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#1326582022-01-20
Implementation of the visual aesthetic quality of slope forest autumn color change into the configuration of tree species
Urban expansion leads to changes in the visual aesthetic quality and ecological degradation of the surrounding slope forest landscapes. Color is a crucial visual element to examine when viewing this large-scale slope forest landscape from a long distance.
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#1326692022-01-20
‘Like witnessing a birth in a morgue’: the volunteers working to save the Joshua trees
The trees are not exactly imposing. Slim and spiny, with limbs that grip small poms of sharp leaves, they look like something a child might dream up. Or maybe Salvador Dalí. Even the name, Joshua tree, sounds kind of awkward.
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#1326102022-01-19
Trees bear fruit in winter thanks to charity for birds in Turkey
Reviving what they call an Ottoman tradition, crews from a municipality in eastern Turkey adorn the dried branches of trees amid a harsh winter with fruit for birds who cannot find food easily during the bad weather.
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#1325482022-01-17
Forest Report brings out Arunachal Pradesh's loss of green gold
The India State of Forest Report 2021 has vindicated what activists, lawyers and academicians have been saying all along - Arunachal Pradesh, which is the second largest forested state in India, is losing its primary forests and that too at a large scale every passing year.
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#1325492022-01-17
In the Atlantic Forest, the lowland tapir is at risk of extinction
Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. Weighing up to 250 kg, the animal can adapt to most habitats in South America—but its populations continue to decline across its range.
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#1325502022-01-17
Mysterious velvet worm lurks in local forests
Did you know an animal is lurking in the forests of Trinidad and Tobago that is so rare and strange, you may think it’s something right out of a science fiction movie?
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#1325522022-01-17
Baby elephant enjoys lovely forest feast, watch viral video here
Well-aware of her habits, the keepers always have a stash of lucerne pellets ready in their pockets to treat the baby elephant.A video clip showcasing the antics of a baby elephant is winning hearts on the internet. In the video, baby elephant Enkesha can be seen enjoying her lovely forest feast ...
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#1325622022-01-17
Bare-faced curassows return to Argentina’s Iberá after 50-year absence
Biologist Sofía Zalazar wasn’t born yet the last time a bare-faced curassow was seen in the Iberá forests in Argentina. The bird began disappearing from the wild in the 1970s, surviving only in small populations in forest areas in the provinces of Chaco and Formosa, in the northeast of the country.
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#1325282022-01-14
Ambitious tree planting goals in Asia lack diverse tree seeds from native species
Four Asian countries—the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and India—aim to restore 47.5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. This is roughly equal to the size of Sumatra, Indonesia's third biggest island.
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#1324622022-01-13
Forest, Tree Cover In India Increased By 2,216 Sq Km In 2 Yrs; Andhra Added The Most
India's total forest and tree cover is now spread across 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
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#1324382022-01-12
Telangana: Indian Muntjac found in Asifabad forests after 25 years
Forest department officials in this district are elated, after they recorded the movement of Indian Muntjac, also known as barking deer in the jungles of this district. The recorded sighting assumes significance as last time these deers were recorded was a quarter century ago.
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#1324392022-01-12
How to save the future of Africa's forests
Africa’s forests are a significant component of the “lungs of the world”, but what does their future look like, especially in the face of increasing agricultural expansion — the primary driver of deforestation?
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#1323562022-01-07
Scientists step up hunt for ‘Asian unicorn’, one of world’s rarest animals
Weighing 80-100kg and sporting long straight horns, white spots on its face and large facial scent glands, the saola does not sound like an animal that would be hard to spot
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#1323462022-01-06
In Madagascar, beekeepers persist in the face of fires and forest loss
Madagascar — Requiring a turbulent two-hour car ride followed by a two-hour walk across paddy fields and mountains, access to the small group of beekeepers in the village of Dobolalina is no easy task for newcomers. Their apiculture project isn’t for the faint-hearted, either.
