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In First-ever Biome-wide Assessment of the Industry’s Impact on Tropical Forests from 2000-2019, Significant Indirect Deforestation from Mining Found in 18 of 26 Countries WORCESTER, MA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2022)—New peer-reviewed research published in PNAS today showed that, out of 26 countries, Indonesia accounted for 58.2% of the tropical deforestation directly…
Three decades since the initiation of decentralised governance, and more than a decade since the first community forest resource right was recognised in Maharashtra, forest-dwelling communities still have limited space in decision-making about their forest resources. This article describes three cases from Maharashtra where bureaucratic overreach has impeded emerging forest
PESHAWAR: Pakistan is losing 27,000 hectares of forests every year resulting into a substantial increase in temperature while causing adverse effects on human life, aquatic resources and agricultural productivity.
PG&E bought trees that were cleared under a right-of-way exemption, rather than a timber harvest plan, then sold them to Mendocino and Humboldt Redwood Company.
In addition to the Climate Change Act, the Buhari administration also approved Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP).