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Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of illegal ‘ghost roads’ used to crack open pristine rainforest
What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
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Philanthropist group buys up large tracts of land in Romania to create ‘European Yellowstone’
Local residents who at first suspected gold or uranium deposits had been found are being won over by the initiative to protect nature and economically develop the areas involved
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The humble spotted gum is a world class urban tree. Here's why
Tall. Straight. Abundant flowers. And a stunning trunk. What’s not to like about the spotted gum?
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Massive 80-Room Tree House Stands Almost 100-Feet-Tall
Anyone who ever wanted to have a small tree house in their backyard will be totally amazed by this massive construction, The World's Biggest Tree House, locat…
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Genetically engineered trees under USDA consideration could harm environment
As the US Department of Agriculture considers whether to authorize the unrestricted planting of genetically engineered Eucalyptus trees experts are warning that such a policy would not only be unnatural, but negatively impact the environment.
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Trees Trap Ants Into Sweet Servitude
Acacia nectar makes ants chemically dependent on the sugar of the same trees that they guard.
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The world has lost almost six Californias worth of forest since 2000
The world lost the trees on some 2.3 million square kilometers (0.9 million square miles) of land, while trees grew back or were planted on roughly 0.8 million sq km.
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Tree Camping on the Pacific Coast; Elk, California
Welcome to the world of Tree Camping. A fast-growing adventure that, if you can believe, has been tracked all the way from beautiful California across the world to Japan, South Africa, and many other countries.
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Ancient Forest Found Thawing Beneath Melting Glacier in Alaska
An ancient forest has thawed from under a melting glacier in Alaska and is now exposed to the world for the first time in more than 1,000 years.
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Real or Artificial Christmas Tree This Year? - Pros And Cons
Every year just before Christmas we all ask ourselves: “Should I get a real tree this year or should I get an artificial one?”. Some people think that Christmas is nothing without a real tree that smells like winter and has a magical presence and what not. Others, however, think that an artificial tree is more practical. The truth is that each of these two options comes with pros and cons. To make it easier for you to make a decision this year, we’re going to analyze them all.
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See the forests for the trees
By: tahomus — Wednesday December 4, 2013 — West Shore, Lake Tahoe, CA
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In Harm's Way
Arizonans have built more than 200,000 homes deep into forestry wildlands, creating risks for themselves and the firefighters called upon to save them.
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What A Man Did With This Tree Trunk Will Blow Your Mind. Whatever You’re Thinking…It’s Better.
One tree, four years of work and an indescribable amount of talent: that’s what it took to create this incredible masterpiece. A famous Chinese wood carver chopped down a single tree and tirelessly worked on it for over four years to make this piece. Your jaw will hit the floor when you see what he created.
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Beautiful Photographs of Beautiful Trees
Nature's beauty can't be beat, but at least it can be captured.
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In Imperiled Forests of Borneo, A Rich Tropical Eden Endures
In Borneo's Danum Valley — one of the last, untouched forest reserves in a region ravaged by logging and oil palm cultivation — a team of international and Malaysian scientists is fighting to preserve an area of stunning biodiversity
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Old Mighty
This lone tree holds its ground proud and gracefull among the towering stone cliffs of Zion national park,Utah
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Trees become more powerful as they age
It turns out that trees share a fundamental property with the universe itself. The the older they get, the more quickly they expand. A new study reveals that older trees grow more quickly than their younger counterparts. They are better carbon sinks, too. But why?
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India’s forest man
Thirty-four years ago when he began to plant trees, no one, including him, had the slightest idea that his effort would give birth to an entire forest. It all began with a dream he had in 1979 to plant trees on barren land for small animals and birds to build their homes on the tree tops. Chasing his dream, Jadav Payeng, then a young lad, belonging to the Mishing tribal community in Jorhat district, in the north eastern state of Assam, began to plant trees regularly.
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How do Trees Survive Winter?
Humans can go inside or put on clothes, but trees spend winter naked in the cold. Why don't they all die?
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Drug trafficking is speeding deforestation in Central America
A new report says that drug smuggling in Central America is rapidly increasing rates of deforestation. Remote forests in Honduras and Guatemala are being cut down to facilitate landing strips for the transportation of narcotics. The scientists believe the influx of drug cash encourages ranchers, timber traffickers and oil palm growers to expand their activities.
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