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No plan to change 'forest cover' definition at present, says govt

India has "no plan", at present, to change the definition of "forest cover and very dense forest", Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has said in the Rajya Sabha.

Counting trees: Better data needed to know if India's forests have grown

India's forest cover has increased by 1,540 square kilometre (sq km) between 2019 and 2021, according to the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR)

Increasing the green cover

India needs a well-defined forest conservation policy

Odisha's forest cover increases by 537.44 sq km in two years

Odisha's forest cover has increased by 537.44 square kilometre between 2019 and 2020 due to various initiatives under the Joint Forest Management programme of the government .

India's forest cover growth slows to 8-year low in 2021: Survey

Northeast states see highest decline in forest cover

Delhi's green cover increased from 21.88% to 23.06% in 2 years: Report

The overall green cover (forest cover and tree cover) increased from 324.44 sq km to 342 sq km, according to the report

Forest cover declined by 22.62 sq km in 52 tiger reserves in 10 yrs: Study

The India State of Forests Report (ISFR) 2021 was released by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav

India's forest, tree cover rose by 2,261 sq km in last 2 years: ISFR report

India's forest and tree cover has risen by 2,261 square kilometers in the last two years with Andhra Pradesh growing the maximum forest cover of 647 square kilometers, according to ISFR 2021

Shrinking forests, habitats leading to rising man-elephant conflict

With the degradation of forests and shrinking of habitats, human-elephant conflicts are rising in the northeastern states, mainly in Assam and Tripura, with 971 people being killed by wild elephants

Year In Review: Diluting green norms may derail India's climate goals

In 2021, the govt pushed renewables to meet its updated climate aims, but also came up with plans to clear forests and reduced scrutiny of polluting units that could cause further environmental damage

Vigilance probe ordered into illegal constructions in Corbett reserve

A vigilance probe has been ordered into the alleged role of officials in the illegal constructions carried out in the buffer zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve, a forest official said here on Wednesday. The vigilance probe into the matter has been ordered on the recommendation of a fact finding team of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), said the official on the condition of anonymity. The team had visited the Pakhro and Morghatti zones of CTR and found that construction of several buildings and a water body had been carried out there without the consent of competent authorities. In a letter to Uttarakhand Chief Wildlife Warden J S Suhag on October 22, the NTCA had asked him to act against the erring officials. Chief Conservator of Forest Sanjeev Chaturvedi who was appointed inquiry officer by Head of Forest Force Rajiv Bhartari has withdrawn from the probe.

Decoded: Amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980

Kanchi Kohli, senior researcher with Centre for Policy Research explained, the amendments proposed to unlock government and private lands from the purview of the forest conservation act.

Worsening wildfires

Local tribes should be involved in forest upkeep and management

J-K among top five states/UTs in forest cover increase: Manoj Sinha

With an increase of 348 square kilometres of forest cover, Jammu and Kashmir ranks among the country's top five states and union territories in terms of increase in forest cover

Brazil to end military-led programme against Amazon fires, logging

Government data showed that just over 11,000 square kilometers of forest disappeared between July 2019 and August 2020, up 9.5% compared to the previous year and the most since 2008

This land is whose land?

Book review of Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

How a 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan's lost forests

Pakistan is among the six countries that face the biggest impact from climate change, according to the United Nations, with risks of floods, melting glaciers and droughts

Maharashtra tribals can now build houses near forest areas: Govt order

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari issued a notification modifying the Forest Rights Act, 2006 that will enable tribals to "build houses in the neighbourhood forest areas"

Repeated amendments to land diversion laws threatening forests, people

There are no guidelines for what kinds of forests should be nurtured on land taken up for compensatory afforestation

No encroachment can be allowed on forest land: NGT tells Delhi govt

The tribunal was hearing a plea by south Delhi resident Amarjit Singh Nalwa and others seeking execution of a 2015 NGT order directing the Delhi government to remove encroachments