RTI detained

An axe that went awry

644 ha mangrove will be history

Kerala fast tracks star hotels and IT parks in eco-sensitive area

More work, less pay

Some MFP items were nationalised to get people fair deal; it was of no help

No Headway

The just-concluded international conference on climate change in Buenos Aires saw the developing countries ranged against the US which was trying …

Increasing Costa Rica’s riparian forests can improve its water quality, carbon storage

Reforesting 20 hotspots can provide large increases in water quality for 50,679 people dependent on rivers 

LEAF Coalition’s proposal is a step forward in saving forests, indigenous peoples

The implementation of the coalition’s plan will help pump in fresh rigour among developing countries like India, that are reluctant to …

Afforestation: How we planted 8,000 trees — and almost killed ourselves

For decades, humans have prioritised development over environment — and the consequences have been devastating

About 9,000 sq km of Brazilian Amazon lost to deforestation; government unaware

The study suggests that deforestation-related greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil are nearly twice as high as government estimates

Certified eco-friendly

Eco-labelling of timber products is around the corner with the launch of the Forest Stewardship Council, which brings together businesspersons, …

The wood femine

Decline in supplies has badly affected many traditional crafts. Woodcarving in Saharanpur is one of them. Despite a revitalised export market, …

REDD and REDD +: An Overview

Shankar Gopalakrishnan, from the Campaign for Survival and Dignity, stresses that REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest …

The spirit of the sanctuary

Sacred groves - tracts of virgin forests - are vestiges of an ancient practice in which people protected a forest to avoid the wrath of its …

Lac grows on plant

Scientists find a way to cultivate lac that is less labourintensive and more profitable

Centre to give Indian Forest Act a facelift

The environment ministry has started comprehensively amending the Act by “weeding out” and updating obsolete provisions

Nirma plant in trouble again

Environment ministry says project site a wetland

Environment ministry firm on 'no-go' zones

Says mining in no-go zone against Forest Conservation Act

SC & Centre wrangle over forest committee

Environment protection act reduced to a travesty of their mandate

NTPC dam rattles local elections

Officials subverted elections to the forest council that opposed dam, allege villagers

Lafarge’s fait accompli

SC allows French giant to mine in forest; asks Centre to set up a green regulator for projects

Andaman and Nicobar: Beyond India's landmass

Excerpts from Troubled Islands! by Pankaj Sekhsaria

With a trace of Molybdenum

Nurturing effect of pine

Pine trees have helped restore native vegetation in Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve

India’s forests, soil can store additional 7 billion tonnes of carbon: Study

India can gain most by improving management of existing, likely degraded forests