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The state forest department has paid out compensation to families of the deceased, for crop damage, and for loss of livestock; experts say depleting green cover is only going to make situation worse in the future

"Since its inception in 2008, the Suspension of Operations has ushered huge peace dividends in the hills of Manipur".

The peaceful rally according to the Kuki Inpi Manipur is an earnest appeal to the Governor of Manipur to intervene against Reserve Forest, Protected Forest, Protected Sites, Wildlife Sanctuaries, the extension of Land Revenue in the Scheduled Hill Areas of Manipur.

A total of 350.75 hectare of area under illegal poppy cultivation, including 62 hectare inside Reserve Forest, 206.3 hectare inside Protected Forest, and 81.43 hectare under Unclassed Forest has been cleared till date.

Panama City, Feb 13 (EFE).- In Panama’s dense jungle there are two narrow, historic paths that inspired the creation of one of the world’s most important maritime passages and an outstanding work of modern engineering: the Panama Canal. The Camino de Cruces and the Camino Real, built in the 16th century during Spanish colonization, linked …

The DFO, Kangpokpi, has summoned chiefs/chairman/village authority of various villages on encroachments and illegal poppy cultivation

Phnom Tamao Zoo director Nhek Ratanapich said the trees at Phnom Tamao Botanical Garden have grown more than 90 per cent, and now hundreds of people living near the area are enjoying the beautiful scenery and the fresh air whenever they get the chance.

The FAC has asked the state government to examine the financial viability of the project and submit a detailed analysis/report in this regard

Now hosting cheetahs, Kuno National Park had once moved out 24 villages to make way for lions. Decades later, thousands still haven’t got land rights.

21 September 2022. Representatives from Indigenous Peoples, civil society, and community-based organisations around the world sent an open letter (...)