In a unique way to raise awareness about global deforestation, workers painted the trees blue outside the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts to celebrate the Earth Day.

Why are they painting the trees blue?

Decreasing carbon dioxide and the atmosphere is a key in the battle to tackle climate change. The main obstacle in that fight is how to plant new trees in a short time in areas that are hard to access. Australia is experimenting with drones to speed up the seed planting process.

Australia is using drones to fight against deforestation and global warming

The bees are tiny insects but they play a big role in keeping the balance in the ecosystem. However, excessive use of pesticides have now put them under threat, our next sport gets you all the details.

Bee population has collapsed in 30 years, deforestation and urbanisation key threats

Scientists raise a concern about the Cerrado savanna as Brazil's vital 'water tank' faces threat due to deforestation in the world's largest Savanna.

Brazil's vital 'water tank' under threat as deforestation jumps in world's largest Savanna

Deforestation has risen to its highest level since 2015, especially at the world's most species-rich and largest savannah called the Cerrado in Brazil. It is the bio-diversity hot spot of the planet. Watch this video to know more.

Deforestation jumps in world''s largest savanna Cerrado, Brazil

Forest fires have taken a toll on Bolivia's San Matias region. Activists have blamed the government's poor environmental policies that have allowed local farmers to bend the rules.

Bolivia: Forest fires ravage nature reserve

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest soared 22% in a year to the highest level since 2006, the government's annual report showed on Thursday, undercutting President Jair Bolsonaro's assurances that the country is curbing illegal logging.

Amazon deforestation at a 15-year high, another alarming finding | WION Climate Tracker

Indonesian Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar has slammed the terms of deal under the COP26 to end deforestation by 2030, calling it “inappropriate and unfair” days after the island country’s President Joko Widodo joined with 127 other nations to sign the historic forest agreement.

Indonesia calls COP26 deforestation pledge ‘unfair’, says development ‘won’t stop in the name of emissions’

On the second day of United Nations COP26 Climate summit, more than 100 world leaders promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030.

COP26 Summit Day 2: Over 100 world leaders pledge to halt deforestation

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen while speaking at the UN climate conference or COP26 said on Tuesday that over 80 nations had vowed to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by the end of the decade.

World leaders at COP26 vow to cut methane emissions by 30%

In the first significant agreement reached at the COP26 climate summit, more than 100 global leaders on Monday pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. On Tuesday, Brazil will be one of the signatories, since significant swaths of the Amazon rainforest have been logged.

COP26 climate summit: World leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal.

COP26 Summit: World leaders promise to reverse deforestation by 2030

The UK has come up with an ambitious agreement among world leaders at Cop26, which requires them to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation, reveals a report by The Guardian.

COP26: UK to push plan to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030

New research estimates that 30 per cent of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction in the wild. This includes oaks, magnolias, and tropical timber trees, among other species.

New research estimates that 30% of the world's tree species face extinction

A study published Wednesday suggests that mountain forests may store up to two-thirds more carbon than previously thought, underscoring the vital role they can play in combating climate change.

African mountain forests store two-thirds more carbon than previously believed: Study

A new report reveals that deforestation in the Amazon forest has hit the highest annual level in a decade. Between August 2020 and July 2021, the rainforest lost 10.

Deforestation in Amazon forest hits the highest annual level in a decade

Hundreds of people went missing and more than 150 died as unprecedented floods hit Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands this week. The freak weather came just days after some parts of Europe witnessed yet another unusually hot summer.

Many leaders slept on climate crisis. Will they act on what they feel on their skins now?

Deforestation is a global environmental problem. In this episode of Mission Sustainability, we will discuss about what causes deforestation and how does it affects the ecosystem?

Mission Sustainability: Deforestation- A Global Environmental Problem

A countrywide campaign to save Ghana's diminishing forest reserves kicked off with a major drive to plant five million trees. The government offered free seedlings to people from all walks of life, including celebrities, politicians, lawmakers, traditional leaders, and schoolchildren, as part of the "Green Ghana" campaign.

Global warming: Ghana plants 5 million trees in a day to fight forest depletion

In a case pertaining to alleged forest encroachment by a private resort in the Nilgiris district, Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamuoorthy of the Maras High Court firmly said that not even an inch of forest land must be encroached.

Not one inch of forest should be encroached upon, says Madras High Court

As climate activists raise concerns about the disappearing greens from the face of the Earth, research has revealed that an area of forest the size of France has been regrown over the years.

France-sized forest regrown over 20 years: Study

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday with figures that belie President Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to crack down on such destruction.

Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hits record in April

After growing concerns of underpopulation, Kenya now takes the help of 'seed balls' to fight the problem of deforestation. These seed balls contain cassia seeds that are helping regrow Kenya's depleted forests. WION tells you more.

Kenya depends on 'seed balls' to fight deforestation

A German court on Friday ruled in favour of Elon Musk’s Tesla to partially clear forested land to build a manufacturing site near Berlin. Earlier, environmentalists had criticised the company’s plans to clear the forest, claiming that the move could endanger hibernating reptiles in the area.

German court allows Tesla to partially clear forest for a new factory

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