The joint forest management approach and the social forestry programmes undertaken in West Bengal is set to be replicated in the rest of the country, according to Pranabes Sanyal, chief environment

The environmental movement has taken a new turn in the U.S. with the entry of some large conservation organisations into commercial forestry. The Nature Conservancy, based in Arlington, Virginia and

When the National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) filed an interloutory application in the Supreme Court on Feb 10,1997, alleging wanton destruction of forest and exploitation

Rain forests hold a cornucopia of secrets. But as more are felled, will we have time to look, listen and learn : a

In the remote interiors of the Dahod district in Gujarat, it's jungle raj all over. Illegal felling of trees by timber smugglers and unauthorised cultivation by tribals is evident in several villages

Fire fighters have put out the last flames of raging bush fires that destroyed a large area of a national park in Brasilia, killing wildlife and smothering the Brazilian capital with smoke.

The mysterious disease, which dried up over 800 mature deodar trees in the Chail (Shimla) area over the past five years, has been caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi, a deadly fungus known for its

Stunned by devasting floods this summer along the Yangtze River, which experts said were intensified because slopes far upstream has been stripped bare, China has banned cutting of the old-growth

The Supreme Court has held that the supply of bamboo and hardwood from a Government forest under an agreement is not exigible to tax. The ruling was given by a division bench comprising Mr. Justice

A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed a writ petition filed in public interest seeking inter alia, to restrain the Government from allowing any non-forestry activities in