Tackling the causes of the Amazon forest fires
Whilst the fires are still raging across the Amazon, Brazil has finally accepted some international assistance from neighbouring Chile to help
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Wild and wilder
I wrote about one approach to revegetating recently – the suggestion was to clone some of the extremely old trees
Palm oil plantations and smog – if you’re in Singapore, just don’t breathe
The latest air pollution index in Singapore is 371. A value of 100 or more on this index is considered
I talk to the trees to find which ones were illegally logged*
Okay, I don’t talk to the trees – it’s pretty unrewarding if you’re after a stimulating conversation. But it’s possible
Henry Ford’s biggest mistake
Henry Ford, the iconic car-maker, had a number of very successful ideas. He revolutionised the manufacturing industry, introducing the production
Deforestation – incontrovertible evidence from space
Deforestation – it’s a serious problem for a variety of reasons, and now we can see stark evidence of the
Deforestation and the genetic resources of tropical trees
By Andrew Lowe, Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Eleanor Dormontt. Published in the University of Adelaide’s e-Science online magazine as “Growing Solo: Deforestation
Complexity breeds stability?
Complex ecosystems may be more stable than previously thought: that’s the conclusion of a group of researchers from Japan Science
Tasmanian forest agreement reached
Since we’re on the good news, in particular good news of a woody nature, here’s another item about protection of
Australian government outlaws illegal logging
Welcome news from November 21st – the Australian Federal Government has passed the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill in order to crack
Biodiversity Revolution 