Tag: FOREST
Why There Are Serious Concerns Regarding Amendment of Forest Conservation Law
The recent debate on amendment of forest conservation law has seen the emergence of very relevant objections, and interests of environment protection as well...
More Questions than Claims Regarding India’s Cheetah Project
As the Cheetah returns to India, here is a look at what the concerns and questions around the project have been.
Why Basic Conservation Strategies are the Need of the Hour
Degeneration of forests has impacted the ecology and its conservation forms the need of the hour.
Nepal was supposed to double its tiger population since 2010. It tripled it
The number of tigers in Nepal has nearly tripled over the past 12 years, officials announced July 29, on the occasion of International Tiger...
Harnessing the unrealised potential of agroforestry in curbing climate change in India
Experts believe that increasing the area under agroforestry could also fulfil multiple Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations.
An engaged society is key for the future of African conservation, says WWF Africa’s...
Protecting Africa’s charismatic megafauna often come first to mind when Westerners think about conservation in Africa, but this is a narrow view that doesn’t capture the range of issues involved in conservation efforts across the continent.
Sikkim’s urban sacred groves mitigate double the carbon compared to a natural rural forest
A quality unique to Sikkim has been the role played by its religious and cultural institutions in the preservation of forests, these forests also help fight the impact of climate change and mitigate environmental degradation to a large extent.
TIME’s list of 100 most influential people in 2020 includes Indigenous Waorani leader
Nemonte Nenquimo, a leader of Ecuador’s Indigenous Waorani nation, has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2020 for her work in defending her people’s territory in the Amazon Rainforest against the extractive industry.
Lessons on coexistence with the environment from two tribal districts in Odisha
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, various voices call for a change in human behaviour towards ecosystems and biodiversity and strengthen conservation.
Uttarakhand eyes a part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for Kumbh
Preparing for Kumbh, scheduled from January 2021 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand government’s forest department has requested permission from the centre to temporarily use a part of Rajaji National Park for pilgrim facilities.
