Karnataka’s forest cover, at 21.21%, is far below the 33% recommended by the National Forest Policy, raising ecological ...

The Tripura government has decided to check the forest area in the state following reports that the green cover has come down because of various reasons, including “incorrect implementation” of a 2006 ...

A non-governmental organisation, Wild Africa, has said Nigeria experienced a 12 per cent decrease in tree cover since 2001, ...

civil society and local communities to increase forest cover, 11,000 hectares of forests are lost every year across the country due to wildfires, climate change and the conversion of forest land ...

The state of Odisha has witnessed massive destruction of forest cover due to rampant wildfires. In just the last three months, nearly 3,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire, while over ...