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The study suggests some forests will lose their capacity to buffer climate extremes as water becomes limited at many sites (Photo: AFP)

Forests may lose ability to tackle climate change due to global...

Forest canopies produce microclimates that are less variable and more stable than similar settings without forest cover.

1 July 2018 5:12 PM IST

The BR163 in Brazils Para state is a major transport route. (Photo: AFP)

How highways in Brazil are paving way for future

Brazil highways drive Amazon development and destruction.

9 Oct 2019 3:27 PM IST

The Western Ghat forests also are a strong source of economic dependence and survival of certain communities who live on the fringes of these forests.

Can we survive without our forests?

In many cases, it is difficult even to precisely understand the nature of the damage that is suffered.

25 Nov 2019 2:04 AM IST

If Forest Department officials come to take over your Podu (form of shifting cultivation) lands and plant sapling, stop them. If needed beat them up and uproot the saplings which are planted by them, I will see what will happen, said BJP MP Soyam Rao. (Photo: ANI)

'Uproot saplings planted by forest officials, beat them if needed':...

BJP MP Soyam Rao spoke at an event to mark the death anniversary of tribal leader and Tudum Debba founder Siddam Shambu.

22 July 2019 11:42 AM IST

While this initial soil warming has benefitted Dahurian larch, further permafrost thaw could likely decrease tree growth and even cause the forest to decay, according to the authors. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Reforestation most effective against climate change

Earth's land could support 4.4 billion hectares of continuous tree cover.

7 July 2019 12:31 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Older Amazonian forests help regulate global climate

Tropical rainforests play a critical role in regulating the global climate system.

4 Jun 2018 10:54 AM IST