Located in the Godavari delta, Coringa is the third-largest mangrove forest in India. The sanctuary hosts as many as 24 species of mangrove trees. You can also see several species of birds.

India lost 3,48,000 hectares of humid primary forest (5.4 per cent) from 2002 to 2024, accounting for 15 per cent of its total tree cover loss during the same period, it stated. The country lost ...

India's primary forest loss increased to 18,200 hectares in 2024, up from 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to Global Forest Watch data. Since 2001, the country has lost 2.31 million hectares of tree ...

India lost 18,200 hectares of primary forest in 2024 compared to 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to the latest data from a global collaboration of over 100 organisations.

Indian grey wolf. The Indian grey wolf can be found in dry deciduous areas, thorn forests, scrub forests, and grasslands. Along with rats and hares, it preys on livestock like sheep and goats and ...

Forest cover defined. FSI defines forests as any land with a tree canopy density of more than 10 per cent and an area of over one hectare, regardless of ownership or land use.

The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.

A thorn forest’s flood-fighting power lies in its roots, which loosen the soil so “it acts more like a sponge,” said Bradley Christoffersen, an ecologist at the University of Texas Rio ...

The Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last remnants of the Tamaulipan thorn forest, a dense mosaic of at least 1,200 plants. They once covered more than 1 million acres on both ...

The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back. The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border.

Forest plays a significant role in ecological balance, habitat for wildlife, and numerous human occupations. On this International Day of Forests, it is important to celebrate India's rich and varied ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT)--India's apex green court that looks into cases relating to environmental protection, conservation of forests and other natural resources--last year took suo motu ...