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Environment and Natural Resource Security
How fungi could save the world
From devouring pollution to fighting disease, ten reasons fungi leave other organisms in the shade.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Humans account for only 0.01% of life on Earth – but our impact has been immense
Most of us have no idea how much life on Earth there is - and what humans are doing to it.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Orangutans have learnt to coexist with humans for 70,000 years
Ancient humans nearly wiped out the orangutan. Surviving orangutans likely modified their behaviour to counter this threat.
Forests
This is what your happiness and prosperity mean for forests
Forests expand in relation to higher incomes and human well-being, according to a new report.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
What sacred sites can teach us about conservation
New research finds high levels of biodiversity around burial sites and churchyards that are meaningful to humans.
Climate Change
Introducing EarthTime: animations which show how our planet is changing
From deforestation to pandemics, this new tool visualizes planet-scale changes – aiming to bring the discussion about how we treat our home into sharp focus.
Climate Change
This online tool shows how we, and our planet, are changing
From deforestation to sea-level rises, click on any location in the world and see how it has evolved since 1984.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
We’re losing the world’s forests, but there’s a way we can fight back
Every year the world loses a forest area the size of Chicago. We must act now to address this dire situation.
Forests
Indonesia's forests are continuing to suffer from growing deforestation despite government pledges
Deforestation has ravaged Indonesia over the last twenty years, meaning the government has had to get tougher on illegal logging.
Forests
These are the 12 cities with the most trees
There's a global movement to encourage cities to grow more trees and plan more parks.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
These AI sensors could stop the illegal destruction of forests
With large bodies of trees being cut down every year, these engineers are using sensors to detect the sound of chainsaws and machinery.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
This is how planting trees could pull 60,000 Rwandans out of poverty
Planting trees can increase land productivity as well as increase food security, allowing Rwandans to grow their own produce to sell.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Saving India’s lifelines: what we must do to rescue our rivers
India’s rivers are depleting at an alarming rate. We urgently need to shift from thinking of how to exploit our rivers to how to revitalize them, says Sadhguru.
Chile
These dogs are helping to replant Chile's forests
After wildfires ravaged the region, Chilean authorities needed a way to plant seeds in millions of acres of land -and they found a unique one in the form of 3 dogs.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
China has sent 60,000 soldiers to plant trees
An entire army regiment has just been deployed to fight air pollution by planting more than 600 million hectares of forest.