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When Asked to Build a Hospital That Lowers Blood Pressure, They Built a 'Forest-Like' Sanctuary
When designers were asked to create a hospital that lowered a patient's blood pressure, they used nature as the obvious solution-and it worked.
Video Game Industry Is Nudging 250 Million Gamers To Protect The Planet
The UN Playing For the Planet Initiative has brought together Microsoft and Sony to raise awareness about renewable energy and climate change
Toronto's Oldest Tree Will No Longer Be Cut Down Thanks to Last-Minute Decision By City Council
One of the oldest trees in Canada, a 250 year-old red oak was facing the axe, but a last-minute vote by the Toronto city council saved it.
This Non-Profit is Hard at Work Designing New Forests to Cure California's Wildfire Curse
Helping prevent wildfires from becoming infernos, a non-profit is designing new ways to replant after fires, using climate-smart strategies.
NASA Uses Supercomputers and AI to Count Earth's Trees From Space for the First Time
NASA is using AI and supercomputers to analyze carbon storage by counting isolated trees with satellites in space for the first time.
Amazon Tribes Are Excited to Use Drones to Detect Illegal Deforestation in Brazilian Rainforest
Helping to guard their forest home, Brazilian Amazonian tribes are being trained to use drones to gather evidence for illegal logging cases.
Singapore's Plan to Plant 1 Million Native Trees Will Protect Species and Put a Park 10 Minutes From Every Citizen
To reduce emissions summer heat, clean air, save mangroves, and put parks 10 minutes from every person, Singapore is planting 1 million trees
The World Achieves its Target to Protect More Land, Adding 42%-the Size of Russia-in Last Decade
Since the Aichi Targets set in 2010, over 8.1mil sq-miles have been added to world's conservation areas, greater than the size of Russia.
Inspiring College Principal Converts 8 Acres of Treeless Land into Mini Forest and Orchard on India Campus
College principal Sasikanta Dash turned 8 acres of wasteland on campus into an amazing forest at Tagore Government Arts and Science College.
The Area of Forests Regrown Since 2000 Covers the Size of France, Potentially Absorbing a Full Year of U.S. Emissions
59 million hectares, an area the size of France, has experienced natural forest regrowth over the last 20 years.
Amazon, Unilever, and Nestlé join the UK, US and Norway in New $1Billion Initiative to Preserve Tropical Rainforests
A new coalition of the UK, US, and Norway, and companies like Amazon, Bayer, Nestle, and Unilever formed LEAF to finance forest preservation.
Amid the Green Funeral Movement, Scattering Ashes Ensures These Forests Remain Pristine Forever
Offering green alternatives to traditional funerals, Better Place Forests allows the scattering of ashes around a private tree.
$14 Billion Raised For Great Green Wall to Continue Planting Trees Across Africa, Keeping Sahara From Destroying Villages
Efforts to finish the Great Green Wall in Africa, which is halting desertification and poverty near the Sahara, got a $14 Billion boost.
Startup Turns 32 Million Discarded Chopsticks Into Gorgeous Decor And Furniture
BC startup ChopValue has recycled 32 million pairs of used chopsticks over 4 years, turning them into bespoke furniture and other goods.
Tribe in Panama Wins Landmark Case Granting Them Stewardship of 400,000 Acres of Pristine Ancestral Forests
After 50 years of legal battling, Panama's Naso Tribe La Amistad National Park, has won their land rights case and now manages the forest.
The New Green Building Revolution Uses Timber to Build 'Plyscrapers' That Save Tons of CO2
Advances in plywood technology have led to an explosion in the construction of timber skyscrapers, in the US, Austria, Norway, and Japan.
These African Nations Used Satellite Monitoring to Cut Deforestation by 18 Percent
As part of a University of Wisconsin-Madison project, these African countries have used satellite monitoring to cut deforestation by 18%.
One Way To Help Endangered Chimpanzees? Uganda is Planting 3 Million Trees
One Tree Planted and the Jane Goodall Institute are planting 3 million trees in Uganda over the next three years to promote biodiversity.
Japan is Building Wooden Satellites to Cut Down on Space Junk
Kyoto University and Sumitomo group have developed wooden satellites to be launched into space in 2023 that will reduce space junk.
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