“A separate rosewood tree act is simply not needed.” B J Krishnan, former member of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, says artificial regeneration of the Indian rosewood is “near impossible”.

Tamil Nadu government decides not to renew Rosewood Trees Act, citing benefits to farmers and alignment with green cover goals.

The Nilgiri Documentation Center (NDC) has called on the Tamil Nadu government to immediately reconsider the Forest Department’s decision to not renew the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation ...

The Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Areas (WGESA) occupies an area of approximately 60,285.61 km2 based on the digital boundary provided by MoEF & CC. Forest cover in all districts under WGESA has ...

Endemic to the Western Ghats, there are around 250 mature individual trees of this species, found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as last assessed in 2020.

Bengaluru: A fortnight after directing the forest, environment and ecology department to submit a detailed carrying-capacity report for Western Ghats districts, forest minister Eshwar Khandre ...

Scientists trace ancient origins of elusive Western Ghats Tree Mouse By Gayatri Vajpeyee Published on: Jul 13, 2025 07:52 am IST Read this news in brief form ...

The Western Ghats, a biodiversity hot spot, accounts for 60% of Karnataka’s forest cover and supports a rich variety of flora, fauna and insect species.