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Download logoLocated in Zambia’s North-Western Province, the greater Kafue National Park and West Lunga ecosystem complex was once home to an abundance of

Nagpur Today : Nagpur News National News Electric vehicles cost to be on par with petrol vehicles in 2 years: Gadkari

The Nation Is in BC Supreme Court to claim title to heavily-logged land the province says they ‘abandoned.’

Taipei, March 14 (CNA) The case of a former ranking official at the National Communications Commission (NCC) found to have caused a forest fire last year has been turned over to the Disciplinary Court after he was impeached Monday for tainting the reputation of the government and public officials.

Recognition of forest rights in Gondia’s forest villages has increased a sense of ownership and responsibility in the villagers over their forest resources, leading to the adoption of a wide range of sustainable forest management practices.

"There is no limit to what we, as women can accomplish” Michelle Obama

KATHMANDU — Nepalis whose livelihoods rely on access to the country’s community forests have suspended planned protests against a new law they say will threaten their autonomy and force their groups to work under various bureaucratic mechanisms. The move by the Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN), which has been protesting the proposed changes […]

At the end of January, Canadian oil and gas company Reconnaissance Africa (ReconAfrica) discreetly announced it expected approvals shortly for a second seismic survey and the drilling of three to six additional test wells in northeastern Namibia’s Kavango Basin. Residents and environmental campaigners say the company is breaking the law. ReconAfrica is prospecting for oil […]

Communities can do fishing in protected forests, but can’t cut trees; 200 Indus delta islands are now protected.

Diane Nicholls, British Columbia's chief forester, said Thursday effective immediately, there is a new allowable annual cut (AAC) level for Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 8 in the Southern Interior. The recent announcement will affect Interfor Corporation, the major logging company in the Boundary, with a 14.8 % reduction in the annual allowable cut for Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 8.