Deforestation

45 Indian Tree species face extinction

by Prakash Rangarajan December 26, 2007

The western ghats, the northeast forests and the Andamans might still look pristine but of late there is enough scope to believe that conservation efforts is not not taking the right direction. The loss of habitat due to deforestation and human inhabitation is on the rise if one heeds a recent report by the The World Conservation Union comprising of 83 member countries.

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The Amazon debate rolls on

by Prakash Rangarajan December 12, 2007
Logging is rampant in the Amazon Forests

It’s a cliche really, the impact of the state of the Amazon forest on mother earth’s climatic horoscope. Yet the lengths to which governments go to put the burning issue under the mat defies logic of any degree.

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