Plan to develop Andaman and Nicobar Islands into tourist hub has put its forests under pressure

Lakshadweep, a group of 36 islands, is also facing the threat of soon becoming uninhabitable.

Mayank Aggarwal

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Sahana Ghosh

· Feb 18, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In India, almost 30% of land classified as ‘forest area’ has no green cover

What are the implications of tagging such land ‘recorded forest area without forest cover’?

Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm

The national policy that governs India’s forests has not been updated since 1988

A new National Forest Policy is required to factor in climate change, pollution and forest dwellers’ land rights.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 11, 2020 · 08:30 pm

A ground-level analysis of forest loss in Eastern Ghats sheds new light on the role of buffer zones

The researchers suggest that existing roads in the buffer forests should not be widened.

Neha Jain

· Jan 12, 2019 · 09:30 pm

An illustration project retraces how the 1962 China war and peace shaped an Arunachal Pradesh forest

A team has traced the emotional and personal links of two of India’s indigenous tribes to what is now a protected area through their memories.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jan 11, 2019 · 09:30 pm

In three years, Centre has diverted forest land the size of Kolkata for development projects

Diversion of forests for non-forestry projects has always been a contentious issue in India especially in light of poor monitoring of conditions.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 08, 2019 · 11:30 pm

How concurrent drought and extreme heat events are ravaging India’s forests

And such ‘double whammy’ events are only becoming more frequent.

Sandhya Sekar

· Oct 21, 2018 · 07:30 pm

How restoring mangroves has helped empower women in Sri Lanka, Vietnam and the Philippines

Mangroves can shield coastal communities from flooding while creating livelihood opportunities and supporting healthy ecosystems.

Ida Gabrielsson

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Simone Verkaart

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Nathanial Matthews

· Sep 02, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Conservation versus development: For India’s forest communities, nature is an insurance

Research finds that growing wealth does not necessarily reduce dependence on forest resources.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Aug 22, 2018 · 01:30 pm

A group of youngsters is turning a ‘sacred grove’ in Western Ghats into a biodiversity-rich zone

The Vanrakshak Social Force has been transplanting fallen trees in the grove and documenting its many species.

Nivedita Khandekar

· Jul 31, 2018 · 08:30 pm

In West Bengal’s Jaldapara, reformed poachers are helping crack down on rhino horn trade

The forest department works closely with local residents to protect rhinos and 40% percent of tourist revenues are earmarked to support community projects.

Moushumi Basu

· Jun 01, 2018 · 09:30 pm

A ‘people’s forest’ in Assam holds new hope for rhino conservation

The Mulai forest, created with the efforts of Jadav Payeng, needs a concerted protection effort.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· May 12, 2018 · 08:30 pm