Painful cuts
Timber companiesfrom Asia stand to lose millions of dollars if a proposed law is passed by two cities in the US
Right to know
The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed the Right to Information Bill. But will it make state records more accessible to the public?
Fast order
The Madras high court seeks to evolve a mechanism for the quick settlement of environmental disputes
Gram sabha empowered
Anna Hazare's relentless crusade leads to ordinance granting more powers to the gram sabha in Maharashtra
US wildfire act could aid timber industry
On December 3, US President George W Bush gave the green light to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, declaring that it would "help to prevent …
The 'Right to recall'
Palavika Patel, the former president of Anuppur municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India and Gray Davis, former governor of California, usa are two …
New Brazil law for environmental transparency
Over the past few months, Rachel Biderman Furriela -- a Brazil-based lawyer and activist -- has been punching the keys of her laptop furiously. …
A thing of beauty
It is a wonder! The amount of mudslinging the Taj Mahal provokes, it is surely impossible for this matchless mound of white marble to remain …
Sand mining continues unabated in TN
Sand mining continues unabated in Tamil Nadu there are no signs of any let-up in the quarrying of river sand in Tamil Nadu. This despite the …
A new manifesto
Francis Wurtz, president of the Paris-based European United Left party, is certain that ecology is emerging as a political ideology on the left. …
Rooster’s call for sensory heritage
Months after a couple filed a case against a rooster crowing early morning, France has passed a law with profound ecological meaning
Coconuts: Goa's trees or grass?
Goa government's decision to derecognise coconut palm as a tree has left the state's trademark tree at the mercy of developers
EU votes down countries’ proposal to opt out of GM imports
Half of the European Union’s 28 countries had decided to go against the cultivation of genetically modified crops
Exhausting alternatives
The Indian Parliament has passed legislation that promotes the use of vehicles using alternate fuel
'Spare parts' for sale
Unless Indians realise the nobility of donating their organs after death, the illegal trade in organs from living people will continue to flourish.
Tissue transplant: by whose consent?
The removal of the corneas from the body of an accident victim in France, shocked the public and exposed the legal and ethical failings of the …
Government sets limited role for proposed tribunal
The government's decision to set up a tribunal to decide compensation cases is being seen as an attempt to compromise the establishment of …
Greens scream blue murder
Environmentalists and Democrats in America gear up to tackle the Republican "onslaught" on landmark protection laws
Leaf storm
The issue of allowing tribals to use forest produce is under debate in the corridors of power
Foliage fever
Galvanising support for the unconditional withdrawal of the new Forest Bill, NGOs and a fifth column within the bureaucracy are harrowing the …
Not in my backyard
Delhi, reduced to a gas chamber due to the proliferation of highly polluting industries, now requires the social and political will to enforce an …
In the line of fire
A Supreme Court ruling to install waste incinerators in India is under a scathing attack from environmental activists
Ruminant ramifications
Beef, the staple food of the British, finds itself out of favour as a ban on its sale sweeps across UK and also the European Union
"Green" signal?
Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court
Freedom means death
The Delhi High Court ruling may free the animals from the cages of circuses, but will they find a new home?