Cutting disgrace

Increased demand for timber in Pakistan has prompted poor tribals to sell their trees as a means of generating income

Genetically engineered trees can clean up paper industry

With the application of the new technique, residue from trees can also be used in making adhesives, carbon fibers and paint additives

Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change

Fires are a natural part of many landscapes globally; when forests aren’t allowed to burn, they become more dense

Can agroforestry help achieve sustainable developmental goals?

The net carbon sequestered in agroforestry is 11.35 tonnes of carbon per ha

Axing the eucalyptus

MOTH-EATEN OAKS

Gene magic

Smart trees will produce more wood. Faster

SAVING THE TREES

Bamboo shock

The Mizoram government gears up to face the menace of bamboo flowering

School kids turned smugglers

The Clash at Tas

Timber tussle

Landholders want tree rights

Branch office

The earth likely holds more than 9,000 undiscovered tree species; and they are in danger

Undiscovered tree species are more likely to be present in in tropical and subtropical dry forests, which are threatened by development projects

Why everyone should develop a home garden

The joy of seeing plants flowering for the first time or birds building their nests in plants cannot be described in mere words

Eastern Ghats: A biota under serious threat

An effective strategy for eco-development, involving locals can save the flora, fauna and natural resources of the region

Climate change is happening in your garden: here's how to spot it

Spring has sprung and gardens are flush with growth. Can this annual spike in plant activity tell us anything about climate change?

Looking beyond hype and nostalgia

To most modern Indian writers, the environment means trees, birds and animals -- and human beings, in aesthetic or metaphysical communion with them.

Saved from the axe

Spirited village women in Himachal Pradesh save a clump of deodar trees from being chopped by mercenary woodcutters.

Plant prospects

The stubborn juliflora, which grows mostly in drylands and wastelands, is now invading arable areas. One still speculates about the repercussions

A letter from a villager

A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And …

Saving Buddha's tree

Located on the banks of river Niranjana in Bodhgaya, south Bihar, the holy mahabodhi tree under which Buddha sat and meditated is infested with …

Review of 'Trees of Delhi', a book by Pradip Krishen

Book>>Trees of Delhi A Field Guide by Pradip Krishen Penguin Books India>> Dorling Kindersley 2006

Trees saving 850 human lives a year in US

In monetary terms, the health benefits caused due to removal of air pollution by trees in the US is $ 6.8 billion a year, says a study

Tree-planting campaigns can reduce, not improve biodiversity, shows study

Tree plantations can contradict the real purpose of planting trees, according to the study