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Environment
fromEarth911
2 days ago

Worth More Standing -- The Value of Old-Growth Forests

The Trump administration's proposal aims to increase timber production by removing protections for old-growth forests, crucial for biodiversity and carbon storage.
Philosophy
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

I'm worried there's too much of me,' says a birch: inside the interspecies council giving nature a voice

Interspecies councils expand governance representation to include non-human voices, promoting a shift in consciousness about our relations with nature.
SF politics
fromDefector
1 day ago

The Trump Administration Is Killing The U.S. Forest Service So It Can Also Kill U.S. Forests | Defector

The Trump administration's actions threaten the U.S. Forest Service's balance of conservation and resource extraction.
#climate-change
fromiRunFar
2 days ago
Skiing

Every Rain Drop

Winter seems to have been skipped entirely, leading to concerns about drought and its impact on local economies.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
Environment

Earth being pushed beyond its limits' as energy imbalance reaches record high

The Earth is experiencing a record energy imbalance, leading to unprecedented ocean warming and extreme weather, threatening health and food supplies.
Skiing
fromiRunFar
2 days ago

Every Rain Drop

Winter seems to have been skipped entirely, leading to concerns about drought and its impact on local economies.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Earth being pushed beyond its limits' as energy imbalance reaches record high

The Earth is experiencing a record energy imbalance, leading to unprecedented ocean warming and extreme weather, threatening health and food supplies.
#rewilding
London
fromTime Out London
2 days ago

Why have more wild cows been released in south London?

Three Sussex cows were released into Tolworth Court Farm Fields as part of a rewilding project to restore natural habitats in southwest London.
London
fromTime Out London
2 days ago

Why have more wild cows been released in south London?

Three Sussex cows were released into Tolworth Court Farm Fields as part of a rewilding project to restore natural habitats in southwest London.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Nature Is a Prescription for Connectedness

Connectedness to nature significantly enhances psychological health, while increased digital exposure negatively impacts our relationship with the natural world.
Coffee
fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
3 days ago

Opinion: Technical Gap Slowing Agroforestry in Key Colombian Lands

Colombia is a leading coffee producer, vital to its economy and cultural identity, yet faces challenges in smallholder efficiency and agronomic practices.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

L.A.'s history-making wolf lands in Eastern Sierra. Miles pile up as she seeks forever home

A wolf has entered Inyo County, marking the first sighting in over 100 years, following its journey from Los Angeles County.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
5 days ago

Preserving farmland, strengthening food security: Why the Greenbelt matters

Ontario's agriculture sector must diversify and reduce reliance on U.S. trade to enhance self-reliance and capitalize on local production opportunities.
#biodiversity
#sustainability
Environment
fromFast Company
1 day ago

The problem with Earth Month isn't greenwashing

Brands are increasingly silent about their sustainability efforts, leading to a loss of market signals and support for regenerative practices.
Renovation
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

4 lessons from the mass timber movement

The climate crisis necessitates a shift to sustainable building materials like mass timber to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment
fromNature
1 week ago

How buildings and cities can be aligned with life

Buildings currently harm the environment, but regenerative design can restore ecological systems and reduce waste through nature-inspired strategies.
#conservation
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Building with Trees: Rethinking Architecture's Relationship to Site

Preserving existing trees can influence architectural design and space organization rather than being treated as mere landscape additions.
Environment
fromNature
3 days ago

Biodiversity resilience in a tropical rainforest - Nature

Tropical forests face severe threats from human activities, necessitating urgent conservation efforts to restore biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Agriculture
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Biochar Was a Billion-Ton Dream, the Reality Is More Complicated

Biochar can store carbon and improve soil health, but recent analysis warns against overhyping its potential.
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

North Bay neighbors rally to protect 250-year-old oak tree from being cut down by PG&E

"Our message is- we're not looking for a fight, we're looking for time to explore other options," Armer added.
Portland
Non-profit organizations
fromNature
2 weeks ago

'Continuity over novelty': why environmental science needs to rethink its focus

The closure of forest-service research offices threatens long-term ecological research and institutional memory in the US.
#forest-conservation
fromHigh Country News
4 days ago
Environment

A new era of industrial logging looms - High Country News

The U.S. is set to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, allowing industrialization in previously protected forest areas.
fromEarth911
1 month ago
Environment

