17 June is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Desertification negatively affects the soil and ecosystems, with dire impacts on people due to the increased risk of food insecurity.
Colombia, an NGO is planting trees against the drug trade
Environomica is an Italian NGO aimed at protecting nature and promoting sustainable development. In Colombia, it plants trees to reforest areas once wiped out by drug traffickers.
Central America, indigenous peoples are essential for conservation
A new map of the IUCN shows that indigenous peoples occupy 40 per cent of Central America’s protected areas and play an essential role in protecting biodiversity.
Trees in urban areas help reduce stress
Strolling in a tree-lined avenue or in a city park helps people become less stressed. The more the wood is thick, the less is the stress.
Tibetan monks plant trees to fight deforestation
15,000 trees are to be planted to revive a once heavily-forested area. The aim is reversing the environmental damage caused by indiscriminate logging.
A Google Earth for monitoring climate change. Free and accessible to all
With Open Foris, Google and FAO collaborate to create user-friendly apps that facilitate data collection, analysis and reporting: using Collect Earth technology for environmental monitoring.
Energy in India. The time has come to alter the energy balance, but at what cost
Juggling growth goals and lifting its people out of poverty, India walks a tight rope between fuelling its needs with cheaper but harmful sources versus becoming a clean energy leader.
5 animals that choose to live on trees
Let’s discover 5 incredible animal species that spend most of their existence in trees.
Bamboo bicycles: a Ghanaian enterprise becomes social and eco-friendly
Bamboo bicycles become a low-impact source of wealth: Ghana bamboo bikes initiative is a social enterprise that has put sustainability at its heart.
Kenya will plant 20 million trees
The initiative is part of the government’s strategy aimed at increasing the forest cover, protecting habitats and contributing to curbing climate change.