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Central Asia's Alpine Forests Thrive Amid Shifting Climate Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025  Central Asia, positioned at the crossroads of Eurasia, is witnessing an intriguing ecological trend. Unlike many regions experiencing tree growth decline due to intensifying drought, this area is be ... more |
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Record decrease in Brazil deforestation in 2024: report Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) May 15, 2025  Deforestation slowed in all of Brazil's nature biomes for the first time in six years in 2024, according to a report issued months before the country hosts a major UN climate conference. ... more |
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EU list of high deforestation risk nations raises eyebrows Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 13, 2025  A deforestation benchmarking system approved by EU member states lists only four countries as at high-risk for tree-felling, sources confirmed Tuesday, sparking criticism from environmentalists. ... more |
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Two men found guilty of chopping down iconic UK tree London (AFP) May 9, 2025 Two men were on Friday found guilty of the "deliberate and mindless" felling of one of the UK's most iconic trees in a case that sparked national outrage. ... more |
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ESA releases record breaking forest carbon dataset spanning 15 years Paris, France (SPX) May 05, 2025  As ESA's new Biomass satellite begins operations after its April 29 launch, the agency has unveiled its most comprehensive satellite-derived forest carbon dataset yet. Covering the years 2007 to 202 ... more |
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European satellite launches to track global forest biomass from space Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2025  On April 29, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Biomass satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This milestone marks the start of a new era in climate observation, with ... more |
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Moment famed tree chopped down played to UK court London (AFP) April 30, 2025 Mobile phone footage was played to a UK court on Wednesday of the moment one of the country's most famous trees was cut down with a chainsaw, sparking national outrage. ... more |
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Spruce forests show shared electrical response to solar eclipse Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2025  A global team of researchers has discovered that spruce trees not only respond to a solar eclipse but appear to anticipate it, with bioelectrical signals becoming synchronised across entire forests ... more |
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Tracking Global Forest Health from Orbit with ESA Biomass Mission Paris, France (SPX) Apr 28, 2025  The European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass mission, the seventh Earth Explorer project under its FutureEO programme, has officially launched to advance global climate monitoring through cutting-edge ... more |
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Tentative tree planting 'decades overdue' in sweltering Athens Athens (AFP) April 22, 2025  On a cloudy spring morning in one of Athens' most densely inhabited districts, thousands of fresh saplings dotting a small hilltop park mark a fledgling effort to tackle crippling heat that critics say is long overdue. ... more |