Sustainability In Your Ear: The Forest Stewardship Councils' Path to a Circular Bio-based Future with Loa Dalgaard Worm

Forests face unsustainable depletion from rising demand for wood fiber, requiring circular economy models and new incentive systems to protect remaining forests while meeting material needs.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
4 days ago

A new era of industrial logging looms - High Country News

The U.S. is set to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, allowing industrialization in previously protected forest areas.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: The Forest Stewardship Councils' Path to a Circular Bio-based Future with Loa Dalgaard Worm

Forests face unsustainable depletion from rising demand for wood fiber, requiring circular economy models and new incentive systems to protect remaining forests while meeting material needs.
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

When the Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard review the Indiana Jones of trees returns

Suzanne Simard's research demonstrates that trees communicate and exchange resources through fungal networks, fundamentally changing understanding of forest ecosystems and their carbon recovery capacity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Small changes in how we garden can make a big difference to birds | Letter

Around a third of UK gardeners use pesticides, and our studies found that house sparrow numbers, for example, were nearly 40% lower in gardens where the pesticide metaldehyde was used. By reducing pesticide use, you can actively encourage birds back into your outdoor spaces, as they rely on invertebrates such as slugs and snails as natural prey.
Pets
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Your Brain Needs the Outdoors More Than You Think

Human brains evolved outdoors and require natural environments to function optimally; modern indoor lifestyles cause mental fatigue that nature exposure restores through soft fascination and circadian rhythm regulation.
Online marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
4 weeks ago

Scrolling for Shade: What Homeowners are Actually Searching for Regarding Tree Care - Social Media Explorer

Social media tree-trimming trends prioritize aesthetics over proper arboriculture; professional pruning serves biological functions like wind resistance, not just visual appeal.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Nearly three-quarters of England's woods inaccessible to public, study finds

73% of English woodland is publicly inaccessible, with ancient trees particularly restricted, prompting campaigns for right-to-roam legislation.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
3 weeks ago

"Tree Work" by Photographer Reave Dennison

Photographer Reave Dennison documents maritime and forestry labour in British Columbia through silver gelatin prints and a new photography book featuring tugboat and logging work.
London food
fromTime Out London
4 weeks ago

A huge new nature reserve has been declared in west London

Warren Farm in Southall became London's newest Local Nature Reserve, hosting nearly a quarter of London's skylark breeding population and diverse wildlife including butterflies, owls, and kestrels.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

My ideas are a little revolutionary': ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics

Wildfires have become an ever bigger problem in Canada. The 2018 wildfires were the biggest in British Columbia's history, but this record was broken in 2021, and then again in 2023, when fires consumed an area three times the size of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and the smoke travelled as far as New York City.
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The start of the healing process': the vital work to restore Britain's peatlands

Peat bogs provide huge value to humans and the environment. When healthy, they store twice as much carbon as all the world's forests, reducing global emissions.
Environment
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Agriculture of life': the Rio families growing bananas to protect the world's largest urban forest

Quilombola communities in Rio de Janeiro preserve banana cultivation traditions while contributing to biodiversity in the Pedra Branca state park.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

It has changed my life': How a dose of nature is treating mental illness

Dose of Nature prescribes outdoor time as mental health treatment, achieving 64% recovery rates compared to NHS talking therapies' 50%, with nature exposure providing serotonin boosts and immune system benefits through phytoncides.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
2 weeks ago

Public lands need less extraction and more rewilding - High Country News

Public-land management in the Western U.S. needs a complete reimagining to prevent further ecological degradation and biodiversity loss.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It creates a sense of belonging': Brazil bets on hiking trails for conservation

The idea that hiking trails are a tool for conservation is based on a simple premise: people protect what they know. That requires making conservation areas accessible. There's no point telling people you only protect what you know, if you don't give them the tools to know. The trail is this tool. People who hike, people who camp, these people often become defenders of the environment.
Travel
Environment
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Study says roads bring more fires to forests; USDA wants more roads to fight fires

Proposed rule to rescind roadbuilding limits in national forests is criticized as a giveaway to the timber industry, undermining wildfire management claims.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
35 years ago

