Tree-planting schemes that plant trees on a vast scale to 'offset' carbon emissions are harming nature, scientists at the University of Oxford have said in a new study.
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The strong action by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, particularly the Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Anoop Chitkara has raised expectations that at long last there will be better care of life-giving trees and the decisions taken by these judges will become a trend-setter for further judicial as well as government actions for giving much more attention to[Read More...]
Global warming is ravaging forests throughout the world.
New studies show drought and heat waves will cause massive die-offs, killing most trees alive today. 1
According to Bill Anderegg, a forest researcher at the University of Utah:
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China will account for more than one-third of the world’s use of renewable energy by 2040 [By Kenueone [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons]
With the US opting out of the Paris Accords on Climate Change, many have turned their focus to China to spearhead efforts to curb green house emissions and move from fossil fuel to renewable energy.
The potential for growth in the latter in China is usge says a British Petroleum Energy Outlook report for 2018.
After decades of deforestation, a province in Pakistan has planted 1bn trees in two years
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With such limited space, how can cities be designed to feature more greenery? China is thinking outside the box: vertically
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