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#1323202022-01-05
The Old Man and the Tree
I meet Bob Leverett in a small gravel parking lot at the end of a quiet residential road in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. We are at the Ice Glen trailhead, half a mile from a Mobil station, and Leverett, along with his wife, Monica Jakuc Leverett, is going to show me one of New England’s rare pock ...
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#1322842022-01-04
For epic trees and eco rays of hope, take a train to Epping Forest
I’m no slouch, but I’m struggling to keep up with Jeremy Dagley as he opens a gate off the A104, the main road through Epping Forest, and bounds into the woods.
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#1322902022-01-04
Rainforests in 2022: A look at the year ahead
Between rising deforestation in the Amazon, new financial and political commitments to reduce deforestation, and growing interest in “nature-based solutions” like conservation and reforestation, 2021 may prove to be a fateful year for the world’s tropical rainforests. Take a look at The year in ...
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#1322402021-12-21
To end illegal deforestation, Brazil may legalize it entirely, experts warn
Governmental actions have fueled skepticism about Brazil’s real commitment to its climate goals and pledges the country embraced at the COP26 U.N. climate summit.
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#1322252021-12-20
Interweaving ecosystems in Indonesia
Indonesia — The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is working with local communities in Indonesia’s Kalimantan forests to protect biodiversity and generate sustainable livelihoods.
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#1322262021-12-20
In Punjab, sacred forests are shrinking due to encroachments and invasive species
Better documentation of the flora and fauna in the groves and traditional practices can help in conserving biodiversity in the green pockets, say experts.
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#1322272021-12-20
Scientists urge creating strategic forest reserves to mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity
The United States should immediately move to create a collection of strategic forest reserves in the Western U.S. to fight climate change and safeguard biodiversity, according to a scientific collaboration led by an Oregon State University ecologist.
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#1322292021-12-20
YLE: Leppä’s views on biodiversity regeneration questioned by experts
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä has raised eyebrows among researchers and conservationists by estimating that forest types will adapt and relocate as forests are felled in Finland.
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#1322312021-12-20
Extreme droughts also afflicting Leipzig floodplain forest
The Leipzig floodplain forest was not equipped to endure two consecutive hotter drought years. Although the trees were able to partially cope with the 2018 drought, the accumulated and ongoing damage from drought stress caused their growth to collapse in the second drought year 2019.
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#1322342021-12-20
Wales plans £1.8bn green initiative to fight climate change
Three-year package will include a national forest, increased biodiversity and active travel.
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#1322362021-12-20
How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo
Oliver Griffith explains how a Wildlife Works Carbon forest conservation project is helping to both protect the environment while also sustaining local livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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#1322022021-12-17
Brazil wildfires killed an estimated 17 million animals
Amid the bleakness of 2020, scientists in Brazil concluded a particularly grim conservation study - attempting to count the animals killed by huge wildfires in the Pantanal wetlands.
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#1322042021-12-17
European stores pull products linked to Brazil deforestation
Several European supermarket chains are dropping Brazilian beef products linked to destruction of the Amazon rainforest and tropical wetland, the US activist group Mighty Earth said Thursday.
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#1322142021-12-17
Ottawa reveals its latest plans to plant 2 billion trees by 2030
Plan ramps up to 300 million trees in the ground annually by 2027, the government says
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#1322192021-12-17
Scottish forestry’s ambitious targets to balance environmental, economic and social outcomes
Well before world leaders headed to Glasgow for November’s COP26, the Scottish Government, along with the rest of the UK, had already committed to some very ambitious tree-planting targets.
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#1321952021-12-16
Editorial - Protect forests
Instead of allowing the people to build houses in the forest areas, they can be leased under the leasehold policy.
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#1321992021-12-16
Strategic Forest Reserves Could Mitigate Climate Change, Protect Biodiversity
Researchers call for the creation of strategic forest reserves in the western United States.
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#1321802021-12-15
Scientists urge creating strategic forest reserves to mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity
The United States should immediately move to create a collection of strategic forest reserves in the Western U.S. to fight climate change and safeguard biodiversity, according to a scientific collaboration led by an Oregon State University ecologist.
