Forty-five species could become extinct, with a further 955 under threat, because of the irreversible tree disease known as ash dieback, leading ecologists have said. Speaking...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the genetic diversity of forests is at risk and that sustainable management and conservation plans are...
Investments can sometimes seem pretty remote from real life. If we’re not careful, we can regress into dealing with pure numbers. Several investment websites seem to...
WeWOOD is an ethical firm producing watches from wood scraps, with an innovative design and eco-friendly features. The company was set up in 2010, with the...
The Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto has come up against strong criticism from its shareholders and campaigners at its annual general meeting (AGM), who have accused...
A combination of climate change and deforestation is making the Amazon rainforest increasingly vulnerable to devastating forest fires, a new study has said. The Amazon is...
The Amazon rainforest naturally absorbs more carbon out of the atmosphere than it emits, according to a new study that underlines the importance of the threatened...
Planting “an army of trees” in the Chinese capital Beijing could help combat the city’s severe air pollution crisis, but such a strategy should not be...
The Woodland Trust has launched a project to create new areas of woodland as a reminder of the first world war, which began 100 years ago...
The financial value of carbon stored in the world’s forests may have been seriously underestimated, according to the findings of a new survey. Using a pioneering...
The National Trust has said that trees in the UK have been severely affected by the recent extreme weather, with woodland in some areas experiencing more...
Scientists have discovered a strange link between climate change and pine-scented vapours emitted by coniferous trees. Research by German, Finnish and US scientists has uncovered a...
A new online mapping tool launched to monitor global deforestation in “near-real time” has been welcomed by businesses, who say it will help encourage sustainability and...
A new study analysing the impact of urbanisation on biodiversity has found that protecting green spaces and restoring plant species in cities could allow developed areas...
The environment secretary Owen Paterson has provoked a furious response from campaigners, after he said that some of Britain’s ancient woodlands could be cut down to...