How Climate Change Is Making Trees Bigger, But Also Weaker
As global temperatures rise, trees in colder areas are benefiting from an extended growing season. A longer growing season results...
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Cash-ew Crop: Odisha Villages Claim Rights To Use Forest Products
The onset of summer months means a bumper harvest of cashews in the Nayagarh district of Odisha. A cash crop,...
Legal Protection Of Certain Forest Land Could Be Removed
Certain categories of forest land will no longer be legally protected, as proposed by the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, that...
Human-Animal Conflict Has Left Madia Gond Tribals Stranded
In 2007, 625.82 square kilometres of area inside the Tadoba reserve, in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, was declared as a critical...
In Spite Of Efforts, Human-Wildlife Conflict In U’khand Not Contained
On January 1 this year, when everyone was welcoming the new year, residents of Panthar village in Chaubattakhal tehsil (district...
Legislation Eroding Forest Rights Could Affect India’s Carbon Sinks
Legislation passed earlier this year fundamentally restructures how India’s forests are governed, legal experts and activists have told The Third...
South Indian Adivasi Honey Harvesters Demand Forest Control
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve on the Western Ghats highlands...
A Look At Deforestation And Clothes Sourced From Plants
Scientists and companies are looking to a small section of the textile market to address the clothing industry’s threats to...
Women Lead Battle For Forest Rights In Odisha
After a decade of struggle, the women of Odisha's Nayagarh district lead the battle for forest rights from the front,...
Global Forest Area Decreased By Over 60% In Six Decades: Study
The global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 per cent over the past 60 years, a loss...
Oil Palm Pioneers Doubt Crop Will Take Off In Himalayan Foothills
As he talks about his 200-hectare oil palm plantation, Dature Miuli becomes visibly emotional. A passionate farmer and agro-entrepreneur in...
To Save Forests, India Needs Local Solutions, Not Greenwashing
In the aftermath of COP26 negotiations in Glasgow, the question has been raised as to why India did not sign...
Fires Ravage Himalayan Forests, Threatening Health & Biodiversity
Wildfires described as “the worst in a decade” have engulfed Himalayan mountain states in a thick haze and killed at...
