The ongoing World Bank-aided 800 crore Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project has been wreaking havoc on the lives of lakhs of tribals living in forest areas in the state, according in a Betul-based

At a time when the Environment and Forest Ministry has mooted a proposal to appoint green guards in every village to protect the forests, the State Government's move to amend the forest laws which

In a bid to boost tree plantation in the state , the state government has announced prizes in the range of Rs 100 to Rs 1 lakh. "People should come forward to take benefit of this scheme which would

Anyone found cutting a tree without permission from the state pollution control board (PCB) wil be arrested, the High Court environment bench ruled today. With no existing rule against the illegal

A large number of villagers, mainly tribals, in the Shahpur area of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh, are at present involved in a direct conforntation with the forest depratment authorities and have

The potential for armed conflict between Canadian police and New Brunswick's native loggers has subsided. But the dispute over logging rights continues to simmer, as native Indian groups remain

Brazil has launched a plan to prevent and extinguish forest fires in its Amazon region amid fears that dry conditions there may lead to a repeat of a huge blaze such as the one earlier this year in

The Karnataka Forest Department has submitted a proposal to the state government, seeking to set up two special courts in Chikmagalur and Shimoga districts for the speedy disposal of cases relating

The government-owned Charkoshe Jungle in Morang and Sunsari districts of Nepal has been shrinking every year. The forest cover in the nearly 30 thousand hectare area is dwindling fast after the

Kerala State Committee of the ruling Left Democractic Front (LDF) has decided in principle to close down the sandal oil extraction units functioning mainly on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in Palakkad