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Study links female legislators to faster forest-cover growth

By Arathi Menon/Mongabay The gender of elected representatives can influence forest-cover growth, indicates a study that examines the causal impact of female elected representatives on forest conservation in India. The study concludes that electing a female MLA increased annual forest-cover growth by about six percentage points in constituencies reserved for historically marginalised communities such as [] The post Study links female legislators to faster forest-cover growth appeared first on NorthEast Now .

15 Sep 2026 3:58 pm