In Lok Sabha, The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change said that the Forest Survey of India has reported alarming numbers of forest fires detected over the past five years using the SNPP-VIIRS sensor – 2,10,286, 1,24,473, 3,45,989, 2,23,333, and 2,12,249, respectively. The numbers raise concerns about the escalating threat of forest fires across … Read more
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has seen a significant drop of 40% compared to the same period last year, according to recent government data. The decline comes as a remarkable achievement for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has pledged to address forest loss. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) announced the largest … Read more
The Indian army’s plan to clear a teak plantation in the Kahilipara area of Guwahati for a proposed nursing institute has sparked outrage among environmentalists. The land, known as Narakasur Hill, was allocated to the army by the state government. More than 125 trees have already been felled and another 250 are at risk. Activists … Read more
Deforestation is one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the world today. Trees are vital to the health of our planet, and their loss contributes to climate change, soil erosion, and the extinction of numerous plant and animal species. The latest data shows that deforestation rates continue to rise, particularly in developing countries where … Read more
A study published on Friday has found that mountain forests, which are home to 85% of the world’s birds, mammals, and amphibians, are disappearing at an alarming rate due to logging, wildfires, and farming. In 2000, mountain forests covered 1.1 billion hectares of the planet, but at least 78.1 million hectares have been lost between … Read more
Large-scale deforestation of jungle regions such as the Amazon, the Congo Basin or Southeast Asia reduces tropical rainfall, indicates a study published Thursday by the journal Nature. Rainfall could reduced by 10% before end of century The area at greatest risk is the Congo Basin, threatened by rapid deforestation, where the rainfall regime could be reduced by 10% before … Read more
Chopped trees and half-broken homes can be seen throughout the journey from Kaziranga to Jorhat. Earlier the places which had trees on either side of the road, now look lifeless and bland with dust-filled air.
The environment ministry said that forest loss in the Bay of Bengal’s Great Nicobar Island is to be compensated by afforestation in Aravalli in Haryana. The Union Environment Ministry has given its in-principle nod for the diversion of about 130.75 sq km of forest area in Great Nicobar Island for a development project. With an … Read more
Last year there was a global loss of 3.8 million hectares of forest, according to a University of Maryland report published by Global Forest Watch of the World Resources Institute. The forests spread over an area of more than 21.1 hectares are being destroyed every minute in the world, whose area is as much as … Read more
Timber trafficking is an increasingly common practice in Kashmir Valley, which threatens the region’s forests. Nearly 1 lakh cubic feet of wood is smuggled out of the Kashmir valley every year could turn Kashmir into Ladakh in the next 40-50 years. “Climate change indicators are quite strong and clear in the region and have impacted … Read more
