Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often underperforms in the nutrient poor soils that dominate tropical landscapes. To discover if the timber ...

In a significant move which would boost the forest biodiversity and eco-restoration of forest areas, the Kerala forest department has decided to replace teak plantations in disaster-prone areas, ...

Wild teak forests continue to decline, threatening genetic diversity, while commercial planted teak forests are on the rise, according to a new assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ...

A revolutionary technology developed by the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) can transform the way teak plantations are protected from their most notorious pest – the teak defoliator moth ...

RECENT research work exemplifies the close collaboration maintained between the Central Research Institute at Dehra Dun, India, and the local research officers maintained in the various provinces of ...

On his farmland in Koboko District, Abdullahi Yusuf Banya does not rush his harvests. Along the edges of the 20-acre farm, rows of tall, straight trees rise quietly above food crops. They are teak, ...

BENGALURU: At a time when many parts of Indian history are being altered, experts and retired forest officials have sought a change pertaining to teak plantation, saying it was not the British, but ...

Panama is racing to restore 50,000 hectares (124,000 acres) of forest by 2025 to meet its carbon emissions reduction targets under the Paris climate agreement. The nation’s public and private sectors ...