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Climate Change
Siberia is experiencing heatwaves and forest fires – this is why it matters
Siberia has just experienced it's hottest day on record, a scary reminder of the current climate crisis we are living in, thanks to global warming and carbon emissions.
Forests
People are planting tiny urban forests to boost biodiversity and fight climate change
Inspired by a Japanese botanist, these fast-growing, mixed-species plantations can absorb more carbon than conifer forests.
Sustainable Development
Climate change could be making forests shorter – this is how
Rising temperatures can limit photosynthesis, stunting growth in young trees, while forest loss disproportionately affects mature, old-growth trees.
Sustainable Development
This teenager has a plan to mobilize young people everywhere
YOUTHTOPIA is a new project from the teenage sisters behind Bye Bye Plastic Bags in Bali. It aims to train up a generation of changemakers and give them the tools to make a difference.
Forests
This Scottish forest is a playground, a factory and a home for wildlife | Pioneers for Our Planet
Forests
This man is helping the forest by cutting it down | Pioneers for Our Planet
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
This farmer is saving the jungle by growing food in it | Pioneers for Our Planet
Biodiversity
How forest loss has changed biodiversity across the globe over the last 150 years
A study has looked at forest loss over 150 years compared with numbers of animal and plant species, to monitor the effect of deforestation on biodiversity.
Forests
These charts show what forest loss looks like across the globe
The tropics lost 11.9 million hectares of tree cover in 2019, according to data from the University of Maryland.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
These 5 countries are home to more than half the world’s forests
The UN says the world has lost an area the size of Libya in woodlands since 1990, but the good news is that net losses in forests have slowed.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Ethiopia wants to plant 5 billion seedlings this year
For World Environment Day, the Ethiopian government has announced plans to plant 5 billion seedlings during this year's rainy season.
COVID-19
COVID-19 is putting the world's forests at risk - here's how
The economic fallout from COVID-19 is accelerating the need for fuel and food at the expense of the world's forests, according to 'The State of the World's Forests 2020' report.
COVID-19
COVID-19 is a stark reminder that our assault on the natural world has consequences
The coronavirus wasn't man-made - but humanity is responsible for the conditions that have facilitated its spread. It's time to take nature risk seriously.
Forests
On Arbor Day 2020, we are planting hope
This year, despite the current global health crisis, Arbor Day can remind us that trees are a symbol of national resolve and optimism. Here's why.
Australia
Should koalas be declared an endangered species?
Following decades of habitat loss and catastrophic wildfires, this marsupial may now be endangered in some areas of the country.