Deforestation


Large mammals thrive in forests with FSC-certification

Large mammals thrive in forests with FSC-certification

ByStuart ButlerApr 15, 2024
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 paints a mixed picture for worldwide deforestation rates

ByStuart ButlerApr 5, 2024
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

Poorly planned tree planting schemes are threatening ecosystems

ByStuart ButlerFeb 26, 2024
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 rainforest coming to Devon

ByStuart ButlerFeb 3, 2024
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

Deforestation declines in Brazilian Amazon

ByStuart ButlerJan 22, 2024
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

Kenyans given public holiday to plant trees

ByStuart ButlerNov 15, 2023
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

‘Darwin’s Oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury Bypass

ByStuart ButlerNov 12, 2023
Despite long-running protests an ancient oak tree near Charles Darwin's childhood home is to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury Bypass
An artisinal gold mine in Uganda

Artisanal mining is leaving a trail of devastation

ByBryony CottamOct 27, 2023
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

Podcast: Creating habitat for jaguars in Belize

ByGeographical StaffMar 25, 2022
Belize's elusive jaguars need help to move through the region's fragmented forests. Plus conservationist David MacDonald interviewed
Podcast: Save forests, store carbon

Podcast: Save forests, store carbon

ByGeographical StaffOct 21, 2021
Efforts to halt climate change will fall flat without concerted action to protect the world's tropical forests