About a fifth of India's land area ( 21.76%) is categorised as 'forest', 3.41% is 'tree cover', and 1.33% is 'scrub', leaving ...

Old growth can be a renewable resource, too, if we preserve original forest and protect some of the resilient second growth, ...

Can they have any ecological value as compared to a natural forest?” asked Srivastava. But even the ‘net net’ picture (forest ... who stressed on the need for better quality data than what are ...

Forest sounds reveal ecosystem health Another tool developed by the researchers is a sound analysis system that can identify natural forest sounds and detect anomalies that may indicate ecosystem ...

John Normanly and Maria McDonnell from Curry and Hazelwood Forest in County Sligo have been shortlisted in the RDS Forestry Awards which recognise and reward farmers and woodland owners that have ...

A number of fires broke out in the Southeastern U.S. last week. Hurricane-downed trees may help fuel the flames, experts say.

The annual mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has culminated with over six lakh turtles turning up to lay eggs at the idyllic ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s mangrove forests collectively store 8.73 lakh tonnes of carbon stock, making them a crucial asset in ...

Tracking surveys by DNR staff and volunteers in winter are critical to the agency's method of estimating Wisconsin's gray ...

From touring the Skocjan Caves to admiring the works of Joze Plecnik in the capital, Robin McKelvie explores five wondrous ...

Odisha has reported the death of 888 elephants in the last 11 years, with the maximum number of 97 cases been registered in the current financial year till February, the state assembly was informed on ...