Environment

International Day Of Forests: Eucalyptus Cultivation In India, A Boon Or A Curse?

Tashafi Nazir

Over the last two decades, large-scale planting of Eucalyptus, as a fast-growing exotic, has occurred in India as part of a drive to reforest the subcontinent and create an adequate supply of fuel and timber for rural communities.Foresters maintain that Eucalyptus can help meet rising wood demands...