Haze is cloaking Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It’s our fault too
As fires in Indonesia intensify, schools have been closed and flights have been cancelled while a thick smoke haze is blanketing the country, due to burning forests.
Brazil to cut CO2 emissions by 37% by 2025
The government pledged to reduce emissions and for this reason Brazil is the first major developing country to adopt such measures to tackle global warming.
Authorities freed Armand Marozafy, the guide who denounced illegal logging in Madagascar
Armand Marozafy, activist committed to protect Madagascar’s forests, was imprisoned for defaming two illegal loggers.
Gigantic wooden megaphones amplify the sounds of nature in Estonia
A group of Estonian students have built three gigantic wooden megaphones to amplify the sounds of the forest. The installation can also be used as an area to sit, rest, and read.
Poachers killed Yongki, Indonesia’s most famous ranger elephant
The endangered Sumatran elephant was found dead with its tusks hacked off. It is a victim of ivory hunters.
Norway pays 1 billion dollars to Brazil in recognition of reduced deforestation
Norway fulfils its commitment to Brazil just to protect the Amazon from deforestation: 1 billion dollars. A real example of success.
The guardians of the forest: the Amazon tribe protecting trees forcibly
Bows and arrows and technology. The indigenous Ka’apor tribe has decided to act to stop illegal logging in the Amazon forest.
California is burning: even its ancient Sequoia forests risk extermination
California wildfires continue raging as drought and high temperatures see no rest, compelling authorities to declare a state of emergency in four counties.
Endangered turtle released to the wild instead of ending in a soup
A woman bought a rare turtle at a market in the Malaysian Borneo to set it free.
How many trees there are in the world and how many we cut down every year
Trees populating the Earth are more than expected. But figures concerning deforestation are cause for worry. Here’s everything you need to know about forests.