Shady trees are saving the city of London billions
London’s leafy streets and gardens have long been prized for their beauty — and more recently their ability to counteract carbon emissions and improve air quality. But the value of urban trees can also be measured with money. A new report from Britain’s Office of National Statistics Read More...
Madagascar to plant 60 million trees in less than four months
Madagascar, the oldest island in the world and the fourth-largest, is home to an astounding range of plant and animal life, most of which are found nowhere else on earth. Over the last two decades, however, the country has lost nearly one-fifth of its tree cover, which serves as the primary Read More...
This startup is using drones to plant 1 billion trees by 2028
Every year deforestation leads to the clearing of 13 billion trees around the world, considerably slowing down our efforts in the fight against climate change. In a bid to put a dent in the deforestation rates across the globe, a Canadian tech company is aiming to plant 1 billion trees by 2028 - Read More...
Outdoor apparel company Timberland will plant 50m trees in the next five years
Outdoor lifestyle brand, Timberland, has embarked on a mission to plant 50 million trees over the next five years. Partnering with non-profits like the Smallholder Farmers Alliance and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, the apparel company will begin with projects in Haiti, the Read More...
Danish people donate nearly $3 million in first-ever climate telethon
Fighting climate change from the comfort of your sofa is something hard to conceive, but that's exactly what Danish people were able to do this weekend through the help of a TV fundraiser. Individuals and companies alike in Denmark donated about $2.7 million to plant almost 1 million trees Read More...
The headliner at this giant stadium is a forest of 300 trees
In the 1970s, artist Max Peitner created a striking pencil drawing in which a forest sat in the middle of a coliseum packed with spectators. The idea behind the drawing was to imagine a time when forests will exist only as exhibition objects. In other words, it's a thought experiment created to Read More...
Ireland is looking to plant nearly half a billion trees to fight climate change
Lately, planting more trees has become one of the top environmental priorities for countries eager to slow down the pace of climate change. The latest nation to arm itself with greenery in the fight against global warming is Ireland. The country’s government has recently announced it will Read More...
"We're looking to be the Weather Underground of trees."
Trees can live thousands of years and are constantly adjusting to the environment around them. These monumental changes can take place over hundreds of human lifetimes, so they are difficult to perceive with the naked eye. However, with the help of sensors called precision dendrometers, researchers Read More...
Meet the majestic “General Sherman,” resident of Sequoia National Park
General Sherman, a 2000-year-old giant sequoia, is not the largest tree in terms of height, but it does take the cake in total wood volume at an astonishing 52,500 cubic feet. The tree resides within the boundaries of Sequoia National Park and is a popular tourist destination for those who wish to Read More...
UK water utilities to plant 11 million trees to offset their carbon footprint
As the urgency of tackling climate change grows with each passing day, industries across all sectors are looking to implement different approaches to offset their carbon footprint. In a bid to do just that, water companies in England have announced plans to plant 11 million trees - part of a Read More...