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[Commentary] Exploring gender in forest landscape restoration initiatives

Supreme Court restores 1996 definition of forests in recent interim order

Forest dwellers struggle amid depleting forest resources

Ability of forests as carbon sinks in question amid global warming

Prolonged dry weather impacts J&K’s key sectors, forests, glaciers and water bodies

[Commentary] The future of Delhi’s green spaces

Konkan Railways impacted agricultural lands more than forest cover, finds study

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields

NGOs and conservationists look into commercialising invasive plants from the wild

How the loss of a natural dye-producing plant initiated the idea of a village sanctuary

The Forest Rights Act sees outcome in a women-led forest stewardship scheme in Odisha

Dachigam National Park at risk as forest cover, natural habitat reduces, reveals study

Loss of forest cover in Kashmir is pitting a protected animal against the world’s costliest spice

[Commentary] Amendments in the Forest Conservation Act enable community-led recognition of forests

Including indigenous perspectives for equitable forest management

Delhi to expand tree adoption policy, citizens push for tree census first

Pallas’s cat’s sightings become more common in Ladakh

With no primary data on impacts, government approves an oil extraction technique 500 m outside forests

Green pilgrimage model balances faith and conservation

Declining bird populations are a ‘grim’ reminder of rapid biodiversity loss, says new report