Forest Report
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In India, the law that is meant to protect forests is being used to open them up for development
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, introduced by the Modi government in Lok Sabha, seeks to remove legal protection from several reserved forests.
Kundan Pandey
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How passive restoration has improved the health of Kashmir’s forests
Kashmir lost 18% of dense forests between 1972 to 2010. A study says the problem can be fixed.
Amir Bin Rafi
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Over 6,000 trees illegally cut for tiger safari project in Corbett, says Forest Survey of India
The Uttarakhand Forest Department has not accepted the findings of a report by the central organisation.
Scroll Staff
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In just two years, Indian forests the size of Nagaland were either chopped or thinned down
This area of degrading forests is nearly 10 times the area of new ones that the recent India State of Forest Report claims were added.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
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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 & Sahana Ghosh
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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
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Watch: Wild elephant Arikomban translocated in its new habitat
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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
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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
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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
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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
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How concurrent drought and extreme heat events are ravaging India’s forests
And such ‘double whammy’ events are only becoming more frequent.
Sandhya Sekar
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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, Simone Verkaart & Nathanial Matthews
The Field
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