A new study reveals the extreme vulnerability of the Arequipa shrublands to these blazes, with severe soil degradation ...

DEHRADUN: The latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR), which provides an assessment of the country's green cover situation, has revealed a decline in forest cover in eight mountain states over ...

Steep slopes mean the clearing of forest for farming ... flowing downstream and the productivity of soil. In fact, over 311 million rural mountain people in developing countries live in areas ...