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    Indian mangroves suffer cyclone impacts

    12 Jul 2022

    Studies conducted recently show that in India frequent cyclone damage slows the recovery of mangroves and changes the forest composition in comparison to other regions that didn’t witness many cyclones, according to a Mongabay-India report.

    Greece battles 4 major wildfires; hotels, homes evacuated

    23 Jul 2022

    Local police said on Saturday afternoon they had evacuated over 450 people from two hotels and 92 houses and that 60 officers were scouring the area for anyone that refused to move.

    Destroying Amazon

    06 Jul 2021

    This is with reference to the article “Bolsonaro defangs rules aimed at saving Amazon” (July 4). This isn’t news, but adds to the repertoire of the news against Bolsonaro. His agenda is the destruction of the Amazon forests. The statistics aren’t

    Indigenous Amazon activist fights to save forest and tribe's future

    10 Oct 2020

    Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide and its preservation is vital to curbing climate change.

    Forest bathing helps to find your inner zen

    26 Oct 2020

    There is a new wellness practice on the rise called ‘forest bathing,’ which is a practise of spending time in nature to help with mental health.

    Resettling costs for biodiversity conservation

    08 Dec 2020

    A latest report titled ‘Rights Based Conservation: The path to preserving Earth’s biological and cultural diversity?’ by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) points out that India needs over US $688 billion — nearly one-fourth

    The Amazon rainforest now emits more CO2 than it absorbs

    06 May 2021

    A new study looked at the volume of CO2 absorbed and stored as the forest grows, versus the amounts released back into the atmosphere as it gets degraded.

    Working together to combat climate change

    11 May 2021

    Even as India receives an outpouring of aid from several countries to tackle the numbing and devastating effects of the pandemic, collaboration on other urgent issues cannot be set aside. In early May, India and Britain agreed to work together on plans to combat

    Cyprus ‘most destructive’ forest fire kills 4 Egyptian workers, razes dozens of homes

    04 Jul 2021

    President Nicos Anastasiades called the forest blaze "an unprecedented tragedy" except for the destruction wreaked by a 1974 war. President later toured a crisis management centre in Vavatsinia, before moving to the areas ravaged by the fire.

    Meet the real life Tarzan, who lived 41 years in the jungles of Vietnam

    28 Jun 2021

    The 49-year-old Vietnamese, Ho Van Lang, lived the life of "Tarzan" after the horrors of the Vietnam War forced him to flee with the rest of his family from the house.

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