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"‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals"
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"City Lights Extend Growing Season for Urban Trees"
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City Lights Extend Growing Season for Urban Trees

"Giant Corporations Protect 15,000 Square Miles of Forests in Partnership With WWF Stewardship Program"
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Giant Corporations Protect 15,000 Square Miles of Forests in Partnership With WWF Stewardship Program
The WWF Forests Forward program has partnered with 26 big businesses to reduce deforestation and they've conserved 15 million sq-miles.

🐛 Trees and hedges on farmland significantly boost butterfly numbers
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Trees and hedges on farmland significantly boost butterfly numbers
University of Oxford researchers have led a new study which found that hedgerows, small copses and even individual trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes. The findings have been published in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

A neighbouring #condo corp here in #Whitehorse is spending good money to reduce their property value. The other year, they felled a line of #trees that stood at their property border. Now they are build…

Beech trunk, torsion and bonus extras for the school next door.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #RopeSwing

#ThickTrunkTuesday
A forest giant from the Osa Peninsula in #CostaRica. The indigenous guide said it was a survivor of the primary forest & the locals called it the garlic tree
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"Animals boost tropical forests' carbon absorption by aiding seed dispersal"
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Animals boost tropical forests' carbon absorption by aiding seed dispersal
A lot of attention has been paid to how climate change can drive biodiversity loss. Now, MIT researchers have shown that the reverse is also true: Reductions in biodiversity can jeopardize one of Earth's most powerful levers for mitigating climate change.

"Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now - Dale Vince"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees

"Bangladesh protects sacred forests to strengthen biodiversity conservation"
#Bangladesh #Trees #Biodiversity

Bangladesh protects sacred forests to strengthen biodiversity conservation
With an aim to protect biodiversity that’s become fragmented and is scattered across the country, Bangladesh is listing all the old, sacred and socially important trees and forests. The Forest Department has been collecting information from the locals in various parts of the country about locations and details of sites that are centuries-old and sacred […]

"By Turning Themselves to Stone, These Remarkable Fig Trees Sequester CO2 Far Longer Than Normal"
#Trees #Environment #CarbonDioxide

By Turning Themselves to Stone, These Remarkable Fig Trees Sequester CO2 Far Longer Than Normal
The inorganic carbon in calcium carbonate typically has a much longer lifetime in the soil than organic carbon

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#photography #trees #Birke

#Trees #sunlight #ThickTrunkTuesday Edited to correct hashtag.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #FreakZonePlaylist
Trees:
🎵 The Great Silkie
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https://treesearth.bandcamp.com/track/the-great-silkie-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/1uYndxeZllzNtqzDHJRr46

"Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires"
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Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires
A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.

"Colombia cuts deforestation by one-third as government targets Amazon and illegal mining"
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Colombia cuts deforestation by one-third as government targets Amazon and illegal mining
Colombia’s environment ministry reported a 33% drop in deforestation during the first quarter of 2025, citing coordinated enforcement efforts and strengthened partnerships with local communities.Steven Grattan reports for The Associated Press.In short:Colombia’s deforestation fell from 40,219 hectar...

"Young secondary forests may be the planet’s most overlooked carbon sink"
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Young secondary forests may be the planet’s most overlooked carbon sink
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. As governments and corporations scramble to meet climate pledges, the search for reliable and scalable carbon removal strategies has turned increasingly toward forests. But while tree planting captures the public imagination, a new study suggests a simpler, less […]

"Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law"
#Brazil #Environment #Deforestation

"How much does it cost to restore a mangrove forest?"
#Mangrove #Forest #Trees #Environment
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How much does it cost to restore a mangrove forest?
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Mangroves, the amphibious forests that fringe tropical and subtropical coastlines, are ecological powerhouses. They buffer communities against storm surges, support fisheries, and sequester carbon at rates that rival their terrestrial counterparts. Yet despite growing recognition of their value, […]

"Bangladesh to save critically endangered orchids and trees"
#Bangladesh #Trees #Plants #Environment

Bangladesh to save critically endangered orchids and trees
Bangladesh has initiated efforts to revive five species of plants currently listed as critically endangered on the country’s red list, as well as bring back two species declared locally extinct, reports Mongabay’s Abu Siddique. The critically endangered plants include two species of orchids: bulborox or the Sikkim bulb-leaf orchid (Bulbophyllum roxburghii), and the small-bulb orchid […]

"Nepal sees positive outcome from reforestation project using local knowledge"
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Nepal sees positive outcome from reforestation project using local knowledge
KATHMANDU — A decade ago, people from Salija village in western Nepal traveled several hours into the uphill forests to gather firewood and feed for their livestock, Shakhamani Khorja recalls. “[Now], we have a forest growing on about 13 hectares [32 acres] of land less than a kilometer [0.6 miles] away that helps meet our […]

"Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world—what the G20 can do about it"
#Africa #Trees #Forests #Environment

Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world—what the G20 can do about it
Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million hectares in extent, these forests occupy an area the same size as the Amazon rainforest.

"Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’"
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Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’ - Carbon Brief
A forest area equivalent to the size of the Isle of Wight has not been planted because UK governments have failed to meet tree-planting goals since 2020.

"21st Century Has Seen Tree Cover Expand in 60% of American Counties Including Metro Areas"
#US #USA #America #Trees

21st Century Has Seen Tree Cover Expand in 60% of American Counties Including Metro Areas
The counties containing prairie urban centers like Boise, Omaha, Lincoln, and Wichita all gained forest cover.