Environmentalist Recognized In India

Environmentalist Recognized In India

Gowda Speaks The Language Of The Forest Tulsi Gowind Gowda, a 72-year-old environmentalist from India, has planted more than 30,000 trees and has been involved in environmental conservation activities for more than 60 years. As a member of the Halakki indigenous tribe...
Some Nature-Based Solutions Falling Short

Some Nature-Based Solutions Falling Short

Reforestation Guidelines Maximize Impact After decades of deforestation, several projects hope to boost forest and landscape restoration around the world. International initiatives, including the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests have generated...
Trees Planted To Honor Heroes

Trees Planted To Honor Heroes

Canada Planting Trees To Honor Fallen Soldiers Thanks to a powerful initiative in Canada, fallen soldiers will have a living monument to keep their memories alive. In its first five years, an initiative to support the environment, while honoring Canada’s fallen...
Global Reforestation Requires Commitment

Global Reforestation Requires Commitment

Deforestation Fueling Global Warming Many countries have made commitments to restore huge areas of forest as part of the Bonn Challenge, organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. For example, Costa Rica has promised to preserve 1 million...
Some Nature-Based Solutions Falling Short

Reforestation Can Reverse Land Degradation

Deforestation Driving  Poverty, Migration, Conflict Every year, 12 million hectares of land are degraded because of drought and desertification. The Food and Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations hopes to reverse that trend and return land to agriculture...
Reforestation In North Korea

Reforestation In North Korea

Deforestation A Crime In North Korea Between 1990 and 2005, North Korea lost 25 percent of its forest cover, or around 2 million hectares, which is the highest rate among countries in East Asia. Cultivation, logging, and natural disasters have all put pressure on...