Even as Madhya Pradesh risks losing lakhs of sal trees due to extensive damage caused by a beetle, sal borer, the state government has sought the intervention of the Union ministry for environment

All the reasons for preservation of world's tropical rainforests also apply to Russia's endless conifers. So do most of the reasons for destroying them. Many of those conifers, however, might yet be

Deep red gashes scar the mountain sides around Palmital, a small town in Costa Rica's Pacific cordillera. Each year, rains wash top soil from what were forests a decade or two ago. Thanks to the

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will launch a 'Green Delhi Campaign' from July 2. The campaign which has been scheduled to coincide with the expected first spell of monsoon in the Capital, will

The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, today expressed his Government's firm resolve to check the reduction in forest cover of the coutnry. The latest report of the Forest

The proposal for an airport in the tourist area of Banikhet in Chamba district has not materialised due to procedural wrangles. The proposal was moved almost 10 years back. Little progress has been

Deforestation is the "predominant cause" for desertification and droughts in the country, observed Dr. I. Sundar, from Annamalai University, in a paper presented at a State-level seminar organised by

The North-eastern States have lost over 300 sq. km. forest cover since 1995 even as a Supreme Court order banning felling of trees is in vogue in the region. A State Forest report (SFR) compiled by

The Indian farmer appears to have found a way to help check the rapid decline in the country's natural forest cover and aid nearly 500 wood-based industries. Farmers in Haryana have successfully

Export of timber from Bihar will be severely hit this year as almost one-third of the seasum (dilbergia sissoo) tree plantations have died. Initially, the farmers and the State Forest Department who