Amazon deforestation hurtling doomed species to ``brink of extinction``

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 14:31

The destruction of parts of the Brazilian Amazon has threatened scores of rare species doomed to disappear even if deforestation is halted, a new study has found.

Forest fire burning 3085 hectares in Russia

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:59

Twenty one forest fires are burning on a total of 3,085 hectares including 2,600 hectares in Buryatia and 485.7 hectares in Khabarovsk territory, officials said.

Natural teak forests declining worldwide: UN

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 09:12

Asia holds over 90 percent of the world`s teak resources, and India alone manages 38 percent of the world`s planted teak forests.

Loss of predators tied with deforestation

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 20:31

The unbridled growth of moose, deer and other herbivore populations is contributing to deforestation thanks to the loss of predators such as wolves.

Deforestation threatens endangered bird in Nagaland

Last Updated: Sunday, April 8, 2012, 16:22

The Blyth`s tragopan is listed in Schedule-I of Wildlife (Protection) Act and classified as vulnerable on IUCN red data list.

Alaskan ice reveals human impact on global carbon cycle

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 12:42

Glacial ice has provided scientists new clues as to how the Earth’s remote ecosystems have been influenced by industrial revolution.

Giant trees face dire future

Last Updated: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:26

The world`s biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation, pest invasions and effects of climate change.

Amazon forest loss at lowest in 23 years: Brazil

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 10:48

Deforestation in Brazil`s Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attributing the drop to its tougher stance against illegal logging.

Amazon deforestation on the rise again in Brazil

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 08:55

Deforestation in Brazil`s Amazon accelerated in June, with more than 300 square kilometers destroyed, a 17 percent increase over the previous month, government researchers said Tuesday.

Global warming: Cities, too, are carbon `sinks`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 10:40

Cities can be of surprising help in soaking up carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal greenhouse gas.

Much of world`s tropical forests managed poorly

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 10:24

Large swaths of the world`s tropical forests have been officially shielded from deforestation, but an international conservation group says that may not be enough to save them.