Wood residues – the materials left over when trees are logged and processed – hold the potential to support resource-efficient energy access, revitalize rural economies and help mitigate climate change,
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will establish eight Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Thadagam region of Coimbatore very soon following widespread complaints that over
Forests provide numerous goods and services that support life. The importance of forests in a country such as ours is even more significant considering the large amount of marginalised communities that
New Delhi: Taking note of the TOI report on excessive pruning of trees in Vasant Kunj, the forest department carried out a survey of the area on Sunday. In its preliminary investigation is has found that several trees have been cut more than what the forest had issued permission for. The municipal corporation has also auctioned off the wood in violation of standing orders that say wood from pruned or felled trees has to be taken to crematoria. “Based on our findings we will be sending an advisory to the municipal corporation, asking how its horticulture department is so unaware of the proper procedure for pruning and why auctioning of wood is being carried out in violation of rules
Long-running native forest peace talks in Tasmania are again nearing a deal after collapsing last month. The two-year state and federal government sponsored peace process broke down in October, with
In the 14 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous change in nearly every aspect. These changes have been particularly
More than two centuries after coal power helped forge the world’s first industrial economy, Britain is going back to burning wood. Drax Group Plc will spend $1 billion to turn the U.K.’s biggest coal-fired
The Forests in Pakistan are severely threatened by growing consumption of fuel wood and illegal logging. It is feared that if immediate action is not taken this natural resource would be totally consumed
In a bid to curb pollution levels in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start CNG-based facilities at four of its crematoriums. According to the BMC, the move is also aimed
Thiruvananthapuram: Wood-based industries in the State have been brought under the provisions of the Kerala Forestry Act with effect from April 19. R. Rajaraja Varma, principal chief conservator of forests,
Wood heaters will be banned in the new residential suburbs of the Molonglo Valley, with the government citing threats to air quality in the large new development. The wood heaters will be prohibited
