Pastoralists in himachal have found their migration altered because of state's tree planting on their routes. Now, a letter by forest dept asks the forest dept to avoid afforestation along such routes. Pastoralists and experts laud it but raise concerns: scroll.in/article/107860…

Our new paper on the plantation history of Himachal Pradesh - and more broadly about transformation and stasis in forest restoration policy - is out. I'll write more about it later, but for now, here's the link (its open access) Pushpendra Rana nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp…

Our new open access paper draws on 35 years of data from Himachal Pradesh, India, to understand how forest restoration programs have changed over time and why, as well as what makes them effective nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp…

🌳20 days left to submit your abstract for our Annual Meeting! || ¡Quedan 20 días para enviar tu resumen para nuestra Reunión Anual! For more information, visit forestlivelihoods.org

In India, lawful and criteria-based implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 is essential to identify genuine beneficiaries. This safeguards forest-dependent communities while upholding environmental integrity, protects forests, and prevents misuse. #FRA2006

O guardian of the wooded shrine, Why stray from dharma once divine?

Plantation drives in Himachal Pradesh have been focused on commercially valuable monocultures instead of tree species that are locally valuable, finds a study. Forrest Fleischman Vijay Ramprasad Rao Pushpendra Rana Wildlife Institute of India By Seema Sharma india.mongabay.com/2025/06/studie…

This seems to be the really useful kind of "AI" application - providing data-based decision support to people facing real challenges. Whether it improves govt. tree planting in Himachal remains to be seen, but its a start.

Drawing on data from over 400 forest plantations in Himachal Pradesh, India, we show that improved forest outcomes forest cover, forest-based livelihoods) are strongly associated with long-term participation by local people in decision-making iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

One on-going plantation by a Mahila Mandal in Kullu, Himachal under RG Van Samvardhan Yojana. 600+ Women groups and youth collectives are planting trees in 1400+ hectares this monsoon.Also using wheretoplant.vercel.app to select sites for planting..