ARNAB KUMAR HAZRA Decrease in forest cover not only results in declining timber output for industries but also threatens global reserves of biodiversity, damages the carbon sinks
Jardhargaon village, Tehri Garhwal district. Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh. The village comprising 3,000-odd people indulged in indiscriminate felling till the 1970s. That was when the Chipko
Medha Lekha. Gadchiroli district. Maharashtra. This little village of 400-odd people belonging to the Gond tribe spreads over 1,900 hectares, of which 80 per cent is forestland. Till the 1960s,
Medha Lekha. Gadchiroli district. Maharashtra. This little village of 400-odd people belonging to the Gond tribe spreads over 1,900 hectares, of which 80 per cent is forestland. Till the 1960s,
There would be no timber left for industrial use in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after 2025 if unabated over exploitation of timber continues, reveals the Provincial Forest