A study in Ethiopia's Kembata Tembaro district shows assisted natural regeneration and tree planting significantly cut topsoil loss and boosted forest cover (2015-2024). High-resolution satellite imagery tracked the REDD+ Investment Program's success in semi-arid areas, offering crucial data for national environmental strategies.
A study in Ethiopia's Kembata Tembaro district found that assisted natural regeneration and afforestation significantly reduced severe topsoil loss between 2015 and 2024. The research, published in Scientific Reports, evaluated the REDD+ Investment Program using high-resolution satellite imagery, providing crucial data for national environmental strategies.
Residents in Lanarkshire, Scotland, fear a planned AI datacentre complex will negatively impact their properties and green belt land, with concerns over misleading job and investment promises. The project, part of the UK's AI growth zone initiative, may rely on the national grid rather than solely on-site renewables, and job figures appear inflated.
Toby Carvery's owners, Mitchells & Butlers, have apologized for felling a 500-year-old oak in Enfield, London. They will fund 1,000 new trees and contribute to treating the felled tree after reports found it was healthy.
A viral video of LKG student Grace Wangchuk Bhutia from Sikkim, urging for tree planting and nature protection, has inspired millions on World Environment Day, shared by Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.
Costa Rican nonprofit Costas Verdes has restored deforested Pacific coastlines by planting over 100,000 native trees across 34 beaches since 2011, reviving wildlife habitats and combating deforestation from cattle farming.
