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The race to save Britain’s rarest native tree

Yannic Rack — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:28:49 +0000

Once common across Britain, black poplars have dwindled to just a few thousand. Enthusiasts are finding creative ways to bring them back

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What is the UN’s 30×30 biodiversity target, and how will the UK play its part?

Robin Eveleigh — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:48:03 +0000

The landmark international agreement is great news for nature. But can the UK live up to its end of the bargain?

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‘Like a map of buried treasure’: study reveals location of ancient trees

Gavin Haines — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:34:34 +0000

There are millions more ancient trees in England than previously thought, according to a map that reveals their likely location

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Every time you buy a train ticket, this company will plant a tree

Robin Eveleigh — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:31:04 +0000

Rail travel is one of the greenest ways to get around the UK. A train ticketing startup has launched to make it even greener

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A gift that grows: how dedicating a tree this Mother’s Day can support women farmers

Gavin Haines — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:05:48 +0000

A tree-planting project is inviting people to gift a tree this Mother’s Day, which will be planted by farmers in the global south. As well as addressing climate change, tree planting projects can also help empower women farmers

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Big polluters should pay for 100m trees a year, say experts

Lucy Douglas — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:20:37 +0000

Government climate advisers have recommended an overhaul of land use to meet Net Zero by 2050

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Reforestation schemes gather pace worldwide

Lucy Douglas — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:13:11 +0000

Millions of new trees have been pledged after a study indicates their ‘mind-blowing potential’ to tackle the climate crisis

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Ethiopia sets a new world record for trees planted in a single day

Lucy Douglas — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:34:09 +0000

More than 350 million trees were planted as part of the government-led project to counter deforestation

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Costa Rica doubles its forest cover in 30 years

Lucy Purdy — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:34:07 +0000

Forest now accounts for 52 per cent of the country’s land surface area, up from 26 per cent in 1983

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Mass-scale reforestation has ‘mind-blowing potential’ to combat climate change, finds study

Lucy Purdy — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 14:19:20 +0000

Research by Swiss experts suggests that a trillion trees could be planted to capture a huge amount of carbon dioxide

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