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Indonesian forestry minister proposes 20m hectares of deforestation for crops
An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has ...
Frozen forest discovery hints at future alpine ecosystem changes
Montana State University scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree ...
Hindustan Times22d
Delhi HC pulls up forest authority over pruning of trees, issues show cause
South Forest Division is not aware of the statutory duty and responsibility cast upon the Department of Forest and Wildlife. This court has time and time again reminded the DCF of their role of ...
The Martha's Vineyard Times13d
Rising criticism of state forest-cutting plan
When David Vanderhoop, elder of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), heard about a plan to clear out acres of trees in ...
Mississippi State University24d
MSU’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center acquires coastal learning laboratory, protects vital forestland
Drone footage of the future site of MSU’s Wolf River Coastal Forest Research and Education Center. (Photo by Barber and Mann, Inc.) Made possible through a partnership with the Mississippi Department ...
The Hindu22d
Forest department drives away elephants damaging houses in Pandalur
with two elephants in Pandalur and Cherambadi damaging forest department vehicles on three separate occasions recently. In an effort to discourage the elephants from damaging houses in Pandalur ...
The Hill23d
US Labor Department adopts an anti-labor policy against remote work
The U.S. Department of Labor, the very agency responsible for safeguarding workers’ rights, is now under fire for actions that seem counter to its mission. Its recent return-to-office mandate ...
The Daily Star27d
Forest department, resort owner face off over land
Forest Department (FD) and the owner of Mati-Ta Resort has locked horns over the demarcation of forestland in Chattogram's Bhatiary area. The FD has filed a case against the resort owner ...
katu29d
Oregon looks to special session to pay 100s of vendors millions of $$$ for wildfire costs
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Forestry still owes hundreds of vendors more than $98 million for costs incurred during this year’s record-breaking wildfire season ...
The Sunday Times12d
Forest and Wildlife departments face acute staff shortage
The Department of Forest Conservation (DFC) and the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC), the two premier agencies tasked with protecting the country’s natural habitat, are facing severe ...
OPB27d
Explaining Oregon’s problem paying for wildfire work
Oregon’s drier east side was hit the hardest. Many landowners there pay the Oregon Department of Forestry for fire protection through a per-acre annual fee based on what kind of land they have ...
Statesman Journal29d
Oregon lawmakers to vote on funds to pay off debts for historic 2024 wildfire season
The money would allow the state to process the remaining payments to vendors and allow the Department of Forestry and the State Fire Marshal to continue program operations through the end of the ...