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The slash and burn of shifting(jhum) cultivation has led to alarming denudation of mountain ranges in the eastern part of Nagaland bordering Myanmar, according to Governor D P

The forests in Dhubri district are facing a virtual wipe out. According to data available here, Atharokotha, Mangaljhora, Rupshi, Tipkai, Chandardinga, etc. reserved forests areas under Dhubri

A mammoth "Green Project" is being launched in Qinghai Province to address the issue of a worsening ecological environment around the Longyangxia Hydropower Station, which is now surrounded by

An extensive ground fire of an unprecedented nature has burnt to ashes full-grown grass and small plants in over 1,000 hectares of the 264 sq km Gautala wildlife santuary in Kannad tehsil, 80 km

In a bid to wean tribals away from non-productive forms of agriculture in the north-east and provide additional income, agriculturists have introduced a pilot project in Assam to revive lac

If the Delhi Forest Department has its way, trees will no longer be cut in the Capital, they will be trnasplanted. In a bid to ensure that Delhi does not loose its already "thin" tree cover, the

The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), petitioner in the Van Gujjars humans rights case before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has decided to file a caveat in the Supreme

The different afforestation projects being run by the State government have generated employment opportunities equivalent to 1 crore mandays so far. During the last three years of the projects, which

Two international environmental groups called for a moratorium on new logging in Papua New Guinea, claiming the national forestry management plan had failed. Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for

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