Forests

Helsinki, Finland.

Which country has just set the world's most ambitious climate target?

You can become a green ‘Laird of Glencoe’ for €36, but is the scheme really saving Scotland?

Can becoming a 'Lord of Glencoe' really help conserve Scotland?

Earth Day is celebrated around the world on 22 April.

These climate heroes of 2022 are giving us hope on Earth Day

These tiny mountain marmosets are being threatened by invasive species.

Pet monkeys are pushing this tiny marmoset to the brink of extinction

The Sara Culture Centre is built from over 12,000 cubic metres of wood harvested from nearby forests

Sweden’s timber city erects skyscraper made entirely from wood

Teak is being used to build super yachts

EU's mega-rich found to be fuelling the illegal 'blood timber' trade

Stumps left behind are a haven for insects and birds.

Cutting down trees is boosting biodiversity in this Finnish forest

02/03/2022

Amazon vs Europe

Why is no one talking about the surge in forest growth in Europe?

24/02/2022

Italy is the second largest carbon sink in Europe, according to the Chloris data.

Scientists can now map carbon to the scale of tennis courts from space

13/01/2022

Friends of the Earth Netherlands won a landmark victory against Shell earlier this year, forcing it to rein in its carbon emissions.

Seven times polluters lost and the environment won in 2021

17/12/2021

Welsh households are being offered free trees

Free trees are being handed out to the entire population in Wales

07/12/2021

Fungal networks are being mapped for the first time. Image shows the reproductive spores containing nuceli.

How a map of underground mushrooms can help us fight climate change

02/12/2021

There are now 105 wild bison living in Romania's Carpathian Mountains

Back from the brink: Bison return to Romania after 200-year absence

01/12/2021

Deforestation surrounds massive limestone quarries cut into the mountains of Ipoh in Malaysia.

Beef and coffee to be certified ‘deforestation-free’ under new EU law

18/11/2021

A pathway through a forest

Deadly tree disease highlights risks of monocultures

22/10/2021

The ceremony was organised to protect a group of mature trees in Bristol, UK

Women are marrying trees to save them from deforestation

12/09/2021

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

09/08/2021