Many tree species endemic to the Cardamom Hill Reserve (CHR) area are under severe threat with the plantations widely pruning the branches for the cardamom crop to get direct sunlight. The CHR area of ...

Green cardamom is the third most expensive spice in the world, after saffron and vanilla. Just 100 grams of the spice can cost about $9. That’s about $90 for a kilogram. But getting that little bit of ...

Idukki: After the revenue department issued the tree cutting order last October, tree felling was rampant in Cardamom Hills Reserve (CHR) lands in Idukki. Environmentalists fear this will cause ...

Fragrant, flavorful, and prized in kitchens around the world, cardamom is not just a pantry staple it is a symbol of sophistication. And the good news is that even though it’s native to the ...

Large-scale tree felling has been reported from the Cardamom Hill Reserve (CHR) area at Pethotty in Santhanpara in Idukki district. According to sources, trees were cut recently under the guise of ...

Farmers in eastern Tanzania are regrowing rainforest trees on part of their land. The farmers receive payments from the sale of carbon credits to supplement their incomes and to compensate them for ...