Natural History: World's oldest forest identified from fossils

Researchers classify an area in an abandoned sandstone quarry in Cairo, New York as the remains of the world's oldest forests

More than half of forest wildlife declined since 1970: WWF

Loss of habitat, overexploitation and climate change were identified as major factors that threatened the survival of forest animals

Forest rights: Forgotten histories or deliberate ignorance?

Incomplete verification of rights under FRA fail to redress the historical injustice meted out to forest dwelling communities

Maharashtra did not comply with compensatory afforestation rules: CAG

The audit showcased how state forest department and MoEFCC failed to ensure compliance of conditions while granting clearance

Forest Rights Act: Let’s look at its impact on wildlife, politics

Here are different perspectives on what the Supreme Court hearing on the fate of “encroachers” may mean for all those who dwell in …

Revisiting the tigers vs tribals trope

Instead of rejecting forest dwellers rights over land to conserve wildlife, a sincere and responsible implementation of FRA must be sought

10 interventions government must make to protect forest rights

BJP-led NDA has won 38 out of 48 reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes across the country, of which a majority is from forest-rich areas

Haryana discreetly consolidates acres of forest land in Kot

The villagers of Kot allege that Ramdev has illegally bought around 1,500 acres of the land for setting up a healthcare facility or a …

Forest fires caused due to collection of non timber forest produce: government report

Forest rights activists say that blaming the communities for fires is wrong and often it is forest department's interventions that …

Sentient beings

Did you know trees can taste, touch, hear, smell, memorise and communicate, just like animals?

Forest fires getting more frequent. Is climate change the reason?

Green rating of coal-based power plants in India by CSE offers starting insights into the sector

Return of scented wood

Private cultivation of sandalwood is catching up in India, but it will be a long wait for farmers to reap benefits and for India to regain its …

2005: after non-governance

Karnataka begins building Kalasa-Bandurinala irrigation project

Let forests be mined: coal ministry

It asks Cabinet to remove restrictions on mining areas

Tussle over coal blocks in forests

35 per cent of nine coalfields are ‘no-go’ areas

RAGING FIRES

Mining bane

Stir over fresh threat to Indonesian forests

Ministry of environment and forests

Power peril

Pollutants take heavy toll of European trees

No to Konkan committee

USA gives in to loggers

Fears haunt forestry project

A plan to protect the biodiversity of Thailand's forests ignores the needs of forest dwellers

Contentious canal