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"Growing trees for shade has ‘enormous’ potential for cutting cocoa emissions"
#Trees #Emissions #Chocolate

Growing trees for shade has ‘enormous’ potential for cutting cocoa emissions - Carbon Brief
Growing tall trees to provide shade for cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, according to a new study.

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

🐛 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.

#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
#Trees

Just thought about this hike that I did quite a while a go. I saw this tree standing aside the trail and I tried if it would make a good photo.
And actually I planned to go back there - which I still didn't!
Anyways. Just wanted to share it with you 🙂
#photography #trees

aufrecht
#photography #trees #Birke

"Urban heat relief: Trees need water and space to maximize cooling, study finds"
#Trees #Environment
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Urban heat relief: Trees need water and space to maximize cooling, study finds
Urban trees are often seen as natural allies in fighting summer heat waves. But how much they actually help to cool their surroundings depends heavily on how moist the soil is. This is the main finding of a new study led by environmental engineers at ETH Zurich and Eawag published in npj Urban Sustainability, which investigated several urban neighborhoods in Zurich.

📉 Ancient trees are dying faster than expected in Eastern Oregon
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Ancient trees are dying faster than expected in Eastern Oregon
Eastern Oregon's Malheur National Forest boasts some of the state's oldest trees, including pine and larch that live more than 500 years. But many of those ancient trees are dying at an alarming rate, a new analysis shows.

🌳 Global forests store vast carbon wealth but credit systems undervalue their true potential, study finds
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Global forests store vast carbon wealth but credit systems undervalue their true potential, study finds
When we walk into a forest, we often think less about the shade or the silence and more about the invisible work trees do—pulling carbon dioxide out of the air and storing it in their trunks, roots and soils. Forests are our oldest, most reliable carbon banks. Yet, when we dove into the data, we realized something unsettling: The financial systems designed to reward forests for this service often undervalue them.

"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

Baumschatten - bester Schatten
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"'Green' diesel producer's supplier linked to Amazon deforestation"
#Amazon #Deforestation #Trees

‘Green’ diesel producer's supplier linked to Amazon deforestation
A U.S. renewable diesel refiner purchased tallow from slaughterhouses supplied by ranches fined for illegal clearing of Brazilian forests.

🌳 Novel research reveals thriving microbial life in trees
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Novel research reveals thriving microbial life in trees
There's a thriving community of diverse microbes living in tree wood, a new study led by a Yale School of the Environment team of scientists has found. A single tree hosts about one trillion bacteria in its woody tissue.

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…

"Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspots"
#Myanmar #Trees #Environment

Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspots
Myanmar’s Kachin state, near the border with China, is a global hub for rare earth minerals. But the dearth of regulations over mining these resources has come at a steep cost to the area’s subtropical and moist forests, according to researchers and satellite imagery collected by Mongabay. Civil society sources in the region, who requested […]

"Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires"
#AmazonRainforest #Trees #Environment

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.

🌲 A Sequoia Forest Grows in Detroit
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A Sequoia Forest Grows in Detroit
Using the DNA of the world’s mightiest trees, a tree grower in Michigan aims to replenish old-growth forests, one sapling at a time.

"‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees

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

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

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#photography #clouds #trees #melancholy

"Trees alone won’t save us: new study says forestation has less potential to fix the climate than hoped"
#Trees #Environment #Climate

Trees alone won’t save us: new study says forestation has less potential to fix the climate than hoped
Governments have pledged vast areas for new forests, but much of this land may be unsuitable.

"City Lights Extend Growing Season for Urban Trees"
#Trees #LightPollution
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City Lights Extend Growing Season for Urban Trees

"The beauty industry loves argan oil but Morocco’s trees are under pressure from drought and demand"
#Morocco #Trees #Environment

The world loves argan oil but Morocco’s trees are paying the price
The hidden cost of argan oil's beauty boom is drought, deforestation and disappearing traditions.

"The climate case for planting trees has been overhyped — but it’s not too late to fix it"
#Trees #Climate #ClimateChange

The climate case for planting trees has been overhyped — but it’s not too late to fix it
Reforestation can contribute significantly to tackling climate change, but research found its global potential is only a fraction of what’s been claimed.

"Young secondary forests may be the planet’s most overlooked carbon sink"
#Trees #Environment

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 […]

Something organic for #AbstractAug -- tree bark spotted on last week's walkabout in Collegetown
#photo #photography

"A tree a minute for 24 hours: the young Victorian forest that was planted in a day"
#Australia #Trees #Environment

"Giant Corporations Protect 15,000 Square Miles of Forests in Partnership With WWF Stewardship Program"
#Trees #Nature #Environment

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.

"Animals boost tropical forests' carbon absorption by aiding seed dispersal"
#Animals #Trees #Forests

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.

"Warming due to tropical deforestation linked to 28,000 ‘excess’ deaths per year"
#Deforestation #Trees

Warming due to tropical deforestation linked to 28,000 ‘excess’ deaths per year - Carbon Brief
Warming driven by deforestation caused an extra 28,000 heat-related deaths per year across Africa, South America and Asia over 2001-20, new research finds.

"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 […]

"The Amazon has lost an area larger than Spain in 40 years, report shows"
#AmazonRainforest #Spain #Trees #Environment

The Amazon has lost an area larger than Spain in 40 years, report shows
Some 52 million hectares of natural land have been lost in the Brazilian Amazon region since 1985—an area larger than Spain.

"The Amazon Rainforest Approaches a Point of No Return"
#AmazonRainforest #Trees #Nature #Environment

The Amazon Rainforest Approaches a Point of No Return
In “Amazon Tipping Point” — Third-Place Winner of the 2025 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — Brazilian filmmakers capture striking images of clear-cutting and explore how human activity is so damaging the world’s largest rainforest that it will not be able to recover.

"Nepal sees positive outcome from reforestation project using local knowledge"
#Nepal #Trees #nature #Environment

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 […]

"Chart: UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees #Environment

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.

Peach colored rose-like flowers from a 𝑃𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑢𝑠 family tree (aka Sakura)
#bloomscrolling #photo #photography #trees

"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, […]