FOCUS : Trees Have Roots in Placentia Grass Eaters Cult

A modest Orange County neighborhood was built over the site of a 19th-century religious colony called the Placentia Grass Eaters, whose only remaining evidence is two macadamia nut trees marked by a bronze plaque.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ancient by Luke Barley review the secret history of Britain's woodlands

Britain's forests have been shaped by both natural immigration of species and human use over millennia, with ancient woodlands representing irreplaceable ecosystems that link us to prehistoric wildwood.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

England should give over 7% of land to nature and renewables to meet environmental targets, data shows

England must allocate 7% of its land to nature, forests, and renewable energy to meet environmental targets while maintaining food production and housing capacity.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks ago

If the giant sequoia is dying out, why are there tens of thousands of seedlings and saplings?

The new trees number in the thousands - at least 4,000 per acre or as many as 20,000, depending on who is counting. A few rise above head-height, the most energetic sentinels of regeneration. What will become of this nursery in the wild in the next hundred years, or thousand, is the crux of a scientific and policy dispute.
Environment
fromEast Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
2 months ago

Edible ecosystems grow wildly from shoreline to forest

For Staller, foraging is a "precious" and "simple" activity that one can do to connect with nature. They can experience a sense of mindfulness from gathering together, looking for food and then cooking the bounty, she said. "We are returning to the most basic part of being a human, which is eating food and celebrating it," Staller said. "It's a lost artform."
Food & drink
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Ancient oak tree felled by Toby Carvery owner was still alive, investigation finds

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
UK news
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Developer urged to sell protected ancient woodland

A landowner is urged to sell Gorne Wood in Lewisham at fair market value amid concerns about deterioration and potential development threatening protected ancient woodland.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Redwood forest once owned by the 'King Tut of Hoarders' is added to famed Santa Cruz Mountains state park

A cleaned 153-acre NoraBella property in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been purchased by the state and added to Big Basin Redwoods State Park to support rebuilding.
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
2 months ago

Terrain

The body is a shifting landscape transformed by surfaces and sensations. Each look captures a different tactile world: the heat of blood, the cool weight of metal, the yielding drift of water. The result is a sculptural study of how the elements carve, shield, and release the self. The materials we embody become the emotions we carry, and the body becomes a materialised exhibition of our emotions, from the pulse of Blood to the discipline of Metal to the surrender of Water.
Fashion & style
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Wild Resilience: Fostering Strength Through Nature

Mindful outdoor practice (Wild Resilience) uses nature and embodied movement to restore safety, joy, awe, connection, and expand the nervous system's window of tolerance.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures. It found global heating accelerated from a steady rate of less than 0.2C per decade between 1970 and 2015 to about 0.35C per decade over the past 10 years.
Environment
Environment
fromNature
1 month ago

How these koalas bounced back from the brink of extinction

Victorian koala populations have recovered genetic diversity after near-extinction, demonstrating that species can regain lost genetic variation through effective conservation strategies.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

How protecting nature could make the world safer

Ecosystem collapse poses direct national security threats through food insecurity, resource scarcity, and geopolitical instability across continents.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

The work suggested that resistance arises from a relatively large number of sites, each with relatively minor effects. For example, the sites in the genome identified by quantitative trait analysis typically boosted resistance by about 10 points on the researchers' 100-point scale. In the genome-wide analysis, 17 individual genetic differences were associated with about a quarter of the heritable resistance traits.
Agriculture
Agriculture
fromModern Farmer
2 months ago

Forest Farming: Why it Might Make Sense for Your Land - Modern Farmer

Agroforestry integrates small-scale farming with forestry to produce diverse crops, timber, and livestock benefits while working within existing forest ecosystems.
Agriculture
fromModern Farmer
2 months ago

5 Agri-Environmental Strategies that Prevent Species Loss

Implementing agri-environmental strategies like prairie strips and reduced tillage increases biodiversity, soil health, pollination, and natural pest control, benefiting farm productivity.
Environment
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Ancient felled oak tree was healthy, report finds

A 500-year-old oak tree in Enfield was felled despite being healthy with no evidence of danger or disease, according to a Forestry Commission report.
fromHigh Country News
1 month ago

It's time to rethink how we care for our public lands and waters - High Country News

