Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2022) — Data from a new paper published today in Current Biology has identified a new phenomenon in the Brazilian coast: freshwater mangroves. These unique freshwater mangroves were found along the Amazon Delta and provide proof of ecosystem adaptability to the Amazon river flow. This studyContinue Reading
Rain clouds cover the peaks of the west Maui mountains, one of the wettest places on the planet, which for centuries sustained biodiverse forests providing abundant food and medicines for Hawaiians who took only what they needed. Those days of abundance and food sovereignty are long gone. Rows of limpContinue Reading
Sacred Forests: The Dialogue Between Religion and Environmental Preservation in Ethiopian Churches Photo: © Kieran Dodds, United Kingdom, 3rd Place, Professional, Landscape (Professional competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards. Used under fair use terms Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/983153/sacred-forests-the-dialogue-between-religion-and-environmental-preservation-in-ethiopian-churches “And the Lord God planted a gardenContinue Reading
The Queen’s jubilee tree planting scheme has been sponsored by companies with links to deforestation, say campaigners. Across the country, people have been asked to “plant a tree for the jubilee” in honour of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. The Queen’s Green Canopy scheme will dedicate a networkContinue Reading
Last November, amid the charged and turbulent weeks of Cop26, I found myself on a sunlit hillside in the Brecon Beacons watching saplings being planted. Families – grandparents, parents, grandchildren – followed a rugged tractor track snowy with autumnal willowherb, each carrying a foot-high tree destined for a high hillsideContinue Reading
Adriana Hoffmann, a botanist who roamed Chile deciphering its flora and who as a scientist, activist, author and policymaker tirelessly sought to protect her country’s vast forests from big-business exploitation, died on March 20 at her home in Santiago, the capital. She was 82. She had been struggling with healthContinue Reading
Download logo Located in Zambia’s North-Western Province, the greater Kafue National Park and West Lunga ecosystem complex was once home to an abundance of ancient rosewood trees and a host of other endemic and endangered species. Now, aerial views reveal slabs of fallen trees peppering black holes in the greenContinue Reading
Located in Zambia’s North-Western Province, the greater Kafue National Park and West Lunga ecosystem complex was once home to an abundance of ancient rosewood trees and a host of other endemic and endangered species. Now, aerial views reveal slabs of fallen trees peppering black holes in the green forest canopy.Continue Reading
On a chilly afternoon last autumn, I padded down a faint path beneath a grove of hemlock trees in British Columbia’s inland temperate rainforest. The moss on the ground was as thick as a mattress. Above, gray-green beards of lichen hung from the branches. Located along the province’s eastern flank,Continue Reading
While many policymakers look to shiny new technologies to solve the climate crisis, advocates say that safeguarding trees has long been a simple way to store carbon dioxide, preventing the potent greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere and warming the planet. “We often call it the climate solution you don’tContinue Reading
