Planting 40,000 saplings at Soan Valley
Commissioner Nadeem Mehboob held a meeting with Forest Department officials on Monday to review arrangements for plantation of trees at Soan Valley. “Soan Valley could prove to be a gold mine for...
BAY AREA FIREFIGHTERS HELP BATTLE 15,000-ACRE SOBERANES FIRE
Twenty homes have burned down in a wildfire that’s growing rapidly in Monterey County. Nearly 15,000 acres have burned south of Carmel and now some Bay Area firefighters are helping battle the...
An International Day for rare, spectacular, and prolific ecosystems
Today is the International day for Mangroves, which are rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. According to UNESCO website, mangroves ensure food security...
One of Syria’s “magnificent” forests is abolished… Who should we blame?
In the deadly Syrian war, many cultural places have been destroyed. Who could forget Palmyra?… Not only humans, but the environment as well is under the threat of death in this...
2 months later, massive Canadian wildfire finally ‘under control’
The “beast” is dead. The Fort McMurray wildfire — one of the costliest and most damaging wildfires in Canadian history — was officially declared “under control” Tuesday by...
In Chile’s Forests, Shadowy Rebel Groups Threaten Logging Industry
A few moments of relaxation for Chilean logger Nelson Hidalgo were shattered one day last month when 12 armed men piled out of a pick-up truck and demanded he step outside his work-site dining...
The secret forest of Mahboula
The green and open spaces of Mahboula seem to have turned into an illegal landfill. All over the area garbage is being dumped without the slightest sense of responsibility towards this country or...
Under attack from beetles, ancient Polish forest faces chop
Inside Poland’s ancient Bialowieza Forest, birds chirp and bison graze as visitors explore the lush green surroundings, a home to boars, beavers, lynx – and beetles. Occupying almost 580...
