Whither the National Green Tribunal?
Instead of giving financial and administrative support to the NGT, efforts are usually directed towards diluting its powers, defeating the very …
Final arguments in FRA case to begin on November 26
The court admitted all Intervention Applications even as the Centre’s representative, the Solicitor General, remained absent
70% of global forests at risk of degradation: UNCCD report
The Amazon, Borneo and the Greater Mekong regions will lose the most forest cover by 2030, it says
Indigenous people not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD report
The report says that despite them being the best custodians of forests globally, indigenous people are criminalised and intimidated
‘The burning of the Amazon will not alter wind patterns’
Down To Earth spoke to meteorologist U C Mohanty about the impact of the Amazon fires on global warming and wind patterns
Social scientists, conservationists file application in SC supporting FRA
They say a wrong impression is sought to be created about the FRA, that it supports encroachment over forest land
How the conservation potential of FRA has been wilfully undermined
The environment ministry hasn’t quite understood and accepted the FRA nor has it shown the required urgency to formulate plans for …
Road expansion, deforestation shrinking wildlife in Congo Basin: Study
Accelerating deforestation could also leak carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect
Why has no Indian political party come out with a road map on afforestation?
If political parties choose to ignore addressing this important concern, NOTA may remain the only option for people like me
Tribal families that fled Baster during Salwa Judum years return
24 families return to their roots after spending 13 years in Andhra as agricultural labourers
MoEF opens up mining in Jharkhand's Saranda, dilutes sustainable mining plan
New modifications in the MoEF’s plan include merging mining areas and removal of the Impact Assessment clause as well as scrapping the role …
India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition
A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management designed for Indian forests
Banni Maldharis approach NGT with reneged community forest rights claims
Banni Breeder Association, an organisation of pastoralists, want the titles recognising the community's claimed rights
Gujarat government backtracks on granting CFR rights to Maldharis
Despite granting 47 Community Forest Rights in 2015, the government, through a notification dated September 27, has asked for surveying the land, …
Is PM Modi really a ‘Champion of the Earth’?
Even as the United Nations has selected India's PM for this year's award to honour his role in protecting the environment, his regime's …
Van Gujjars: A repeat of historical injustice
The Uttarakhand High Court’s August 16 order on the removal of Van Gujjar families from the Jim Corbett National Park shows the deep-seated …
Kerala submits revised recommendations on Kasturirangan Report
The Kasturirangan Committee has been set up to suggest measures to conserve the ecology of the hill range
Despite having forest rights titles, two Kalahandi villages denied transit permit
The forest department has been misusing the transit permit, which is essential to sell kendu leaf, a lucrative Minor Forest Produce
If passed, new forest policy will benefit private sector and hurt local ecology: experts
The draft policy talks about developing “public private participation models” for undertaking “afforestation and reforestation …
Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food
With profit-making still at the top of the food industry agenda, we need more than consumer power alone to achieve a truly sustainable food system
Pan-India Transit Permit for bamboo soon
The environment ministry is planning to introduce a pan-India bamboo permit, which will eliminate the need for multiple permits
Why we need to factor ecosystem services into economic development planning
The multiplier effects of healthy forest cover are enormous in terms of economic, social development objectives
World Forest Day 2024: Indian forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide due to climate change
While increasing CO2 levels can initially boost photosynthesis, the warming sun acts like a cruel twist, hindering enzymes crucial for the process
Forests are breaking up in tropics but coming together elsewhere — here’s what it means for wildlife & climate
Forest fragmentation is bad news for many unique animal and plant species
Himachal stops tree planting on pastures in Chamba to protect traditional pastoral routes
Globally, lands sustained by pastoralism form the largest carbon sink
