Wetlands: reservoirs of carbon
When you think of a wetland you do not often think of tall, dense forests. Neverthless wetlands – areas that maintain a wet soil surface over a certain period of time, ranging from permanently inundated with water to periodicially drained – are often forested and they are also extremely important for climate change mitigation and adaptation because of their role in carbon sequestration.
The urban forest
Urban trees, that is, those in towns and cities, provide us with a wealth of benefits.
Reforesting the tropics through women’s nature-based leadership
TreeSisters aim to restore the earth’s forest, one woman at a time.
Selfies in the forest
Every tree we plant helps to cool our earth.
Bees for Trees
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about bees.
Can’t see the water for the trees?
In the wake of the Forest-Water Nexus monitoring workshop that took place in Sweden last week, the need for an integrated approach to forest and water management has been highlighted once more in an article published today by Dr Dalton and colleagues.
Bill Liao on Bloomberg TV
Did you know that trees cool our planet?
The Nakd Forest
Looking after the environment means a happier world for all, and ultimately an even yummier, natural wholefoods for us to snack on!
People and planet
Few conservationists would argue that rural people are perfect conservation allies and fewer still would argue that a forest full of people is a forest empty of animals.
400,000 trees so far
We are excited to hear we have crossed the 400,000 tree mark in our pledge to plant one million every five years with WeForest.
