Stories

It may seem odd that rainforests – famously wet places – should suffer from drought. But each year the effects…

Trees are pretty special things. They provide oxygen, conserve water, improve air quality, preserve soil, support wildlife, and are some of the oldest…

This Valentine’s day, we’re celebrating indigenous rainforest cultures around the word and the people who love their roots and are…

It’s easy to look back on last year as a bit of a disaster, but there were lots of good…

Nearly 300 representatives of the Amazon rainforest’s indigenous people were in Lima last week with a clear message: their land…

Securing the land rights of indigenous people is crucial to keeping global temperature rises below the agreed threshold. Community forest…

Giving indigenous people legal rights to their land is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect South America’s endangered…

A unique five-year experiment has shown that tall healthy trees share carbon with trees of different species. Underneath the soil…

The World Health Organisation estimates that by 2030 an additional 250,000 people will die each year due to the effects…

Big animals spread the biggest seeds, which in turn grow into the biggest trees. Some seeds are spread exclusively by…