In a strongly-worded memorandum to Gujarat forest and environment minister Kanjibhai Patel, three different organisations, claiming to represent the Gir Maldharis, alleged that in "clear violation of

Major damage to large areas of rain forests in the southernmost province of Hainan threatens to affect the bio-diversity and ecological balance of the green island. Long regarded as China's largest

They have dodged bulldozers on two occasions. But this time, it seems, the 500 encroachers embedded in the Yeoor foothills will have to succumb to the government's efforts to reclaim 500 acres of

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday appointed two forest experts as court commissioner to inspect cutting bamboo shoots in the forests of Savanadurga Range in Bangalore rural district and directed

Rapid Industrialisation, poor management, careless harvesting and encroachment of forest areas are posing a serious threat to bamboo of the region, observed Dr P C Bora professor of the department

The fast dwindling forest cover in Bihar threatens to accelerate climatic changes in the state due to the indicriminate felling of trees. According to national norms (ideal forest cover should exceed

Forest cover in Europe is decreasing at an alarming rate, says a new study

The High-power standing committee on forest management has laid down strict regulatory norms for a joint forest management (JFM) committee to extend its activity into 'good forest' areas. Such

At the fag end of its first phase, the Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project (MPEF) - the country's largest foreign funded forestry project - is facing voices of dissent, ironically from those very people

The National Democratic allinace (NDA) government at the Centre is reportedly finalising a five-year plan for the development of 5,000 hectares of bamboo forests in Mozoram as part of a national