In a move that could be a blessing in disguise for the country's environment, foreign logging companies have threatened to end their operations in the country. They are protesting against the new

Russia's forests receive a shot in the arm following a recent international decision to protect them from logging

The Sri Lanka government has asked farmers, community organisations, NGOs and small and medium scale enterprises to comment on the draft of a revised forest policy before the final policy is framed.

Galvanising support for the unconditional withdrawal of the new Forest Bill, NGOs and a fifth column within the bureaucracy are harrowing the government

The People's Natural Resources Management Bill, prepared by Madhav Gadgil and P R Sheshagiri Rao, is regarded as a viable alternative to the governments anti people Act, and could be a holistic solution