Page 4 - Deforestation

After chopping 2,141 trees in Aarey, Metro says will abide by SC order

The corporation is executing 33.5-km long Colaba-Speez Metro 3 and has alreay cut as much as 2,141 trees in the disputed site

Aarey protest: Court grants bail to 29 protesters arrested over last 2 days

However, the protesters are unlikely to walk out of the Thane jail on Sunday pending completion of the legal procedure and other formalities

Trees cut down in Aarey Colony as police stand guard against protests

Most of the shops, restaurants and roadside stalls remained closed in the area in view of the imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), banning unlawful assembly, since Saturday

29 activists arrested after clash with police as Aarey tree cutting starts

The police on Saturday imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Aarey, restricting movements and gathering of groups, and cordoned off the area

Aarey not a forest, many trees were felled for Delhi Metro too: Javadekar

"There was a need to fell 20 to 25 trees for setting up the first metro station in Delhi and then also people had similarly opposed it", the minister said

As India hosts desertification meet, 30% of its land is already degraded

Over 600 million people risk the impact of climate change in India and if land degradation is not addressed, the problem could get more acute

Gardener drone? Australian engineer develops one to plant 1 bn trees a year

The drone has been tested at abandoned mine sites in New South Wales in need of re-vegetation

Deforestation: Think beyond ideas of integration or segregation

The pace and quality of this transition is mixed