Tea Gardens Can Aid In Landscape Preservation
Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills situated in the eastern Himalayas are part of a biodiversity hotspot and host several endangered species....
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Conservation Drones Need To Overcome Some Take-off Troubles
Drones in the Indian forests are mapping habitats, locating invasive species, monitoring and tracking animal movements, helping reduce wildfires and...
Green Credit Rules: Death By Trees?
The government of India issued the Green Credit Rules (GCR) in October 2023 under the Green Credit Programme (GCP), which...
Who Are The True Stewards Of The Forests?
Environmental justice scholar Arpitha Kodiveri’s book “Governing Forests” critically examines India’s forest laws to show how the state uses them...
Tamil Nadu’s Grazing Ban Threatens Rights Of Forest Dwellers
Grazing cattle has traditionally been a major source of livelihood, particularly for forest dwelling communities. Experts say that this ban...
Many State Reports Documenting “Unclassed Forests” Are Incomplete
State government reports, recently made public, reveal gaps in documenting unclassed forests, raising concerns about the effectiveness of central government...
Dwindling Forest Commons Leave Tribals With Little To Celebrate
Many tribal rituals and festivals in Odisha’s Koraput district are rooted in the collection and consumption of shared natural resources...
“This Is In Honour Of The Adivasis Fighting For Their Land, Water, Forest”
Chhattisgarh-based environmental activist Alok Shukla was conferred the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for leading a community campaign to protect the...
Commentary: Unravelling Forest Conservation
Colonisation of the forests devastated them and their inhabitants, the forest dwellers and wildlife. To rein in the recalcitrant state...
SC Restores ’96 Definition Of Forests In Recent Interim Order
The Supreme Court directed India’s environment ministry to revert to an older definition of forests whose protections were more “broad...
Van Gujjars Help Conserve Forests, But Remain Deprived Of Rights
"Remove Van Gujjars from the forests … and all the animals will die of thirst,” says Mohammad Safi, a community...
Depleting Resources Leave Forest Dwellers In MP Struggling
Decline in forest produce in Madhya Pradesh is impacting the livelihood of forest dwellers and tribal communities, who collect and...
Ability Of Forests As Carbon Sinks In Question Amid Global Warming
The ability of forests to take up carbon dioxide is driven by multiple feedback loops, which grow more complex as...
Comment: The Future Of Delhi’s Green Spaces
In recent years, cities all over the world have recognised the importance of urban green spaces and have begun incorporating...
Konkan Railways Impacted Agricultural Lands More Than Forest Cover
A new study evaluating the impacts of the 740-kilometre long Konkan Railway line has thrown up some surprising results related...
Paying People To Replant Tropical Forests Can Pay Off In Myriad Ways
Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land...
About FRA & A Women-Led Forest Stewardship Scheme In Odisha
In 2021, the village of Kodalpalli in Odisha’s Nayagarh district became one of the few places in India where the...
Saving India’s Only Ape, The Hoolock Gibbon
A report by scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) outlines how the endangered western hoolock gibbon population in...
Including Indigenous Perspectives On Equitable Forest Mgmt
The indigenous peoples’ engagements with forests are based on respect, responsibility, trust and relationships whereas the modern, post-colonial protected areas...
India Was A Tree Planting Lab For 200 Years – Here Are The Results
Allowing forests to regenerate on their own has been championed as a strategy for reducing planet-heating carbon in the atmosphere...
What Does FCA Act Mean For Northeast India?
Just days before the Lok Sabha passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 — with little heed paid to the...
Improved Tiger Numbers Come With Certain Hidden Messages
India is now home to at least 3,682 tigers – a new record that surpasses earlier estimates, according to the...
The Sounds Of Restoration In MP’s Forests
“We are independent from Lantana’s fury,” beams Basant Jharia, a local community member in Central India, a region overwhelmed by...
Controversial Forest Bill Passed In LS But Key Questions Remain
A Bill proposing radical changes to India’s forest law came closer to becoming legislation on July 26, when it was...
Ecologists Appeal To Govt Over FCA Bill, 2023
The amendment to the Forest Conservation Act passed through the committee phase last week. It is likely to be tabled...
