City legislator Madan Kaushik inaugurated a plantation drive organised by the Rudra Yagna Samiti and the Pragat Bharat Sanstha here yesterday.

Kolhapur: The forest department has decided to start a 'green army' to boost plantation and protection of the tree cover across the district.

Union Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave on Wednesday said that a 'Jan Andolan' -- mass movement -- is needed for regeneration of the forests and nature.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Afforestation, 22/11/2016. Under the guidelines issued under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, the stipulation of planting of trees in multiples of the number of felled trees, is prescribed as an ameliorative measure, in-lieu of felling of trees as a consequence of construction of national highways, the quantum of multiples stipulated varies from State to State. State wise details of compensatory afforestation in lieu of diverted forest land including for roads, is given in
Annexure.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of mining in forest areas, 21/11/2016. Mining activities in forest areas per se affect biodiversity.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of mining in forest areas, 21/11/2016. Mining activities in forest areas per se affect biodiversity.

KOHIMA: Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang has informed the state government’s decision to declare 2017 as the “Year of Plantation” in order to revive the ecosystem and maintained that his governme

More companies have promised to cut back deforestation in their supply chains for agricultural commodities since the Paris climate change deal last December, but progress in implementing those pledges is mixed, research groups said.

In a bid to protect green cover, the Delhi government on Monday decided to officially recognise 16 trees across the city as its "natural heritage".

Eve Lonnquist’s family has owned a forest in the mountains of northwest Oregon since her grandmother bought the land in 1919. Her 95-year-old father still lives on the 157-acre property.

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