There are estimates of what forests generate for the economy but there is no valuation of standing forests and their role in water and soil protection
My position on the need to re-position forests in development has invited a huge response. On the one hand are those who argue that the functions of forests already include conservation vital to life; they need to be valued and protected.

Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra chairperson Avdhash Kaushal lashed out at the government on Wednesday for flawed policies that had retarded the development process in Uttarakhand in the name of environment conservation and made life miserable for both humans and wildlife.

The mission director for United States Agency for International Development, Denise Rollins, has said the agency will continue its assistance in conserving the Sundarban.

She was addressing a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday organised by the government to discuss ways the government, donor partners and the private sector could work together to conserve the wetlands and forests of Bangladesh, partic

The allotment of forest land to private parties for the 10 eco-tourism projects in violation of the Forest Conservation Act and state

Environmentalists and NGOs took up cudgels to conserve Saranda

On the eve of the World Biodiversity Day, which will be observed on Sunday, city-based environmentalists and activists raised their concerns about Pune

Can you love tigers but hate forests? This question troubled me as I visited central India last fortnight.

Can you love tigers but hate forests? This question troubled me as I visited central India last fortnight.

Jamshepdur, May 20: The state forest department officials are marrying modern with traditional methods of conservation to save Jharkhand