Forest areas continue to decrease though plantations are slowing down the rate of net loss

Illegal logging has reached the hitherto uncontacted Jururei tribe in the Amazon forests of Brazil. The tribe has only eight to 10 members. It is the second "uncontacted' indigenous group in the area

Kashmir’s dying lakes are choking their dependants

Militancy s most distressing casualties

Arouse people s interest in governance

South Africa's indigenous forests are severely threatened by gatherers of medicinal plants who pay scant attention to conservation practices. Michael Peter, director of the country's Department of