Telangana’s greening drive aims at mitigating climate change
The green garland scheme of Telangana is expected to raise forest cover in the southern Indian state to 33% of its total area to mitigate the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions
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Best of 2019: Tribal rights over forests essential to combat climate change
At a time when the world is trying to find ways to fight climate change, indigenous communities living in and around forests have a big role to play to mitigate its devastating impacts
Tribal rights over forests essential to combat climate change
At a time when the world is trying to find ways to fight climate change, indigenous communities living in and around forests have a big role to play to mitigate its devastating impacts
Can reforesting prevent climate breakdown?
Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is the best climate change solution available, reseachers say in a new study. Are they right?
India’s forests turning brown
The core forests across the country, including those that are protected, are turning from green to brown, a worrying phenomenon that scientists say is due to more than seasonal variations
As much as 4.6 million hectares of forests in India are browning, according to a study by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation…Read More
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