Over 64 per cent of the Indian population resides in the rural areas. For most of them, the forests lie at the heart of their economic, social, and cultural ecosystem. A sustained effort towards reforestation is vital to the...
A mere 100 km from Mumbai, this regenerated, natural ‘forest-farm’ – more forest than farm – with its pristine, unpolluted environment, is ideal to pick up lessons in biodiversity and sustainable living
He stressed the principle of ‘Vasudev Kutumbakam’, a Sanskrit phrase, which means that the entire ecosystem consisting of trees, streams, people, flora and fauna are part of one universal family.
Soren said he has already written to the Centre, informing it that the changes in the law cannot be implemented in the state.
With habitat improvement works, increased green cover and prey base, forest areas of Telangana bordering Maharashtra are rolling out the red carpet to tigers in recent times.
The state forest officials have been supportive of Moirangthem Loiya's endeavour in planting trees in the Longol hill range. The officials said the land was barren some 20 years ago.
It also asked her about the status of a pending case before the Supreme Court with identical issues, including depletion of green cover.
Besides identifying as many as 146 species of birds in the district, Bankar, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Jamtara, has also compiled the names of these species, several of which are rare, in Santhali and Hindi so...
The population of snow leopards has declined by over 20% in the past 25 years in India, but the population has significantly grown in Himachal Pradesh.
Angadibail forest and its tribes are a treasure trove of folk tales and stories. BuDa Folklore is uncovering them, one at a time
Kamal Chakraborty is a writer who runs the Bhalopahar Society dedicated to forest conservation and tribal development
Simon Oraon was awarded Padma Shri for his forest and water conservation efforts, but his journey is far from over
Independent wildlife photographer Senthil Kumaran who has been covering the man-animal conflict for a decade, speaks to Outlook regarding tiger conservation...
The opposition parties claim that the new Forest Conservation Rules 2022, will dilute tribal rights by allowing private developers to cut down forests without...
The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of abdicating its responsibility towards protecting tribal rights and alleged that the new forest...
A nine-acre patch of forest that inspired legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's animated classic "My Neighbor Totoro" is part of a conservation effort...
Though the forest departments continue to trust traditional methods over technology, reduced participation of local communities in forest protection has...
The fire department received information about the blaze at 2.42 pm, they said. Three fire tenders are working at the spot to douse the blaze, officials said.
Two recently published studies ask if its a good idea to count on forests for a widespread carbon sink through the 21st century, particularly if societies...
With the mighty Amazon rainforests on the brink of destruction, indigenous groups in Peru and Ecuador have taken up the good fight to protect it
Once developed, these four city forests will only undertake eco-friendly developmental work
CM said the place where the fire broke out in Sariska was a mountain area and the fire brigade had difficulty reaching there but the blaze was brought under...
The Governor was speaking during his visit to the Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram on Saturday.
With more than 54,000 hectares of its reserved forest area (RFA) under encroachment, Madhya Pradesh has the highest illegal occupancy of forests in India.
5,443 hectares forest area has been rehabilitated during the current financial year by planting about 27 lakh plants in monsoon and autumn seasons.
