Forests have always sustained our lives. It’s time for us to return the favour
Forests are home to 80 per cent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. This year’s International Day of Forests highlights the urgent changes needed to save them.
Animal and plant species declared extinct between 2010 and 2019, the full list
The disappearance of 160 species has been declared by the IUCN over the last decade: most had been gone for a long time and their demise can be traced in large part to human impact. The full list of extinct species.
Borneo, indigenous and environmental activists celebrate: the mine won’t go ahead
After a legal battle that lasted two years, Indonesia’s Supreme Court has revoked the permit to mine for coal in the forests of South Kalimantan in Borneo.
Australia wildfires: the extent, severity and consequences of an environmental tragedy
The list of human and animal victims of the Australia wildfires keeps growing – one species might already have gone extinct – as the smoke even reaches South America.
The high price of peace in Colombia: deforestation in the Amazon
Areas where the FARC guerrilla used to hold power in Colombia have faced record deforestation. Farmers cut down trees, burn land and plant grass for cows. Because, “what else can we do for a living here in the Colombian Amazon”? An intimate report from the heart of the felled forest in Caquetá.
Ireland aims to plant 440 million trees against the climate crisis
22 million trees and 50,000 more energy efficient homes a year, as well as one million electric cars by 2030. This is Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, which institutes bold targets for the next two decades.
The Congo Basin rainforest, the second largest in the world, could disappear by 2100
The world’s second largest rainforest, in Central Africa’s Congo Basin, is disappearing at alarming rates due to severe deforestation. The underlying reasons are to be found widespread poverty in the region.
What we learned from the World Forum on Urban Forests 2018 in Mantova
The World Forum on Urban Forests took place from the 28th of November to the first of December. More than 400 experts from 50 countries conversed with politicians, journalists and citizens to design the green cities of the future.
A wall made of plants, green architecture to re-imagine cities
Introducing plants into buildings to absorb CO2, eliminating indoor pollution and improving your mood. This is green architecture.
Brazil, Amazon reforestation at risk with Jair Bolsonaro’s election
A great Amazon reforestation project has been agreed in Brazil, the largest in history. Will it endure the victory of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics in the presidential election?