Once threatened, the gharials get afresh lease of life at the Kukrail Reserve Forest near Lucknow

The orang-utan, one of human's closest relatives, may be extinct in the next 20 years if the uncontrolled destruction of Indonesia's forests continues in its present manner, according to a report by

The sal forests of Madhya Pradesh are once again facing problems. With the monsoons, there is a renewed onslaught of the sal borer beetle, Hoplocerambix spinicornis, which created havoc in 1997 by

Farmers, lumber producers and environmentalists alike were united this week in denouncing the recent suspension of forestry incentives as disastrous for Costa Rica's environmental policy and as

Southeast Asian nations appealed to the international community to quickly release financial aid to fight haze-causing fires and prevent the repeat of a regional

The latest audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor - General, that was tabled in the Madhya pradesh assembly on Tuesday, has regretted the unauthorised construction of a dam, illegal mining and

It s a voyage of discovery as biologists travel to the unexplored stretches of the rainforest canopy, learning more about this green ocean

The move to use a new herbicide to eradicate the coca plant spells trouble for South America s rainforests

the Union government has shut down 125 highly polluting industries across the country while forcing 1,261 such units to install the pollution control facilities, according to a report. The ministry of environment and forests has identified about 1,551 large and medium industries in the 17 categories of highly polluting industries. Nearly 165 of them are still in process of installing the requisite facilities to control pollution, said the ministry's annual report.

SC seeks details : The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the large-scale encroachments in Karnataka forests and directed the State Government to give details of such