Source: e360.yale.edu Published: February 13, 2017 Giant sequoias in Sequoia National Park. Tuxyso/Wikimedia By Janet Marinelli In California’s Sierras and around the world, extreme drought and rising temperatures are killing trees and threatening the viability of...
Source: extension.colostate.edu Published: February 8, 2017 Research comparing biochar to other soil amendments for restoring closed forest roads. By M. Ramlow, C.M.H. Keske, M.F. Cotrufo Quick Facts Biochar shows promise for a variety of applications — such as...
Source: ecology.com Published: May 15, 2013 Efforts to thoroughly study the role that plants play in climate change mitigation are increasing. Most researchers focus on the promise of large, leafy forest trees to help remove carbon from the atmosphere; for example Lal...
Source: govtech.com Published: March 9, 2016 Flickr/aotaro The fast-growing and prolific bamboo plant has some in the construction industry wondering if its high-tensile strength and resilient nature make it a perfect fit for more sustainable building, Sourceable...
Source: theguardian.com Published: March 20, 2003 Keith Laidler Bambo is one of the most successful plants on earth. With more than 1,500 species colonising a multitude of habitats from sea level to 12,000 feet, bamboo is a phenomenon of the vegetable kingdom. It can...
Source: goldstandard.org Published: February 2, 2017 PROJECT TOGO is an afforestation project that captures CO2 emissions while engaging communities to provide long-term co-benefits in the areas of energy, water supply, health, education and social affairs . The...
Source: nrdc.org Published: February 2, 2017 A clearcut site located near the Meherrin River in North Carolina which devastated an area of mature wetland forest, as well as nearly 100 acres of surrounding natural forest. Investigators tracked whole trees from the cut...
Source: giz.de Published: February 2, 2017 Project description Title: Climate Protection through Avoided Deforestation (CliPAD) Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Country: Laos Lead executing agency: Ministry of...
Source: eartheclipse Published: February 2, 2017 Sonia Madaan Trees play a vital role in protecting our environment in several ways. Fewer forests mean that the sustainability of our planet earth is endangered. So far, there are actions and measures that are being...
