The State Government is building up a strong case to ask the Union Government for levying “Green Dividends”, an incentive for maintaining the green cover.

KHULNA : The Forest Department has taken a master plan for protecting the Sunderbans, world heritage mangrove forest, to attract tourists, ahead of tourism year in 2015, reports BSS.

Forestry: If the country harvested timber like it did in the last five years, the country would go barren, forestry officials warn.

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will roll out plans to expand forest areas within the next three months as part of its efforts to combat forest encroachment nationwide. 

The Tasmanian Liberal government has succeeded in unwinding key parts of the peace deal to end the state's forest wars.

Indonesia’s latest tactic for slowing the world’s fastest rate of deforestation is to crack down on licensing of companies with concessions for agriculture on peat lands and rain forests.

Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia's plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid donor N

Participation of women has increased in the conservation of community forests in the district in recent days.

NASHIK: To help create awareness among people about planting and conserving trees, the Social Forestry Department in association with Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (