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FOREST REHABILITATION
In 1953, South Korea began a massive reforestation campaign after the Korean War. Decades later, the effort produced a stunning transformation, with more than 10 billion trees turning barren mountains into thriving forestsAfter the Korean War ended in 1953, South Korea faced severely degraded hills and mountains, with millions of hectares classified as “bare ...- Bastar 2.0: Calm returns, trust remains a work in progressPeace has returned to Bastar villages after Maoist insurgency officially ended. Former rebels now seek rehabilitation and new livelihoods t...
- In 1962, China sent young 369 foresters, to a former Qing hunting reserve that had become desert and was throwing sandstorms at Beijing; three generations later, it is the largest man-made forest on EarthIn 1962, a determined group of young foresters set out to change the landscape of Saihanba, transforming a barren desert into a thriving ec...
- Police end 15-day Ken-Betwa protest marked by Jal, Chita, Faansi satyagrahasIn Chhatarpur, a 15-day demonstration against the Ken-Betwa Link Project came to a close on Sunday, as police intervened to disperse the pr...
- India set to get night safari soon. Check where, how to reach and what to expectIndia's first urban night safari project at Lucknow's Kukrail Reserve Forest has received Supreme Court approval. This ambitious project, i...
- Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore for 4 major schemes; 20% reservation for retired Agniveers in state policeArunachal Pradesh's Cabinet approved Rs 7,834 crore for four comprehensive schemes. This investment will improve roads and rural connectivi...
- Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews Assam Zoo modernisation project, suggests internal train serviceAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected ongoing modernisation works at the Assam State Zoo. He also reviewed infrastructure deve...
- China's anti-desertification drive restores 10 million hectares in five years, targets 6.7 million more by 2030China has restored over 10 million hectares of desertified land and nearly 2 million hectares of rocky desertification during the 14th Five...
- A canal without locks? A Latin American mega project aims to challenge the Panama Canal without digging oneMexico’s dry canal project is changing global trade with a bold rail-based route connecting oceans. The Interoceanic Corridor uses a 192-mi...
- Asiatic black bear cub released back into the wild in Arunachal PradeshAn 8-month-old orphaned Asiatic black bear cub was successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild by the Department of Environment a...
- Sonowal asked the Forest and Revenue Department to permanently rehabilitate the families of Laika and DodhiaSonowal also constituted a ten-member committee with Environment and Forest Minister as its Chairperson and Revenue and Disaster Management...
- Thousands of Bastar tribals who fled Chhattisgarh 15 years ago are still camping in neighbouring statesFifteen years ago, at the peak of the Salwa Judum campaign, residents of most Bastar villages got divided into three distinct groups. Those...
- No tribal to be evicted from tiger reserves: PanelNCST has clamped down on any displacement of tribals from critical wildlife areas and critical tiger reserves.
- Oust Hindi speaking people and settle indigenous people who lost their land in floods: ULFA factionAssam forest minister, Parmila Rani Brahma have stated that she had made attempts to rehabilitate some of the landless indigenous people of...
- Kerala government seeks Rs 400 cr from Centre for forest department worksState Forest Minister K Raju raised the demand in this regard and submitted a detailed memorandum during a brief meeting with Union Ministe...
- Madhya Pradesh government still adhering to old land acquisition rulesShejwar said many states, including Madhya Pradesh, are not in favour of implementing the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation Act-2013.
- Chandoli National Park free of human interference, almostThe forest department has over the years managed to curb human interference in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), particularly in the Chando...
- MoEF panel recommends land diversion for Tata Steel's plantAn environment ministry panel has recommended the diversion of forest land for Tata Steel's five MTPA greenfield steel plant in Chhattisgar...
- 'Relocation of people from tiger reserves in process'The process of relocating local people from notified core or critical tiger habitats of tiger reserves is currently underway in the state, ...
- Forest department’s error became residents’ terrorThousands of residents around the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli and Thane are paying for a blunder committed by the forest departm...
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