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#1321622021-12-14
Forests: an unrecognized force for adaptation to climate change
Trees are known climate change mitigators, but scientists now push their power to adapt.
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#1321682021-12-14
Climate benefits of forest restoration revealed
Tropical forests are converted at an alarming rate through deforestation, but also have the potential to regrow naturally on abandoned lands. Studies published recently show that regrowing tropical forests recover surprisingly fast and identify the best types of trees for aiding in this action.
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#1321702021-12-14
Biodiversity: Between passion and reason, how to (re) think about the “forest of tomorrow”
Emblems of biodiversity, forests have become a symbol of the constant progression of human pressures on ecosystems. New expectations are emerging within society, contributing to growing tensions between actors in the forestry sector, in particular public and private managers, and the general public.
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#1321472021-12-13
Solving multiple challenges while considering biodiversity and human rights
Strict social and environmental safeguards must be followed to prevent harm to biodiversity or human rights while advancing the scope of nature-based solutions in climate mitigation, a new report says.
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#1321322021-12-10
New tool launched to track Europe’s 3bn trees target
Under the European Green Deal, the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 commits to planting at least 3 billion additional trees in the EU by 2030.
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#1321362021-12-10
Trees in the wetlands emit more methane than researchers thought
Historically the thick green of the Amazon has been our planet’s largest carbon sink, though this tipping point has also been breached earlier this year. But a new wave of research over the last few years, including a new study published recently in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Societ ...
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#1321392021-12-10
WWF-Malaysia, Sabah sign deal on forest conservation
The State Government has signed a MoU with WWF-Malaysia to enhance inclusive conservation practices in Sabah focusing on biodiversity conservation and maintaining forest ecosystem integrity through responsible forest governance.
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#1321402021-12-10
Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference
Study finds natural regrowth yields better results than human plantings and offers hope for climate recovery
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#1321212021-12-09
Biodiversity: Three billion additional trees by 2030 – launch of MapMyTree tool
Today, the European Commission together with the European Environment Agency (EEA), are publishing a data tool — MapMyTree — for all organisations to join the pledge of planting three billion additional trees by 2030, register and map their planted trees to count the EU target.
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#1321072021-12-09
Colombian Amazon: casualty of peace
In just a few minutes, an enormous century-year-old tree is felled by an electric saw in the middle of a protected national park. The giant collapses, sending a shockwave through the Colombian Amazon.
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#1321092021-12-09
Why has illegal logging increased in the Greater Mekong?
Recognizing the impact of the timber trade on natural forests, governments in the Greater Mekong region have come up with laws to regulate logging and timber exports.
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#1320972021-12-08
Eye in the Sky, Eyes on the Ground
How the change in colour of a pixel on a screen can set off a series of events that leads to the empowerment of local communities to conserve their globally important forest.
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#1320982021-12-08
Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation
Indonesia pledged at the recent COP26 climate summit that its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030 and then start to fall. It's also said that it will end deforestation by that same date. But to reduce emissions from its transport sector, it's relying on using more biofuels - production o ...
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#1321002021-12-08
Tree-planting goals miss the forest for the lack of diverse, good-quality seeds
Ambitious plans by India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to restore tens of millions of hectares of degraded land by 2030 could be derailed by a lack of good-quality and genetically diverse native seeds, according to a new study.
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#1320822021-12-07
Fighting for the Shade
Why Trees Should Be Our Next Great Conservation Crusade
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#1320832021-12-07
60% of Nigeria’s forest lost to degradation – Official
The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, said 60 per cent of Nigeria’s valuable forest estate have been lost to degradation.
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#1320592021-12-06
Study Shows There is Hope For the Recovery of Tropical Forests After Deforestation
Deforestation is leading to the disappearance of tropical forests at an alarming rate, although they have the ability to recover naturally in abandoned areas. An international research headed by Wageningen University scientists revealed this.
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#1320702021-12-06
The 'agricultural mafia' taking over Brazil's Amazon rainforest
Encouraged by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and local authorities who want to see the development of agribusiness, an "agricultural mafia" is taking over the Amazon rainforest.