There is a scandal here...policy makers are calling vast monocultures ‘forest restoration’.
… Restore natural forests to meet global climate goals Staff … restoration’. International plans to restore forests to combat global warming are flawed … restoration means bringing back natural forests, but policy makers are calling vast …
A team of researchers from across Europe are praising the transformative impacts of forests on mental health.
… health Staff Reporter | 17th May 2019 News Forests Mental Health … are praising the transformative impacts of forests on mental health. Forest Europe, … evidence on the benefits of spending time in forests. The experts say that just two or …
Packed with rare flora and fauna, Britain’s woodlands are the perfect place for getting to grips with nature. From Yorkshire to the Lake District, Hampshire and beyond, Ruth Styles rounds up the best walks
… | 28th January 2011 Ethical Living Woodland Forests Travel Walking Nature holding.jpg … it’s not just the natural bounty provided by forests that makes them count; it’s the … Belvoir Forest Park one of the UK’s best city forests. The RSPB has a hide from which you …
New study overturns 'conventional wisdom' by finding significant tree evolutionary diversity in temperate and tropical dry forests.
… Reporter | 11th May 2020 News Biodiversity Forests Science And Systems … diversity in temperate and tropical dry forests. Temperate and tropical dry forests – not just rainforests – are home to …
TreeSisters is aiming to plant a million trees a month by the end of 2020.
… the restoration of decimated mangrove forests, will also sustain indigenous fishing … herself created to do the job perfectly: forests. Empowering a global network of women, … of Cancer and Capricorn in the form of forests. Their restoration is critical to …
A landmark partnership between Kew and the Forest Stewardship Council is using DNA technology to help prevent illegal logging, estimated by Interpol to cost between up to £76 billion annually.
… commonly traded wood species in FSC-certified forests of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and … the work across the 1,900 FSC-certified forests across all the major and minor timber … to addressing a host of major challenges our forests face today, including climate change.” …
Parts of Alaska are warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet - maintaining the unique ecosystem of the Tongass ecosystem is critical.
… enabling further clear-cutting of old growth forests and threatening the livelihoods of … climate efforts. Climate scientists agree , forests are critical for stabilizing the …
A recently obtained government document shows that Finland is lobbying to hide its emissions from forest loss.
… Reporter | 17th October 2019 News Findland Forests International finland-1671566_1280.jpg … green image. The document, obtained by EU forests and rights NGO Fern and the Finnish … Member States must account for emissions from forests, wetlands and agricultural land in …
Charity calls for a revolution on behalf of nature.
… for reforesting the world’s tropical rainforests, affirmed by many global scientists as … valuable knowledge. "If the tropical forests are destroyed, we risk losing our … to stop the mindless destruction of the rainforests and begin vast, conscious restoration. …
Lava flows tell 600-year story of biodiversity loss on tropical island.
… as a time-machine to look into the past.” Forests The researchers found that before permanent human settlements, forests were dominated by large fleshy-fruited … frugivores play an important role in tropical forests because they swallow large fruits and …
Timber announces first 2019 programme line up for site-specific festival experience exploring landscape and the environment in the magic of the National Forest
Timber programme announced Staff Reporter | 4th March 2019 News Festival Culture Timber. screen-shot-2018-07-11-at-13.47.03-1024x528.jpg Timber announces first 2019 programme line up for …
Combine latest technology with local knowledge and the picture becomes clear, a comprehensive story of life on the rainforest floor.
Seeing the wood for the trees Staff Reporter | 5th August 2019 News Conservation Peru Rainforest Thought Leaders 170509_peru_ashaninka_aerial-0059-2.jpeg Combine latest technology with local …
Amazon, BlackRock and owner of Versace among 242 leading companies and financial institutions which fail to recognise responsibility to act on deforestation.
… are complicit in the destruction of tropical forests, which undermines our ability to … has been lost every year from 2014 to 2018 as forests are cleared for agriculture, emitting …
Sing for the Trees will take place on International Women's Day.
… Trees International Women's Day Change Makers foreststrees.jpg Sing for the Trees will take … gentle activism" includes 53 events in parks, forests and gardens in 14 countries across the … are playing in the restoration of the world's forests. Dynamic change TreeSisters, a UK …
Making Ghana’s cocoa sector more sustainable isn’t the easiest of tasks but for the Louis Bolk Institute’s Christian Mensah that’s all part of the job. Ruth Styles caught up with him to find out how he’s doing it
… have facilitated forest loss by removal of forests to establish cocoa farms. Land tenure …
With sunny days on the way, make the most of your weekends with an English day out
Five brilliant English day trips Ruth Styles | 24th March 2011 Ethical Living England History Woodland Travel Weekends Society Green Living istock_000009679662xsmall.jpg With sunny days on the way, …
Evolutionary diversity should be an important consideration when identifying priority areas for conservation.
… priority areas for conservation. Amazon forests with the greatest evolutionary … the links between how fast different forests grow and their diversity. Biodiverse … biodiversity affects productivity in tropical forests is important because it allows us to …
South African-based environmental organisation, Greenpop, calls for more tree planting action in response to recent studies.
Arbor month in South Africa Staff Reporter | 2nd September 2019 News Arbor Month South Africa Tree Planting why_do_we_celebrate_arbor_month_in_south_africa.png South African-based environmental …
The cowboys and Indians are still there but there’s more to America’s 48th state than reliving the glory days of the Wild West. Home to seven different ecosystems, it is leading the way in conservation and green tourism. Ruth Styles went to find out more
… got extinct volcanoes, huge ponderosa pine forests and most spectacularly of all, the …
UK Government’s Darwin Initiative has trained up a team of highly skilled ‘para-ecologists’ in Papua New Guinea rainforest.
… Staff Reporter | 28th March 2019 News Rainforests Papua New Guinea Change Makers … commitment to protect the most diverse forests for nature and tackle illegal logging. … in a better state than we found it.” The rainforests in Papua New Guinea are home to an …
'We need to move food, farming and land stewardship into a radical new direction.'
Stop soil erosion Staff Reporter | 9th January 2020 News Soil Management Green New Deal Food And Farming Thought Leaders soilhands.jpg 'We need to move food, farming and land stewardship into a …
Boasting vibrant cities, countless historical treasures and lush rolling countryside, England has much to offer green travellers, says Green Living Editor Ruth Styles
… of multi-coloured fields, interspersed with forests, moors and rolling hill country. The … U-turn on the proposed sell-off of England’s forests following a public outcry and …
Trees for Life launches unique rewilding training scheme in the Highlands.
Rewilding training to boost rural employability Staff Reporter | 6th March 2019 News Rewilding Training Rural Economy skills_for_rewilding_trainees_c_alex_macleod_trees_for_life_medium.jpg Trees for …