in the form of ‘permits’ 

Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise

These meadows provide a refuge for young fish, food for grazing sea turtles and manatees, and help to slow climate change by absorbing …

Bengal forest department calls Gram Sabha ‘illegal’; files FIR against 11

Villagers from the Gram Sabha gathered near Bamini falls on the eve of Birsa Munda’s birthday 

Indigenous communities must be at the centre of sustainable agrifood systems: FAO director-general 

Four-day event will also be accompanied by release of two reports on global forest sector and mainstreaming biodiversity

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.…

Here is a 5-step guide for making your daily life plastic-free

Plastic is so ubiquotous in our lives that one should start on a small scale in the beginning

Villagers unaware of forest rights find it ‘too good to be true’

Odisha village applies for forest rights title 15 years later; many villages still unaware, says NGO  

Mattewara: Why Punjab needs this ancient forest near its largest city and river

The Punjab government should build industrial parks for the state’s economic development but not at the cost of its precious natural resources

Lahbera: How the last Santhal settlement of Dhanbad is fighting for survival

The Santhals of Lahbera are fighting for their identity, ancestral land and survival amid the dust-laden air of coal mines in what used to be …

Environmentalists protest Chhattisgarh’s green signal to mining projects in Hasdeo Aranya

The Hasdeo forest covering Chhattisgarh’s Korba, Sarguja and Surajpur districts, is a noted migratory corridor and has a significant …

International Day of Forests: Can India shift from a ‘plantation’ mindset to an ‘eco restoration’ one

On World Forestry Day 2022, a retired forest officer offers some suggestions on India’s future forest policy  

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

Study highlights importance of last patches of tropical lowland forest in Assam

Forest fragments protect key interactions between plants and fruit-eating birds, thus maintaining biodiversity in fragmented landscapes

World Environment Day: It is time to act

Our natural resources are enough to cater to the needs of the entire human population. But even a minor disturbance may lead to devastating impacts

COVID-19 has aggravated challenges to manage forests: UN Report

New UN report calls for greater sustainability and a greener, more inclusive economy to tackle the threats of COVID-19, climate change and …

Stop all hydroelectric projects in Himalayan region to avoid a Joshimath repeat: Experts

Ecological assessment pending for hydropower project plans in Himachal

Red Colobus: Conserving these Old World primates could help save Africa’s tropical forests, says study

Colobine species are leaf-eaters, compared to the omnivore cercopithecines; Africa has 17 red colobus, from Senegal to Zanzibar  

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts

Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance

Constitutional violations in amended Forest (Conservation and Augmentation) Act, say experts

‘Centre absolving itself from its constitutional responsibility of protecting the environment by enacting the law’

Right of forest inhabitants for claims against eviction not limited to Adivasi, backward communities: Supreme Court

Forest communities do not only consist of people from recognised Adivasi and other backward communities, but also other groups residing in the …

Andhra government should immediately compensate tribals displaced by Polavaram project

Scientific assessment of ecosystem services should be carried out for quantifying the compensation

Here are some ways to combat forest fires in chir pine belt of Uttarakhand

The plantation of suitable broad-leaved species like oak and rhododendron can help lower the overall fire susceptibility

IFR review: Lapse in procedure behind rejection of claims in Burhanpur

Claims filed in 2020 through the Van Mitra Portal were rejected without sharing the reason for the same with the claimants