Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) is an old beech forest near Nienhagen, Germany. It is buffeted by winds from the Baltic Sea, and these have contributed to the lack of ground cover and the forest's ...

Data shows that the overall accretion to the nation’s natural forest is only over 7 sq km. At the same time, it added 149 sq km of forest cover outside the natural forest in the past two years.

It all has prompted environmental experts to allege that the rise in forest cover does not corroborate with ground realities. And since the definition of forest cover in the report itself covers ...

India is lagging behind in the targets to increase the number and quality of tree- and forest-cover plantations set ... sense – couldn’t compensate for natural forests and their biodiversity ...

The Forest Survey of India has released its 18th India State of Forest Report, indicating a marginal increase in India’s forest and tree cover ... that the prime natural forest and eco-sensitive ...