Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Deforestation
Malaysia offers orangutans to major palm oil consumers
To the shock of conservationists, Malaysia has offered to gift critically endagered orangutans to major palm oil consuming nations.
Large mammals thrive in forests with FSC-certification
Study reveals notably higher populations of large mammals in tropical African forests with FSC certification.
Report paints a mixed picture for worldwide deforestation rates
Report into worldwide deforestation rates reveals dramatic declines in Brazil and Colombia, but that worldwide deforestation rates have risen.
Poorly planned tree planting schemes are threatening ecosystems
A new study says that poorly planned tree planting in schemes in Africa are threatening vital grassland eco-systems.
The rainforest coming to Devon
The National Trust is to plant 100,000 trees to create a unique, and environmentally important, temperate rainforest in north Devon.
Deforestation declines in Brazilian Amazon
In a rare bit of good environmental news, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon drops by 50 per cent in 2023 to a five year low.
Kenyans given public holiday to plant trees
Kenyan government has declared November 13 to be National Tree Planting Day in order to encourage the planting of a hundred million trees
‘Darwin’s Oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury Bypass
Despite long-running protests an ancient oak tree near Charles Darwin's childhood home is to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury Bypass
Artisanal mining is leaving a trail of devastation
Artisanal mining is booming in the tropics – and it’s leaving destruction and environmental degradation in its wake
Podcast: Creating habitat for jaguars in Belize
Belize's elusive jaguars need help to move through the region's fragmented forests. Plus conservationist David MacDonald interviewed
Podcast: Save forests, store carbon
Efforts to halt climate change will fall flat without concerted action to protect the world's tropical forests
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