The palm tree that lives beneath the rainforest floor

A recently discovered palm tree has an unusual survival strategy - it flowers and fruits beneath the ground

Chungui Lu, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2024 • ~6 min

Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment

It might seem counterintuitive to suggest timber harvesting when the goal is to restore forests, but that gives landholders the economic incentive to protect and manage forests over time.

Michiel van Breugel, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, National University of Singapore • conversation
Dec. 15, 2023 • ~10 min

'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

We need to urgently reform the way forest conservation is measured and sold as a way to offset emissions.

Neal Hockley, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics & Policy, Bangor University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2023 • ~7 min

How to recognise a temperate rainforest in Britain and Ireland when you see one

Only fragments of Britain’s “temperate rainforest” remain – here’s some tips to help you identify one when you come across it.

John Healey, Professor of Forest Sciences, Bangor University • conversation
July 10, 2023 • ~7 min

Learn to think like a plant: five questions to think about if you want to keep your houseplants healthy

An expert’s tips on how to keep your indoor plants looking their best.

Chris Thorogood, Head of Science and Public Engagement for Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, University of Oxford • conversation
May 4, 2023 • ~7 min

Learn to think like a plant: five expert tips on keeping your houseplants healthy

An expert’s tips on how to keep your indoor plants looking their best.

Chris Thorogood, Head of Science and Public Engagement for Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, University of Oxford • conversation
May 4, 2023 • ~7 min

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

Nearly 95% of deforestation in the Amazon occurs within 3.5 miles of a road or near a river. Brazil’s plans to ramp up exports may be on a collision course with the forest.

Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida • conversation
March 22, 2023 • ~10 min

Rainforests pump water round the tropics – but the pulse of this heart is weakening

By calling the Amazon “the lungs of the world”, the forest’s role in the water cycle is overlooked.

Jess Baker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tropical Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
March 8, 2023 • ~6 min

Livestock grazing is preventing the return of rainforests to the UK and Ireland

The meat industry is competing with native forest for the same land.

Emma Garnett, Researcher in the Health Behaviours Team, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 13, 2023 • ~6 min

Finding Britain's 'shadow woods' offers the fastest way to reforest the countryside

Atlantic rainforests once lined the island’s west coast – and could one day return.

Ian D. Rotherham, Professor of Environmental Geography and Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

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