Although some 178 million hectares of forest has been lost worldwide over the past three decades, the rate of loss has declined substantially during this…
By Neeta Lal/thethirdpole.net
During the virtual celebration of World Environment Day on June 5, Prakash Javadekar, India’s minister for environment, forests and climate change, launched the Nagar…
A steep rise in recovered timber and complaints from across the insurgency-affected region point to a spike in illegal tree felling in Kashmir.
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The two months long lockdown due to the fears of COVID-19 has amplified the already vulnerable situation of millions of tribals across the country. The…
Tigers are elusive solitary cats often very difficult to track in the thick jungles of India. Further, understanding family relationships among tigers is even difficult…
By Athar Parvaiz/thethirdpole.net
The government has ordered cutting and lopping of hundreds of thousands of female poplar trees in Kashmir to “contain” the spread…