South-East Asian officials have warned that the coming dry season could once again spark the dreaded forest fires that blackened rain forests, killed off wildlife and cast the entire region in smog.

The state government has prepared a 20-year plan to increase the forest cover in the state to the stipulated 33 per cent from the current 17 per cent. This was stated by the minister of environment

Leaping flames and thick columns of smoke dot the skyline in the midhill areas of Himachal Pradesh these days. Indeed, an unusually hot summer has triggered off forest fires much earlier this year.

The tropical broad-leafed rain forests in Bangladesh cover nearly 0.67 hectare in the north, north-east and south, south-east hilly regions. The tropical rain forests of these regions provide

The Centre has lifted the ban on sandalwood export by Tamil Nadu and permitted the state government to export 1,500 tonnes of the scented

Even before the hill-folk of Garhwal could emerge from the traumatic experience of the massive earthquake and its after-shocks, forest fires have set in motion a fresh wave of

Global warming may endanger the survival of tropical montane cloud forests, according to a new study published in Nature April 15. The forests, often located on mountaintops or ridgelines, rely on

The Madhya Pradesh forest department administration is at present engaged in a "top priority" manoeuvre to pave the way for minor forest product(MFP) collection in all national parks and wildlife

The forests of Mount Abu have, once again, fallen prey to summer forest fires. During last week, tourists passing by Abu have experienced hot air instead of the usual cool breeze. Since it is just

Huge flames swept across the western Cuban province of Pinar de Rio over the weekend, devouring pine and eucalyptus trees in a blaze of "enormous proportions," the government reported. Forest