Wildlife populations are in decline. Recreation sites are crowded and often underfunded. Wildfires are larger, more destructive and harder to control. Climate change is reshaping natural systems, from ocean fisheries to mountain snowpacks, faster than institutions can respond. At the same time, communities are being asked to host new energy projects, transmission lines and mineral development - often without clear processes, adequate resources or trust that decisions are being made in the public interest.
Environment
Environment
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Forests Are Steadily Crawling North, Satellite Imagery Shows

Boreal forests are shifting northward and expanding due to warming, altering carbon sequestration potential and increasing young forest cover.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Bay Area old growth redwood preserve set for expansion

Save the Redwoods League will buy 200 acres for $4 million, expanding the Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve to nearly 1,000 acres.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Plant trees, bushes and evergreens now to give your garden structure

Plant structural trees, hedges and evergreens now, including bare-root specimens, to give winter gardens lasting form and year-round interest.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

The business of saving nature

The world spends 30 times more money destroying nature than protecting it. That's according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that exposes a massive gulf between so-called "harmful investments" and financing that promotes nature preservation. The global environment agency's latest "State of Finance for Nature" (SNF) report is calling to phase out the US$7.3 trillion (6.2 trillion) in global investments that damage nature including into high-emissions energy infrastructure and manufacturing, for example.
Environment
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Late Winter Pruning Optimizes Tree Health for Backyard Carbon Sequestration

Prune backyard trees in late winter to reveal structure, improve health, and increase long-term carbon sequestration by removing nonproductive limbs and promoting stronger growth.
Environment
fromNature
2 months ago

Defending endangered trees against climate change and hungry goats

Socotra's unique endemic trees face threats from climate-driven drought and free-ranging goats, requiring community-linked habitat restoration balancing conservation and local livelihoods.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
2 months ago

Would you pay 1% more for wildlife? - High Country News

The 1% for Wildlife bill would raise lodging taxes to generate nearly $30 million annually for Oregon habitat conservation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

How a Welsh village saved its forest and its future

It was a Saturday in February 2020 when the flood came. It had been a wet winter, so wet it seemed that before the month was out, the brown trout of the River Taff might be washed clean out into Cardiff Bay before the fishing season had even begun. But this is Wales. People are used to a spot of rain.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires

Global forests are burning at accelerating rates, doubling tree-cover loss over two decades and with 135,000 km burned in 2024, the worst year on record.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Reusing Yard Debris

Yard debris such as leaves, branches, and grass clippings can be reused to improve soil health, reduce waste, and support sustainable landscapes.
Environment
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Ancient oak felled by Toby Carvery in Enfield was alive when it was cut down, investigation finds

Whitewebbs Oak, an apparently living veteran tree, was felled by leaseholders, prompting investigations, council eviction action, and calls for reparations.
Environment
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 months ago

Contra Costa's ecosystem being restored, one indigenous plant at a time

Volunteer-led native planting converted Clayton Valley Drain from 5% native cover in 2013 to 100% in 2024, improving habitat and watershed health.
Environment
fromNature
1 month ago

Tree rings and salt lakes give clues about ancient rainfall

Replace hazardous pesticides and apply diverse paleoclimate measurement methods to reconstruct past climate changes.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Contra Costa's ecosystem being restored, one indigenous plant at a time

Waterways across Contra Costa County are increasingly threatened by invasive plant species that engulf canals and drains, decreasing biodiversity and reducing safe habitats for wildlife. In an effort to address and restore the environment, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District is working to reverse that trend. The district hosted its recent 12th annual Giving Natives a Chance event at the Clayton Valley Drain near Concord's Hillcrest Community Park, inviting volunteers from across the county to plant native species around waterways and drains.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it's too late | Editorial

Originally due to be published in the autumn, the review appears to have had some sections removed. An earlier version is reported to have included warnings about the risks of eco-terrorism and the growing likelihood of war between China, India and Pakistan due to competition over a shrinking water supply from the Himalayas.
Environment
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Finding Sanctuary: Ranking the most wanted kelp forests

Prioritize restoration and high-resolution monitoring of kelp forests that provide critical ecological, economic, and cultural benefits, as satellite data underestimates declines.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A beaver blind date': animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers

Beavers have been legally released into an English river system for the first time, with reintroductions aiming to establish self-sustaining populations and improve ecosystems.
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