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Natural bridges to reconnect the last Javan gibbons

JAVA — Indonesia. Throughout the misty mountains of central Java, the call of the Javan gibbon (Hylobates moloch) once echoed throughout the forest. Today, their voices are...

How Do You Grow Trees in a Treeless Land

The stark and austere landscape of Iceland is iconic and one of the most noticeable traits is a lack of trees. The Icelandic ecosystem is classified as one of the most...

Rewilding a Quarry – with Rewilding Portugal

We've been given a chance by our friends at Rewilding Portugal to help restore an old quarry and help transform it into a thriving wetland sanctuary. This is a project that...

The Amazons Biggest Trees are Dying

As tropical forests worldwide degrade and decline at increasing rates, the fate of their largest trees remains unknown. Big trees store a huge amount of carbon, so assessing...

Beavers at Work – Restoring Valuable Wetlands

Beavers, which were hunted to extinction in Britain in the 16th century, are making a comeback and in the process are helping to restore valuable wetland ecosystems. Known as...

A Reforestation Corridor – A Future for Lemurs and Locals

Earth and Leaf Editorial – Madagascan Reforestation Corridor   This shows just what can be done.  What a great story. View of the landscape where the reforestation...

The hidden cost of eating fish, how things are getting worse

Earth and Leaf Editorial – The Hidden Cost of Eating Fish The hidden cost of eating fish is exposed in this article.  For years, the advice has been simple: eat less red...

Drax Should Have No Place in UK Climate Plan

Once again I have to talk about Drax. This company, Drax, burns old growth forest felled in Canada and imported to the UK.  This is emphatically not green energy, nor is it...

200 species at risk of extinction, UK study finds

Earth and Leaf Editorial – Title The Merlin could disappear in worst-case scenario, with British isles facing ecological ‘point of no return’  This is the very bleak...

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