NEW DELHI: Government’s plantation projects under the compensatory afforestation fund scheme cannot be taken up on forest land where forest dwellers’ rights have already been recognized, the tribal ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's definition of 'forest' includes commercial plantations of fast growing trees - often replacing biodiverse native forests relied on by local communities. FAO ...

The 4,280ha forest plantation project at the Kledang Saiong forest reserve is being proposed by four companies. (Rimba Disclosure Project Twitter pic) An independent forest monitoring watchdog has ...

The National Forestry Authority (NFA) is mandated to manage 506 central forest reserves in the country, totaling to 1,235,000 hectares. The forests are categorised into conservation and production ...

Bhubaneswar : Odisha forest department’s tree plantation activities did not lead to an improvement of degraded forest area or forest cover to its full potential due to the lack of a database of ...

Dalhousie: To raise awareness against narcotic drugs and promote environmental conservation, the Dalhousie forest division ...