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A remarkable environmental legacy has come to an end with the passing of Saalumarada Thimmakka, the extraordinary Indian woman who transformed a barren stretch of road into a lush green corridor by single-handedly planting nearly 400 banyan trees over her…
Planting trees has become one of the most popular solutions for fighting climate change and protecting biodiversity, but here’s the sobering reality: most reforestation efforts fail long before those tiny saplings grow into mature forests. The good news? A technological…
Scientists have coined a powerful new term to describe seabirds’ critical role in sustaining life across our planet: the “circular seabird economy.” This concept, detailed in a recent Nature review, reveals how these ocean-dwelling birds serve as nature’s ultimate delivery…
Despite receiving over $20 billion in international funding pledges, Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall initiative is failing to deliver the large-scale environmental benefits it promised, according to a new study published in Land Use Policy journal. The Great Green Wall…
