<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast
Chipko 2001 coordinator J P Dabral has leveled charges of corruption and mismanagement against Uttaranchal government and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests at a press conference held at
In a view of the increasing forest fires, it has been decided that the menace will be jointly dealt with by the official forest protection force and the newly-formed Surat village forest fire
After nearly three days of court-ordered negotiations, the United States Forest Service agreed to reduce substantially the size of a timber sale on large tracts of the Bitterroot National Forest that
Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister, Thakur Roop Singh warned that the forest mafia in the state would be crushed with an iron hand. He said a drive had been launched against illicit felling and
India Inc wants to grow money on trees. Indian industrialists want the government to lease them for 30 years large tracts of wasteland or degraded forests where they can plant commercial trees, both
Forest fires raged out of control in southern Chile, ravaging prized native forests and nature reserves in what the government said was the worst disaster to hit the popular tourism zone in several
The World Bank has sanctioned a soft loan of Rs 300 crore to the Chattisgarh government for non-destructive forest management in the new state. The soft loan, involving a grant of 30 per cent, will
Chilean forest rangers accused the government of failing to provide enough money to combat forest fires that have already destroyed 42,000 acres (17,000 hectares) of native forest in southern Chile's
A fast-moving brush fire that has scorched more than 3,000 acres (1,214 hectares) near San Diego burned its way into a Marine Corps training base, as firefighters took advantage of calmer winds to
Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged all citizens to join hands to protect and manage forests in Pakistan on a sustainable basis. In a message on the occasion of Spring Tree Planting
