To reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, we not only have to reduce CO 2 emissions, but also remove CO₂ from the atmosphere (carbon dioxide removal, CDR) on a large scale. This can involve both land ...

Afforestation is an important strategy to enhance terrestrial carbon sink. It alters regional landscapes and affects microbial processes in soil ecosystems. In particular, soil fungi, which play an ...

The Hindu explains compensatory afforestation, its benefits for sustainability, and challenges in balancing development with ...

The push toward net zero presents significant opportunities for businesses to innovate, grow and align with evolving market demands. Central to these efforts are strategies like carbon capture, ...

Scientists from Israel have calculated how long it would take for PV plants and afforestation projects to offset their warming impacts caused by the darkening of land. The results showed that in ...

How can afforestation/reforestation (AR) help reduce climate change and help achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement calling for a maximum 1.5 degrees Celsius above ...

While hearing a plea seeking permission to fell nearly 850 mangrove trees for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, the ...

The approval granted to a compensatory afforestation proposal against the clearing of forest land in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district underlines much that is wrong with the policy. The proposal is to ...

Principal District and Sessions Judge Manjunatha G.A. on Tuesday called upon the youth to develop awareness and a sense of responsibility towards conserving the environment.

The union environment ministry has written to states and UTs specifying terms and conditions for afforestation on degraded forest land to meet the requirement of compensatory afforestation for various ...

Ecologists add that the benefits of riparian vegetation extend well beyond nutrient absorption. By shading rivers, the ...