These bombs don’t kill, they give life - raining seeds to make everything green again. The Thai government is hoping to recover a healthy green space by 2017. Watch video
Forests are falling from the sky in Thailand
Restoring the Ancient Caledonian Forest | Alan Watson-Featherstone | TEDxFindhorn
Nearly 30 years ago, Alan Watson-Featherstone stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest. He started with no resources, no knowledge, no access to land, no funds, but his passion and inspiration have carried him forward and now his charity Trees for Life not only helps nature to restore the Scottish Highland - it also helps people reconnect with their spirit, with hope and with the land. Alan's talk also includes … Watch video
How millions of trees brought a broken landscape back to life
"After 25 years, the decision to site the National Forest amid derelict coal and quarry workings has borne spectacular fruit... "Twenty-five years ago, the Midlands villages of Moira, Donisthorpe and Overseal overlooked a gruesome landscape. The communities were surrounded by opencast mines, old clay quarries, spoil heaps, derelict coal workings, polluted waterways and all the other ecological wreckage of heavy industry. "The air smelt and tasted unpleasant and the land was poisoned. There … Continue reading
Norway becomes the world’s first country to commit to zero deforestation
"Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Norwegian parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment made the pledge in a recommendation on the government’s Action Plan on Nature Diversity. The committee requested that the government “impose requirements to ensure that public procurements do not contribute to deforestation of the rainforest.” "The Rainforest Foundation of Norway called on other countries to follow Norway’s lead and … Continue reading