More than 100 wild fires burned through northern Florida, skirting a town but, destroying swathes of a national

The world's forests have been under siege since the turn of the century, but this year has been calamitous. In Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Central America, Africa and Indonesia, fires have destroyed some

A forest protection squad has been formed at Villupuram, to monitor the movement of sandalwood in the villages on the Tamil Nadu-Pondicherry border.Consisting of a Ranger, two Foresters and an equal

Leaders of several Pakistani tribes have threatened to resume poppy cultivation if sanctions imposed by the United States are not lifted by

It might only take six months but city chiefs are planning to register trees across Bangkok. A meticulous survey of the capital's trees will include those growing along roads, in public spaces and on

Vast forest fires have scarred the globe, but the worst may be yet to come. And the main reason behind it is El Nino. While that notorious weather system flooded some regions, it produced horrendous

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is pursuing its case for obtaining more funds from the Planning Commission for its afforestation programme and also plans to create a Joint Forest

The government is investigating a Global Witness report that a Cambodian firm is about to send 100,000 cubic metres of timber to aThai company through Laos. Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said he had

Union forest and environment minister Suresh Prabhu ruled out major changes in the forest conservation and environment protection acts as demanded by industrialists and champions of tribals. He said

In a bid to tap the rich herbal resources in the Dang jungles, the botanical garden in this district has given 40 blocks to tribal bhagats to plant their medicinal species. Deputy conservator of