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Kath-Kuni: A young architect brings back the glory of his homeland's traditional architecture
Rahul Bhushan, a 29-year-old Himachali local and alumnus of CEPT is trying to bring back the glory of Kath-Kuni structures
Europe’s biomass problem
Wood-fired power will actually increase emissions over timescales relevant to the Paris Agreement
Community-based natural resource management in Himachal still weak
A host of measures are needed to ensure community-based natural resource management and better provisioning of ecological services for the …
Thais go on logging, despite ban
A UN ban on export of hardwood from Cambodia notwithstanding, Thai loggers continue to exploit loopholes and carry wood across the border.
Loggers, environmentalists at loggerheads
By lifting a ban raw wood export and levying a huge tax on it instead, officials in Jakarta have come under fire from both loggers and …
Making furniture from eucalyptus wood
Though scientists have developed a way to saw eucalyptus wood without cracking or twisting it, furniture makers aren't convinced of its utility.
Plant prospects
The stubborn juliflora, which grows mostly in drylands and wastelands, is now invading arable areas. One still speculates about the repercussions
Natural resource extraction in Ghana needs tighter regulations, finds survey
Local communities deprived of their fair share of benefits, say participants
Global warming increased appetite of termites that feed on wood needed to store carbon: Study
Termites release carbon dioxide by decaying deadwood
Troubled tycoon
Shaken to their roots
Law versus environment
THAILAND
Gods feel the pinch too
Puri rath yatra, Jagannath temple plagued by scarcity of wood
Mission Hariyali: This man distributes free saplings to bring back fruit trees to the nearly barren villages of Nalanda
Now, there are at least 4,000-5,000 plants in the villages of Noorsarai block; residents do not just eat the fruits but also sell them for income
Indigenous tree species can meet growing demand for wood
The ever-expanding population requires an enormous amount of wood, which in turn, puts intense pressure on the existing forest wealth of India
Timber trouble
Malaysia is infuriated by Australia's moves to ban logging by foreign companies in South Pacific countries
Indonesia toes ITTO line
Indonesia's decision to comply with the International Timber Trade Organisation's policy on tropical timber, has sparked fears of an adverse …
Third World wood finds niche in global market
Timber tussle
Clean(er) cooking in India: How solid fuels in rural Indian households contribute to climate crisis
Solid cooking fuel use makes up 13% of India’s national GHG emissions but is unaccounted in the national report
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 11, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Green action: Four arrested in Bihar for cutting down dozens of trees near major hospital
Trees were being felled and sold to timber traders for many months near Muzaffarpur’s SKMCH hospital, according to reports
UN sanctions block teak trade with Cambodia
Ignoring environmental considerations, Thailand has reopened its teak trade with Myanmar, but world opinion against the radical Khmer Rouge has …