The heatwave currently searing Bangladesh has led to renewed focus on reforestation efforts. On social media, calls to take up tree-planting drives, and even take on the challenge of creating a world ...

Dozens of tree planting campaigns are launched in different countries every year to help suck CO2 out of the air. But often, there is no real climate benefit. What is going wrong? Environmentalist ...

Tree-planting is often hailed as a way to fight climate change. But a new study reveals that it might actually be warming up the planet. Trees are known for their ability to soak up planet-heating ...

Reforestation is gaining global momentum as a climate solution, but its success depends on how and where it’s done. A new study mapped locations where tree planting and forest regrowth are most likely ...

When I lived in New York City, the view from my kitchen window was framed by a tremendous scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) who towered over the brick homes below — a 150-year-old remnant from before the ...

As India marks Van Mahotsav 2025, the “Festival of Trees” carries more urgency than ever. What began in 1950 as a tree- planting initiative by KM Munshi has since evolved into one of the nation’s most ...

In an effort to grow and fortify its tree canopy, the City of Waterloo is planting 10,000 trees across parks, boulevards and green spaces. So far the city has planted 2,000 trees and aims to plant ...

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UK governments have fallen so far short of their tree-planting targets since 2020 that they have failed to plant an area of forest nearly equivalent to the size of Birmingham, Carbon Brief analysis ...

Nearly 1,600 trees were planted recently along the Ugum hillside, and another tree planting activity is set for Oct. 5 — moving closer to the goal of planting more than 5,000 trees this year. This is ...