New forests in the Darien region of Panama are being planted, but not like those that once covered the Darien. Instead plantations of teak - a non-native species - are becoming a regular sight as

The Gujarat government has decided to probe the alleged large-scale felling of mangroves along the coast of Mundra in Kutch district. The assurance to investigate into the alleged felling of "lakhs

A choking smog from burning Indonesian rainforests has built up in South-East Asia, reviving the nightmare of the environmental disaster of two years ago. Residents in Singapore woke up on Friday to

Fusarium oxysporum and Ganoderma lucidum, two dreaded fungi, are responsible for the mysterious forest disease which has caused large-scale mortality of shisham trees in the mid-hill areas of

Always an awe-inspiring sight, the giant redwoods tht tower along with California coast are perhaps at their majestic best on foggy days, when these ancients, among the botanical wonders of the

The world over "sacred groves" are a means of conserving forests and biodiversity. These are today threatened with rapid degradation and modernisation.Urgent measures are needed to restore these

the Kamar tribals of Central India, famed for their craft, face an uncertain future as bamboo from the forests they inhabit are usurped by the pulp and paper industry : a

Forests of Europe soak up as much as 280 million tonnes of carbon on annually

THE proposed construction of a megaport in Vadhvan, near Mumbai, will have serious implications on the environment of the region, says a study by an independent researcher, Ritu Dewan, department of

Singapore suffered an unexpected bout of haze on Friday when winds swept smoke from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia over the city-state for the first time in months. The pollution standards