After decades of under-development, forestry is emerging as the keystone of Latvia's economy. The decision to seek foreign bids to build a $960m pulp mill shows the state is waking up to the resource
The Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project has caused a remarkable change in the lives of the villages of Thudukkanahalli in Krishnagiri taluk.According to an official press release, the project which is
Thousands of sesam trees, which provide timber worth billions of rupees, have dried up in the plains of North Bihar due to an unknown disease. Many thousand more are threatened with the mysterious
A total of Rs 101 crores have been spent on the forestry and pasture development programme being implemented in the command area of Indira Gandhi Canal Project with the financial assistance of the
Of late, the rural poor have realised that protection of the forest is basic to their survival and they themselves are protecting it. This would imply that creating awareness among the rural poor
About 150 million tonnes of forestry waste and 350 million tonnes of agricultural residue are produced in India every year. However, a major portion of the wastes is not utilised. Scientists in India
Costa Rica's environmental groups have got radical. Worried about the fate of the country's forests, they have banded together to demand a nationwide logging ban and an in-depth review of the rules
Forest products companies on Canada's west coast are facing intense pressure to abandon clear-cut logging following the announcement by MacMillan-Bloedel, Canada's largest forest products company,
Giving a boost to tree planting activity in the city, a voluntary organisation in Mandaveli has announced that it will make available saplings to the public as part of a campaign to increase green
Collection of tendu leaf is continuing in Madhya Pradesh at 30,000 collection centres. So far, 45 lakh standard bags of tendy leaf has been collected through 1947 primary forest produce cooperative