News About Trees and Forests 19-NOV-09 en-us Rincon Del Socorro, Argentina (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - As a man who starts his day with fencing practice, Douglas Tompkins knows better than most that winning a battle requires a nifty combination of defense and offense.]]> Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - The researchers studied bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) at three sites in California and Nevada, close to the upper elevation limit of tree growth. The tree-ring record showed wider rings in recent decades, indicating a surge in growth in the second half of the 20th century that was greater than at any time in the last 3,700 years.]]> Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Nov 17, 2009 - When the world thinks of forests and their value to offset global warming, tropical forests come to mind. A new report shows that the global impact of Canada's boreal forest, which stores nearly twice as much carbon per hectare as tropical forests, has been vastly underestimated.]]> Nairobi (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - The Kenyan government on Monday began evicting settlers from the Mau forest, the country's main water catchment area, which deforestation has shrunk by a quarter in 20 years, an official told AFP.]]> Labgar, Senegal (AFP) Nov 13, 2009 - There is little to show for it apart from small acacia shrubs, but Senegal's leader believes in a Great Green Wall that will stem desertification across Africa from coast to coast.]]> Brasilia (AFP) Nov 13, 2009 - Brazil experienced the smallest loss of its sprawling Amazon rainforest over the past year in more than two decades, the government said, attributing the change to its tougher environmental policies.]]> Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2009 - Investing billions today to protect threatened ecosystems and dwindling biodiversity would reap trillions in savings over the long haul, according to a UN-backed report issued Friday.]]> Leeds, England (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 - British scientists say they've found fig wasps can travel about 100 miles in fewer than 48 hours, transporting pollen 10 times farther than any other insect.]]> Teluk Meranti, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 10, 2009 - With the approach of global climate talks in Copenhagen, activists are hoping to draw world attention to their fight to save the last tropical forests on Indonesia's Sumatra island.]]> Dakar (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - A Senegalese environmental NGO announced Friday that it had planted 34 million mangrove trees in three months in a project largely financed by French dairy giant Danone to offset its carbon footprint.]]>