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Italy’s tourist resorts hit by violent storm, leaving damage

A powerful storm swept Italy’s northern Adriatic coast at the weekend, battering tourist resorts and residential areas.

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Men who felled iconic Sycamore Gap tree jailed for four years

Sarah Dodd, a lawyer specialising in tree law, said it was the first time in the UK that someone had been sentenced to prison for illegally felling a tree.

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Multiple people injured after 50-year-old oak collapses in Venice

A video from the scene showed the tree had snapped at the trunk, just above the roots, although what caused it to collapse is not immediately clear.

Nature

One of Earth’s rarest trees threatened by climate change and goats

Known for their mushroom-shaped canopies and the blood-red sap that courses through their wood, the trees once stood in great numbers.

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Living

How more trees in cities could have saved 400,000 lives in Europe

‘Expanding greenness’ could save millions of lives, a comprehensive new study finds.

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Kew Gardens’ historic oak reimagined as digital artwork

One of the oldest trees at London’s Kew Gardens has been brought into the digital age with a newly unveiled artwork.

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Two men charged with felling Sycamore Gap tree go on trial in UK

The tree was far from Britain’s biggest or oldest, but when it was mysteriously felled in 2023, it caused disbelief and heartbreak for many across the country.

Nature

Hundreds of vital fungi species now face the threat of extinction

The ‘giant knight’ is among 1,300 red list species in the fungal kingdom.

Design

Italian architect Stefano Boeri wins award for Dutch vertical forest

Stefano Boeri has been promoting urban forestation through his design, which incorporates greenery into high-rises.

Nature

Meet the Irish tree surgeons picking up the pieces after Storm Eowyn

Dubbed the storm of the century, Storm Eowyn left 750,000 homes without electricity.

Nature

Tree-hugging world record attempt: Woman doesn’t let go for 48 hours

A young Kenyan woman may have broken a world record for the longest tree-hugging marathon by 24 hours.

Nature

More than 1 in 3 tree species worldwide faces extinction, says IUCN

The loss of trees is also a major threat to thousands of other plants, animals and fungi.

Green News

Why is Brazil asking the EU to delay its deforestation law?

Brazil made €42 billion from exports of products from its forests in 2023 alone.

Nature

Why a Tree Army is stepping in to protect greenery in Mexico City

These vigilante citizens are making up for government inaction by ‘liberating’ trees with sledgehammers.

Nature

Amazon deforestation in Brazil down to lowest level since 2016

But environmental activists say the country's Cerrado savannah has become a ‘sacrificed biome’.

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AI and drones to protect the world’s vulnerable forests

Climate change makes forests more vulnerable to invasive species, with insects, pests and disease pathogens threatening tree growth and survival.