As a new heat wave bakes the French capital and the rest of Europe, critics say that plans to make the city greener have led to the felling of trees essential to combating rising temperatures.
Tag: Trees and Shrubs
Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?
To fight climate change, companies and nonprofits have been promoting worldwide planting campaigns. Getting to a trillion is easier said than done.
‘Mango Man’ Is the Fruit’s Foremost Poet, Philosopher, Fan and Scientist
With 300 types of mangos to his horticultural credit, Kaleem Ullah Khan is quick to tell anyone in India and beyond about the infinite potential of the fruit and its tree, including as medicine.
Do Airline Offset Programs Really Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
Carbon credits could eventually play an important role in fighting climate change, but right now a few dollars’ worth won’t change much.
Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection
In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters.
Befriending Trees to Lower a City’s Temperature
A program in Melbourne, Australia, that tracks every public tree — and even gives each an email address — is seen as a way to manage climate change.
Poland Wins European Tree of the Year After Russia Is Banned
After Russia was banned from the European Tree of the Year competition, organizers reflected on how a celebration of trees became tangled up in global politics.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia Bombards Kyiv
Plus China’s effort to contain its biggest coronavirus outbreak since Wuhan.
Tree Planting Is Booming. Here’s How That Could Help, or Harm, the Planet.
Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient.
Climate Change’s Threat to the Glorious Redwood, Both Here and Afar
In 1936, foresters planted California redwoods in Victoria. How long will they grow in peace?