CAG flags community centre under FRA actually MP govt tourist lodge in Pench
CAG slams action as being tantamount to misuse of powers by forest department and against spirit of Forest (Conservation) Act
Kalahandi Gram Sabhas write to NCST, invoke atrocities act against Jharkhand DFO
DFO illegally seized consignment of kendu leaves being transported from Odisha to West Bengal, federation of Gram Sabhas alleges
Uprooted for the sake of compensatory afforestation
To compensate for forest land diversion for Parsa coal block, Chhattisgarh government identifies 16 villages without approval from gram sabhas
Bustard conservation: No agreement on underground power lines, ban on new projects
Putting power lines underground not feasible; too late for new projects in Bustard habitat to be stopped, stakeholders said
COVID-19: MoEF&CC extends validity of environmental clearances till June 30
Experts urged the ministry to reissue draft of notification on environment impact assessment also
Rise in atrocities against forest-dwellers during COVID-19 crisis, flags report
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs should create a COVID-19 response cell to monitor issues and provide support, it said
More than Rs 25 crore for Asiatic lions unspent despite 331 deaths
Positions of forest guards, veterinarians and foresters are lying vacant and a vaccine is yet to be developed
Repeal or amend CAF: tribal organisations
A petition by tribal organisations says the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act violates constitutional rights and affects livelihoods of …
DTE Exclusive: Govt report blames half of Gir lion deaths in January-May this year on diseases
The other half died of natural causes, snake bite, electrocution and by falling into wells
92 lions already dead in Gir this year, report flags
Union govt was aware of high mortality even as PM Modi played up rise in count
Draft EIA: SC rejects Centre challenge to Delhi HC translation order
The high court heard a petition asking the Centre to print the draft EIA notification in 22 languages mentioned in the Eight Schedule of the …
Draft EIA notification institutionalises 1 season data for baseline
Such data is needed for assessing impact of a project on the environment; experts fear Environment Impact Assessment studies will become …
EIA notification 2020 in violation of FRA: Activists write to MoEF&CC
The provisions would adversely affect rights of forest dwellers and their right to minor forest produce
‘Giving community rights to indigenous people will benefit nations, nature’
Environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaks to Down To Earth about how these communities are solution providers for issues surrounding …
India unlikely to meet carbon sink commitment
The current rate of afforestation is lower than what is needed to achieve the target
Draft National Forest Policy cleared; Cabinet to take decision
Experts say the focus of the draft will be on water conservation
6,944,608 trees cut across India in last three years: MoEF&CC
6.2 crore trees were planted in their place as compensatory afforestation
Himalaya’s magical grove
Apart from being a religious place, Hariyali Devi’s forests harbour several herbs
Does the Supreme Court order mean eviction of forest dwellers right away?
Some reasons why the rejection of FRA does not amount to a claimant being an encroacher
Community leadership reduces deforestation, poverty: Nepal study
Deforestation was down 37 per cent, poverty fell 4.3 per cent between 2000 and 2012
Mizoram revokes Forest Rights Act
State government misused Article 371 (G) to revoke FRA in Mizoram, critics allege
India’s tribal village infrastructure in a shambles
75% without access to healthcare, 51% without PDS, 52% without piped water
Government withdraws proposed changes to Indian Forest Act
Minister Prakash Javadekar said draft created misconception among people
NGT suspends forest clearance for Arunachal hydropower project
Cancellation of forest clearances is not commonplace, making this decision a rare one
Odisha ST/SC department raises alarm over FRA implementation
Only 4.76 per cent of the claims for forest land in Odisha have been disposed