Trees and forests
- Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
A&E for trees: pioneering clinic in India provides lifeline for poorly plants
An on-call team at Amritsar’s tree hospital nurses sick neems and gives new life to troubled banyansSahib Sing…
- Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Global development, India, Logging and land-clearing, National parks, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
‘Like killing my children’: former loggers now defend Assam’s forests
Illegal logging is robbing Indians of food, medicine and even saffron to dye monks’ robes. Now local people ar…
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‘The knowledge of our elders’: India’s living root bridges submitted to Unesco
Meghalaya state hopes for world heritage status for unique bridges, which can take decades to createIndia’s fa…
- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Coastlines, Environment, Extreme weather, Global development, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
‘We live and die by it’: climate crisis threatens Bangladesh’s Sundarbans
Villagers rely more on the forest’s resources, threatening its ecosystem – and leaving them more vulnerable to…
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Animal crossings: the ecoducts helping wildlife navigate busy roads across the world
India’s tiger corridor and Australia’s possum ‘tunnel of love’ are among the myriad infrastructure projects pr…
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Indonesia, Trees and forests
Indonesia says Cop26 zero-deforestation pledge it signed ‘unfair’
Environment minister of country home to world’s third-biggest rainforest says deforestation pledge must not ha…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Chinese economy, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Trees and forests, World news
Chinese banks urged to divest from firms linked to deforestation
China funnelling billions into harmful production of beef, soy and palm oil, says campaign groupCampaigners ha…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, China, Environment, International trade, Logging and land-clearing, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Trees and forests, US news, World news
From a forest in Papua New Guinea to a floor in Sydney: how China is getting rich off Pacific timber
China is the major buyer of wood from Pacific nations like PNG and Solomon Islands, which are implicated in il…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Business, China, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Logging and land-clearing, Marine life, Mining, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, Trees and forests, World news
The $3bn bargain: how China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
China received more than half of all seafood, wood, and minerals exported from the region in 2019. Experts war…
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Climate crisis ‘likely cause’ of early cherry blossom in Japan
Peak bloom reached on 26 March in Kyoto and experts say impact of global warming is to blameJapan’s famous che…
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‘Reclaim These Streets’ and rubber duck rallies: human rights roundup – in pictures
Coverage on recent struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cardiff Bay to Thailand Continue reading...
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Cherry blossom festivals nipped in the bud as Japan leaves lockdown
Tree-viewing parties are banned as many coronavirus restrictions remainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our…
- Climate change, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Farming, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
How a ‘tree mortgage’ scheme could turn an Indian town carbon neutral
Kerala villagers are reaping the benefits of a scheme that pays them to leave their trees rooted, reducing ris…
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‘The forest is everything’: indigenous tribes in India battle to save their home from Adani – in pictures
Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense for…
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First hiker charged in New Zealand with entering quarantined kauri forest
Maximum penalties in the tens of thousands of dollars apply for using routes that are closed to contain diebac…