Tag: forests
Peat soil Willeskop preserved trees from primeval forests that are 40 centuries old
Oudewater – If you happen to walk along the mountains of peat soil between Oudewater and Montfoort, you will not immediately notice that there is a special find. They are…
Biodiversity protects forests from the effects of climate change
Having many different species of trees and plants, as well as soil teeming with organic life, helps forests better withstand droughts in particular. This is what French, German and Chinese…
forests will not be enough – L’Express
After releasing billions of tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, can France, and must it, now capture it to stabilize the climate and limit warming? Twice yes, answers Carbon Gap.…
Now successful nature education reaches all of Sweden – so more people will understand more about forests and land
The County Board’s digital nature education consists of several courses, films that all end with short quizzes. They guarantee that it is completely undemanding and also a fun and easily…
Satellite images and drones save forests after storm Hans
When the storm Hans swept through Västerbotten in early August, it felled between 500,000 and 1 million cubic meters of forest, leading to an emergency situation that required an effective…
former Minister of Water and Forests Lee White arrested
The arrests of former ministers of Ali Bongo’s power overthrown by a coup continue. After the former First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, her son Noureddin Valentin Bongo and other close…
A sunken oil-rich country wants to compensate for its emissions, and now its company is clearing forests in Africa – a land grab, says an expert
About a million hectares. Forest equal to the area of Uusimaa. The government of small Liberia plans to hand over such a large area to a company based in one…
India: Parliament passes environmental law reform that puts forests at risk
In India, Parliament has just adopted a profound reform of environmental law, which removes control mechanisms against deforestation in a large part of the country’s forest areas, mainly located near…
The minister: “What is going on in our berry forests is a modern form of slavery”
Around 6,000 people have applied to pick berries in Sweden this year. Last year was chaotic, 250 Thais wrote to the government and told us that they lived in miserable…
A vision of equal children, green forests and peace on earth
The Green Party currently only has one party leader in practice – and tonight she did not shy away from the big words. Per Bolund is about to leave the…