'Priceless' Stolen Bonsai Trees Mysteriously Returned Just 72 Hours After Museum Begged for Their Return
The 70-year-old trees were found on a museum road just a few days after the curators begged the thieves to return the precious bonsais.
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Dozens of Countries Are Working Together to Plant 'Great Green Wall' Across Africa - and It is Holding Back Poverty
The wall is only 15% complete and it's already brought a renewed source of food, water, income, and resources into arid rural areas.
If You Buy a Sapling For This Rainforest, Money Also Helps Turn Illegal Loggers into Forest Guardians
Trailblazing charity Health In Harmony lets you offset your carbon footprint while also ending deforestation in areas most impacted by illegal logging.
Peru is Protecting Machu Picchu By Planting One Million Trees to Guard Against Mudslides and Fires
Peruvian President Martin Viscarrato is readying to plant 1 million trees around Machu Picchu in order to protect the site from natural disaster.
Scientists Use Recycled Sewage Water to Grow 500-Acre Forest in the Middle of Egyptian Desert
Researchers have been rerouting human wastewater from a city to grow trees in Egypt—and it could lead to more than 36 forest sanctuaries in the desert.
First Drone Project of Its Kind in Canada is Aiming to Plant 1 Billion Trees by 2028
By planting trees at a rate of 20,000 saplings per drone per day, the group hopes to plant 1 billion trees over the course of the next 8 years.
Los Angeles is Giving Out Free Trees for Yards and Neighborhoods; Here's How to Get up to 7
The city hopes that by giving away saplings to residents, they will be able to plant at least 90,000 trees over the course of the next two years.
Before Tree Gets Cut Down, Buddhist Monastery Writes Touching Notice to the Fir And All the Wildlife Living in it
A 100-year-old tree scheduled to be cut down gets a ceremony and hearfelt notice of thanks from the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery.
YouTube Star Known For Kindness Celebrates 20 Million Subscribers by Funding the Planting of Millions of Trees
This famous YouTuber is celebrating his 20 million subscriber milestone by raising money for the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 20 million trees.
How Costa Rica Slowed, Stopped, Then Reversed Deforestation in Their Rainforests
Once the captial of logging and deforestation in Latin America, Costa Rica's Payment for Environmental Service model helped reforest the country.
2 Million People in India Gather to Plant 20 Million Trees Along the River Ganges-All While Social Distancing
While social-distancing and wearing masks, residents and government workers in India's Uttar Pradesh planted 20 million trees in one day.
Bank With A Conscience: The Aspiration Debit Card Helped Customers Finance 1Mil Trees Planted, and Get Cash Back
Aspiration, a ‘B Corporation' with social good as its top priority—helps customers plant trees and pays cash back for doing business with green companies.
The Search Engine That Plants Trees With Every Search Has Just Planted its 100-Millionth Tree
The Ecosia search engine which plants trees from ad revenue it earns on search pages has reached a milestone of planting 100 million trees across the world.
Mangrove Trees Can Save Americans Tens of Billions in Flood Damages- So New Alliance Gets Planting
Research from UC Santa Cruz shows flooding causes $750 billion in property damage worldwide, but conservation of mangrove forests can prevent a lot.
Tiny Forests Are Springing Up All Around Europe, Inspired By Japan, to Help Restore Biodiversity
Organizations in France, Holland, and Belgium are planting tiny forests with the famous "Miyawaki method" of reforestation to help restore biodiversity.
Tree Service Comes to Rescue When Cat Adopted During COVID Gets Stuck in Tree With Thunderstorm on the Way
It was getting darker by the minute as a neighbor went on Facebook Live to get help for a stranded kitten—and a tree serviceman came to save the day.
Green Maze Design for City Parks Helps People Maintain Physical Distancing During Pandemic
Austrian designer at Studio Precht has created a maze of green spirals for city parks that let people be in nature, but maintain distancing during COVID-19.
Britain's Best Gardening Couple Outdo Themselves With Spring Spectacular After Spending Lockdown Tending Their Oasis
The Newtons have created 'Britain's best garden' and grown a spring spectacular bursting with color in Walsall after spending lockdown tending their oasis.
Pakistan Hires Thousands of Newly-Unemployed Laborers for Ambitious 10 Billion Tree-Planting Initiative
By relaunching the tree-planting initiative during the novel coronavirus outbreaks, the Pakistani government has created 63,000 jobs for unemployed workers.
This 1,000-Year-old Cherry Tree in Japan is a Role Model for Resilience During Trying Times
Despite tsunamis, nuclear meltdowns, wars, and earthquakes, the breathtaking Takizakura has been blooming in the Fukushima province for 1,000 years.
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