Conservationists in Brazil have got some success in their struggle for saving a precious tract of rainforests. The Brazilian government has decided to launch an environmental impact study for a

Farmers care for the hill slopes only when the hills provide livelihood a simple lesson that has been forgotten

Science needs to come home scientists need to address the concerns of the local communities

Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion tailed macaque from extinction

Central African countries, sharing the world's second largest tropical rainforests, second only to the Amazon, have decided to come together to protect their biodiversity and face the

The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age old myths

Recent studies say deforestation figures in west Africa have been exaggerated by Northern agencies

what has been a traditional practice of farming could actually be detrimental to the world's tropical forests, according to a report prepared by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural

EVEN as debate on conservation of biodiversity gathers momentum, tropical forests which account for between 40 to 90 per cent of the world's biodiversity, seem to be fighting a losing battle against

Entire tree species face the threat of extinction from the increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide

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