Tag: forests
Thai firefighters battle forest blaze
Since the start of the year 1,730,000 people have needed hospital treatment for respiratory conditions caused by air pollution
Netizens call for protection of mountain after it saved Philippine capital...
Super Typhoon Noru weakened into a typhoon after hitting the Sierra Madre mountain range in Dingalan, Aurora province
Will Indonesia’s new forest pact with Norway open door to more...
As Indonesia slows deforestation, it is seeking more international finance for forest conservation programmes that reduce carbon emissions
Tropical forests turn down the planet’s heat by 1C, scientists find
Forests should be valued for the direct benefits they offer to local communities
Community in Sabah regrows forest during pandemic
After months of hiatus due to the fear of contagion, residents of Batu Puteh have returned to plant trees to green the rainforest
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Through an enterprise set up by the village authorities, residents are harvesting and selling kenari, a mineral-rich nut
Deforestation drives increasingly deadly heat in Indonesia, says study
Deforestation and global warming in one Indonesian province caused temperatures to rise nearly a whole degree Celsius in 16 years
Who is ‘Ka Dodoy,’ the Filipino recipient of this year’s Ramon...
Since he was young, Ka Dodoy knew the realities of diminishing fish harvests in once rich fishing grounds
Some 30% of global tree species at risk of extinction, says...
According to the State of the World's Trees report 17,500 tree species - some 30% of the total - are a risk of extinction
Indigenous people in Bangladesh protest gov’t incursion into forest
Incursion into the forest threatens the survival of about 7,000 mostly Catholic villagers in 13 villages in Mymensingh Diocese