The latest news on the world’s forests
We keep losing forests at an alarming rate, according to recently published data by Global Forest Watch.
Healthier soil for healthier forest
The top soil in the Khasi Hills is very shallow and lacking in nutrients. A natural way to condition and fertilize soil is to add compost to the vital humus layer. It may be surprising but the foundation to a healthier cloud forest is laid by worms and kitchen scraps.
Forest pharmacies: the cure comes from the forest
Natural aspirin from the Khasi Hills
Soils are important. Why do we treat them like dirt?
Last year, scientists described soils as a “nearly forgotten resource”. It is therefore no surprise that the UN declared 2015 the International Year of Soils.
