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

Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (Safi) has asked the government to take steps for protection of forests and provide alternative energy sources to people at cheaper rates so that they will stop cutting trees.

These views were expressed during a conference here on Wednesday and those who spoke on the occasion included MPA Jaffar Shah, Ameer Mohammad, Riaz Mohammad, Jamshid Khan and Javaid Akhtar.

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the DFOs to ensure plantation of 10 times the number of trees felled for infrastructure projects in the State.

Inaugurating DFOs' conference here, the Chief Minister said felling of trees is inevitable for construction and widening of roads and development of social and industrial infrastructure.

Exceeds last fiscal by 1,000 crore; State gets 600 crore as Central assistance
The Planning Commission on Thursday approved a Rs.7,800-crore Annual Plan outlay for Uttarakhand for 2011-12, which is Rs.1,000 crore more than the last fiscal. The Himalayan State will also get an additional Rs.600 crore Central assistance.