The biennial "India State of Forest Report" by the Forest Survey of India (fsi) provides an update on the condition of Indian forests. The 2021 report has come under fire from experts for counting plantations of tea, coffee, palm, and coconut
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.
On March 16, 2023, Supreme Court hinted that it might ease the limitations on development activities in Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) around protected areas (PAs) such as national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.
Smoke particles from forest fires can erode the ozone layer, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which shows that the Australian fires widened the ozone hole by 10% in 2020.
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.
The world's ecosystems could become unbalanced. This was warned by the journal Nature after a study led by the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) together with the University of Antwerp (Belgium).
Some 10 million hectares of forests are destroyed each year, an area larger than the size of Portugal and equivalent to that of Iceland, according to the UN, which points to this "alarming" global deforestation,