Earth News

Sweden’s timber city erects skyscraper made entirely from wood

The Sara Cultural Centre is designed to ‘communicate’ with the buildings around it.

28 March 2022

Earth News

Thousands protest against Bolsonaro's anti-environment bills in Brazil

"Brazil is at a crossroads. Amazon deforestation is out of control, violence against Indigenous people has increased."

10 March 2022

Nature

EU's mega-rich found to be fuelling the illegal 'blood timber' trade

EU regulators are supposed to prevent the import of illegal timber into the EU. But traders are still finding ways to get round the rules.

5 March 2022

Nature

Cutting down trees is boosting biodiversity in this Finnish forest

The tree stumps they leave behind are providing a unique habitat for birds and insects.

2 March 2022

Nature

Why is no one talking about the surge in forest growth in Europe?

Growth of European woodland seems to be an exception to the ongoing international deforestation crisis, but political challenges related to global forestry are greater than tree planting.

24 February 2022

Earth News

Scientists discover unique greenhouse gas effect in the Congo Basin

The Congo Basin is home to one of the world’s largest rainforests, so why do we know so little about it?

17 February 2022

Nature

Karachi’s urban forest is bringing nature to the heart of the city

Six years ago this was an abandoned waste land, now it's a nature filled forest in the middle of Pakistan's largest city.

23 January 2022

Ecotech

Scientists can now map carbon to the scale of tennis courts from space

The new Chloris map reveals that southern European countries are the ‘sleeping giants’ of carbon sinks.

13 January 2022

Climate

Seven times polluters lost and the environment won in 2021

From COP26 to Cambo, forests to the sea floor, we look back at some of campaigners' brightest victories over the last 12 months.

17 December 2021

Nature

Free trees are being handed out to the entire population in Wales

People who cannot take part in the scheme can choose for a free tree to be planted on their behalf.

7 December 2021

Nature

How a map of underground mushrooms can help us fight climate change

Is underground climate science the next frontier? The founders of a new project to map and protect Earth's fungal networks think so.

2 December 2021

Nature

Back from the brink: Bison return to Romania after 200-year absence

Rescued from extinction, wild bison have made themselves at home in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains

1 December 2021

Sci-Tech

Enzymes and wood biomolecules, a winning combo for sustainable packaging

Discover the company that won the 2021 Innovation Radar Prize by using a combination of enzymes and biomolecules from wood to create the biodegradable packaging of tomorrow.

19 November 2021

Earth News

Beef and coffee to be certified ‘deforestation-free’ under new EU law

The EU has unveiled a major new proposal to fight deforestation with import bans on some commodities. Is it ambitious enough?

18 November 2021

Europe

Explained: How the EU plans to ban products linked to deforestation

The European Commission has published an initial list of targeted products, covering soy, beef, palm oil, cocoa and coffee, as well as wood.

17 November 2021

Spotlight

Rainforests in the DRC: "a solution" for climate change

In partnership with The European Union Delegation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Congo Basin is home to the second-largest tropical forest on the planet. We take a look at how the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the help of the EU is helping to fight climate change and restore biodiversity there.

8 November 2021

Earth News

Euroviews. 5 reasons why you should listen out for ‘nature tech’ at COP26

Nature4Climate director Lucy Almond explains why bringing together natural and technological solutions to the climate crisis is key.

3 November 2021

Nature

Ending deforestation by 2030: Landmark deal or rerun of past failures?

From Brazil to Indonesia to the UK, countries across the planet have promised to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation within the next nine years.

2 November 2021

Earth News

Deadly tree disease highlights risks of monocultures

A disease never before found in European trees highlights the risk that monoculture forests present.

22 October 2021

Earth News

Polish activists protest as logging resumes in Bialowieza forest

Polish authorities say the logging operations are legal and necessary to protect against wood-boring insects.

13 October 2021