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Climatologists, ecologists and various scientists say that planting trees is one of the best possible ways to undo some of the damage done in the last century...

Although Scotland is more heavily forested than England or Wales, much of its woodlands have been lost to logging, urban sprawl and climate change...

To combat the climate crisis, a coalition of YouTubers has joined together for a mammoth mission to plant 20 million trees beginning in January 2020. Called #TeamTrees, the reforestation campaign has social media all abuzz....

Ethiopia broke the world’s tree-planting record by planting more than 350 million trees in just one day. The effort is part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Green Legacy Initiative, which aims to address climate change...

New research suggests that tree planting isn’t just a feel-good volunteer activity — it could actually be the cheapest and most effective tool against global warming that exists...

This week, England announced a plan to plant at least 130,000 trees in cities and towns throughout the country as part of the Forestry Commission's Urban Tree Challenge Fund...

Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of lush green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds of millions of trees from 42 different species have been planted as part of the provincial government's "Billion...

In a major geoengineering effort to fight back against ever-encroaching desert, China is planting trees to create a "Great Green Wall" that may halt erosion, capture carbon, and provide economic benefits to the People's Republic...

This Saturday is Earth Day, and while it's a time to celebrate our planet, it's also a prime opportunity to take a closer look at the serious environmental issues we're facing and the solutions that need to be put in place...

Spanish artist Escif is on an eco art mission to reforest Southern Italy's Mount Olivella, which due to  massive deforestation centuries ago, is causing hydrogeological instability in the region today...

On May 28, Beirut-based firm 109 Architectes will unveil “Notes on a Tree” at the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture. The interactive installation is part of the GAA Foundation’s annual “Time – Space – Existence”...

Trees are often planted in celebration as a way to give back to the planet and the people who live on it. Yet citizens in Bhutan planted not one tree, but 108,000 trees to celebrate the arrival of their new crown prince....

Insurance companies are typically a fairly passive partner in disaster, showing up only when things have gone horribly wrong. The largest agricultural insurer in South Africa has broken the mold by backing a massive effort...

"Send a smile, save a tree". That's the slogan coined by a new gifting app called Congrats, which encourages folks to send heartfelt greetings without harming any trees. Considering that over 300,000 trees were cut down in...

Did you know that the carbon footprint of a diamond necklace is the same as that of drinking 1,333 pints of beer? Or that a mile traveled by a subway train has the same carbon footprint of 3 teapots boiled by gas energy?...