Forest

Marayur’s priceless sandalwood bounty is Karnataka’s envy, Australia’s pride

June 17, 2021

Marayur’s priceless sandalwood bounty is Karnataka’s envy, Australia’s pride

A kilogram of sandalwood costs Rs 16,000 in the market, and the largest sandalwood tree in Marayur is valued at about Rs 5 crore.

May 17, 2021
To fight climate change Britain to treble tree planting by 2024

The UK environment secretary is set to announce that woodland creation rates will treble by May 2024, with around 7,000 hectares of woodlands planted per year.
April 15, 2021
Apple invests in 'working forests' as part of carbon-removal efforts

The fund will aim to generate a profit by investing in forest properties that will be managed to both produce commercial timber and boost carbon removal.
March 30, 2021
Environmentalist creates a real forest amid Vizag's concrete jungle

The biodiversity park in Vizag, is unique in that despite a spread over a relatively small area of 3 acres, it is home to no less than 2,000 plant and tree species.
March 29, 2021
In a novel study coffee waste found to boost forest recovery

In a study, an area treated with a thick layer of coffee pulp turned into a small forest in two years while the control plot remained dominated by non-native pasture grasses.
March 08, 2021
NGO says two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally

The forest loss is also a major contributor to climate-warming emissions, with the dense tropical forest vegetation representing the largest living reservoir of carbon.
March 05, 2021
Viral 'Padayappa' to sober Sugunan, jumbos raid shops, farms in Munnar

Padayappa is only a case in point and the people of the hill town of Munnar are living in constant fear of wild animal intrusion.

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