A new afforestation programme is on the anvil in Bangladesh. Involving US $72 million, the plan includes the development and establishment of new nur

To check the problem of sea erosion in the coastal areas of Sri &Lanka, the forest department has come up with a new remedy. It is going to create forests on beaches that are most affected by

INDIA's Verdant, covers are spread over 75 million ha, about 19 per cent of the total land area, according to the latest annual economic survey conducted by th@ ministry of finance. But it is a

An overdose of bloodshed later, the Sri Lankans are taking up green methods to soothe themselves. Celebrating the army takeover of Jaffna from the Tigers, the islanders have taken to sowing plants

The Bhutan government is conducting study tours for farmers. Twenty farmers from Parop village were recently taken on a 5-day trip to forestry plantations and nurseries in Wangduephodrang, Punakha

A debate crackles over a government decision to allow paper plantations to remain in degraded forests