Forests

Morning sun over Loch Tay, Killin, United Kingdom

Scotland could become the world’s first ‘rewilding nation’

Transparent wood could be a vital part of building sustainable housing.

Transparent wood is here and it could be the future of eco-housing

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples have been shown to be the best guardians of Latin America's forests.

Giving Indigenous groups land rights 'vital' to tackling deforestation

Bialowieza forest is one of the only remaining fragments of Europe's primeval forests.

Poland set to resume logging in one of Europe's last primeval forests

Sequoia National Forest, California, USA

Where are the world's tallest trees and why are they so important?

Does deforestation actually cool the planet down?

Deforestation could be cooling the planet down, say scientists

Scientists are asking governments around the world to stop using wood as a "renewable" source of fuel.

Stop burning trees for energy, hundreds of scientists tell EU leaders

Bison have been missing from the UK for around 6,000 years.

No experience required: Could you be the UK’s first Bison herder?

14/01/2021

Bijagó women from the island of Uno in Guinea-Bissau

How to solve climate change, according to the Bijagós of Guinea-Bissau

11/01/2021

Tree planting is good, but is it the best solution?

Regrowing forests may be the ‘single largest natural climate solution’

09/11/2020

Faith-based groups can help slow down climate change

Religion plays an ‘enormous’ role in reversing climate change, says UN

06/10/2020

The Forest City Project

The architect who wants to build cities with a million trees

27/09/2020

A screenshot of the Sounds of the Forest map.

This interactive map allows you to listen to forests around the world

24/09/2020

A picture of the biodiverse Ebo Forest in Cameroon.

Cameroon halts plans for logging in biodiversity hotspot

14/08/2020

Members of the Sengwer community living in Embobut forest.

The dark side of forest conservation: Who are the Sengwer tribe?

20/07/2020

The Maowusu Desert in China has vanished from the map

The Maowusu Desert in China has vanished from the map

17/05/2020

Manufacturing toilet paper does a lot of environmental damage.

Time to end our love affair with bog roll. What’s wrong with a bidet?

20/04/2020

Saving money was found to be a big motivator for eco-friendly behaviours.

What would it take for you to go green?

15/01/2020

Woman in forest, living in a treehouse

Why I quit my job at Vogue to live in a tree for a year

04/11/2019

The Three Graces

The art installation teaching us to care for our forests

31/10/2019

Andrea Gandini

The young artist turning Rome’s trees into astonishing sculptures

24/10/2019

Trees in Finland against a blue sky

The group fighting deforestation by building from wood

30/09/2019

Thistles at South London Downs National Nature Reserve

London's new nature reserve has as much biodiversity as a rainforest

06/08/2019

Forest, dense trees

Ethiopia breaks world record by planting 350 million trees in one day

02/08/2019

Eiffel tower, green space Paris

Paris plans ‘urban forests’ at city landmarks to combat climate change

20/06/2019

The grandads fighting back against deforestation

The grandads fighting back against deforestation

06/06/2019

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Immersive story: Want to save the climate? Drink more wine!

06/12/2018

The real story of a fasting experience

The real story of a fasting experience

19/10/2018

Forest "bathing" to clean the mind

Forest "bathing" to clean the mind

09/09/2018