Deforestation

Official presidential portrait photograph of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wearing a dark suit and the green and yellow presidential sash.

October 5, 2026

“Flávio Bolsonaro 47%, Lula 45%”: Brazil’s Amazon Hangs in the Balance — What the Runoff Means

Brazil’s presidential race is heading to a second round after neither candidate secured more than 50% in the October 4 first-round vote. Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party received 47.03% of the

Man speaking at press conference with Impact News microphone flags

Environment·India

Manipur’s Indigenous Communities Are Reaching Toward China After India Failed Them

Manipur’s Indigenous Communities Are Reaching Toward China After India Failed Them For over three years, the hills and valleys of Manipur have burned — not metaphorically, but literally. Churches torched. Villages razed. Women paraded naked through streets. Over 250 people

October 5, 2026

Cheyenne’s Data Center Boom: Who Really Pays the Price?

Carbon·Conservation·Environment·Hydrogen·India

Wyoming’s capital city has quietly become one of the hottest addresses in the global digital economy — and residents are asking whether they’re being

Mangrove Deforestation at Turzen Point, Chargut

Carbon·Conservation·Environment·Hydrogen·India

Seven months after protesting the felling of mangroves at Turzen Point in Chargut, activists returned to find the devastation worse. “This is at the

Dry deciduous forest in Sri Lankamaleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environment·India·Nature

A 2026 Study Counted 2.1 Million Hectares of Woodland Gained and 0.17 Million Lost on State-Managed Land — Both at the Same Time

India Added 2.1 Million Hectares of Dry Woodland, But Losses Continued on Government-Administered Lands India&8217;s official forest-cover reports have shown rising numbers for years. A 2026 peer-reviewed study of India&8217;s tropical dry

Govind Tekale

September 28, 2026

Environment·News

1,500-Year-Old Cedar Cut for Fence and Sauna, Speaker Calls It Criminal

A protestor speaking from a video reel has criticized the recent felling of a 1,500-year-old cedar tree on Vancouver Island, describing the logging as “criminal” and questioning whether its use for a

Rahul Somvanshi

September 28, 2026

Sunlit lake surrounded by lush forest in the Western Ghats of India, the biodiversity-rich range where the Dodamarg-Sasoli tree felling threatens numerous endemic species.

Environment·Policy

Dodamarg Tree Felling Clears Over 6,000 Trees Near Mopa Airport Amid High Court Ban

Sarvesh Pednekar has 92,000 followers on Instagram. His tagline is: “कोकण वाचवूया जगाला दाखवूया” — Save Konkan, Show It to the World. He is a photographer and content creator from the Konkan

Rahul Somvanshi

September 17, 2026

Misty forest landscape with dense native canopy in the Western Ghats.

India·Sustainability

Green India Mission Misses Target

Under the 2014 Cabinet-approved Green India Mission programme, 1.4 million hectares was the target for increasing forest cover, alongside another 1.4 million hectares for improving the quality of existing forest cover. An

Rahul Somvanshi

September 6, 2026

Satellite view of cleared forest patches along the Amazon frontier

Environment·Nature·News

Amazon Deforestation Soars 92%: Brazil’s October 2026 Election Decides Future

Amazon deforestation jumped 92 percent in May 2025, with 51 percent of clearing in burned areas. Brazil's October 4, 2026 presidential vote decides forest protection and the 17 percent tipping margin.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 12, 2026

Workers felling an evergreen forest tree in Arunachal Pradesh, India, as part of land diversion.

Environment·India·Policy

India’s Forest Crisis: 215K Hectares Approved, 62% Actually Cleared

India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland from 2014-15 to 2025-26, yet only 62 percent was actually cleared. Down To Earth's investigation reveals the gap between approval and The si.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 12, 2026

Aerial view of Delhi showing dense urban spread near the Southern Ridge area

Environment·Forest·India·News

Delhi Southern Ridge Gets 4,080-Hectare Shield After 31 Years As ‘Three Decades’ Delay Sparks Encroachment Concerns

Delhi Southern Ridge Forest Protection: 31-Year Journey to Legal Shield Skip to main content Environmental Milestone Delhi’s Southern Ridge: 31-Year Wait for Forest Protection Ends 4,080 hectares of the capital’s vital green

Govind Tekale

November 21, 2025

Indigenous beekeeper in protective suit opening a stingless-bee hive beside wooden boxes in Amazon forest near the Tapajós River

Conservation·Indigenous·Latin America·Nature

Amazon Stingless Bees: From 12 Boxes In 2010 To 20 Today—What Training Near The Tapajós Changed

Communities & Nature In the Amazon, Stingless Bees Provide a Sustainable Livelihood Beekeeping helps an Indigenous community near the Tapajós River earn income and continue protecting the forest. 📅 October 09, 2025

Govind Tekale

October 12, 2025

Climate·Conservation·Forest·Nature

Amazon Rainforest Trees Growing 3.2% Fatter Per Decade as Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, 188 Forest Plots Show

Amazon rainforest trees have been quietly getting fatter over the past three decades, with their average size increasing by 3.2% every decade, according to a groundbreaking new study published in Nature Plants.

Govind Tekale

September 29, 2025

Tree stumps and partially cleared forest area near the Negro river in the Brazilian Amazon, showing deforestation with remaining forest visible in the background.

Climate·Forest·Latin America·Nature

Amazon Deforestation Causes 74.5% of Rainfall Decline, Critical 10-40% Forest Loss Threshold Identified

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is responsible for approximately 74.5% of the reduction in rainfall and 16.5% of the temperature increase during the dry season, according to a Nature Communications study published

Karmactive Team

September 15, 2025

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