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Unique native diet under wane

Wild greens, rich in nutritional and medicinal properties, have long been the staple food in tribal areas in central India. Modern agriculture with its ...

Bringing trees under their protective fold

In eastern India, tribals have taken recourse to tradition to encourage forest conservation. Starting from November 15, the foundation day of the Jharkhand ...

Local communities in Nepal to manage forests

Nepal's rural poor will get to manage hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest land with financial assistance from the UK’s Department for International ...

Carbon trading scheme displacing locals in Uganda

A Dutch organisation’s programme on afforestation has caused massive displacement of indigenous people in Uganda. In an attempt to offset forest emissions, the ...

Saving world's green cover

Economic meltdown and climate change have raised the profile of forest management on the global agenda, notes FAO’s State of the World's Forests ...

Van panchayats script a success story

Van panchayats in India’s hilly state of Uttarakhand present a perfect example of government and citizens coming together for the management of natural ...

Women crusaders 'on the prowl' for timber mafia

A group of tribal women in eastern India has helped restore the neighbourhood forests. Carrying traditional weapons and humming folk warnings, these women go ...

Money growth policy for Indian villages

A plantation drive being carried out in the districts of an eastern Indian state is helping villagers get employment through nurturing tree saplings. Engaging ...

India: 'The biggest land grab after Columbus'

A recently released ministry of rural development report in India blames the government and companies like Tata and Essar for a corporate takeover in the ...

Vanishing green cover of Mumbai

Increasing infrastructural development in the commercial capital of India has taken a toll on the forest cover, shrinking it to a negligible size. Officials ...

2009 crunch year for world's forests

An international environmental charity has called for forests to be included in the new climate change agreement at Copenhagen this year. Curbing deforestation ...