When First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto planted a tree during the Kakamega forest tree planting exercise at Shikuse prison on June 8, 2023. [PCS, Standard] A group of women in Kakamega and Vihiga counties ...
Exploding trees have special meaning for many Indigenous cultures, usually marking the passage of time.
A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North America historically have been influenced more by climate or by cultural burning, which is the intentional ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Grace Kosgei, 75, displaying some of the herbals prepared for her clients in Nandi County ...
Indigenous scientists are hurrying to learn what they can about intact old-growth forests before they are gone. Biologist Teresa Ryan has seen a lot of clear-cuts and loaded logging trucks. But this ...
The local people of Eastern Cameroon particularly the indigenous Baka could not sit and watch as one of their most valuable trees disappeared. The moabi tree (Baillonella toxisperma), is threatened by ...
Kenyan environmentalist Truphena Muthoni set a Guinness World Record by hugging a tree for 72 hours, sparking a nationwide ...
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering with Michael Coe, a senior scientist and tropical forest ...
SHILLONG, IndiaSHILLONG, India — Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The ...
A study reveals that fire suppression around the Great Lakes has led to the buildup of fuel and the replacement of fire-tolerant trees with fire-intolerant species. Researchers used tree ring data and ...
Kenya’s forest plantations and livelihoods scheme (PELIS) allows communities to farm plots in plantations while helping replant trees, aiming to increase tree cover and support rural incomes. The ...
Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The community leader and entrepreneur ...