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Government curbs transfer of trees to and from affected areas to limit spread of rash-causing oak processionary mothsThe government has introduced new legislation controlling the movement of oak trees in south-east England due to a rise in the numbers…
The shutting down of the industry six years earlier than scheduled comes after decades of conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNative forest logging i…
Global trade in chocolate, worth more than $1tn a year, is leading to widespread deforestation in Ivory Coast and GhanaThe world’s hunger for chocolate is a major cause of the destruction of protected forests in west Africa, scientists have said.Satell…
Just 192 hectares of ‘natural colonisation’ have been established in England under woodland creation offerA government scheme to support the natural regeneration of trees has in two years created an area of new woodland smaller than Regent’s Park in Lo…
Shocking photos of chopped-down tree in western Canada highlights flaws in plan to protect forest from loggers, activists sayStark images of an ancient tree cut down in western Canada expose flaws in the government’s plan to protect old-growth forests,…
Artist records underground sounds generated by Pando, a huge group of aspens in Utah considered to be a single organismWhen it comes to the world’s heaviest living organism, it is a “forest of one tree” that is thought to take the crown. Now a sound ex…
Former soldier is transforming his land on Bodmin Moor with tree planting and natural regenerationTripling Britain’s temperate rainforest is the goal of a new charity founded by a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who found solace in this unique and bi…
World’s biggest grain trader accused of ‘shoddy due diligence’ on deforestation and alleged rights violationsThe world’s largest grain trader, Cargill, is facing a first-ever legal challenge in the United States over its failure to remove deforestation…
London-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communitiesA London-listed company has been mining gold in the Amazon rainforest without approval from the Brazilian land agency or the consent of near…
Greenpeace report finds heavy machinery made by South Korean firm contributing to destruction of Brazilian rainforestHyundai is being urged to prevent its heavy machinery products from being used in illegal mining and environmental destruction in the B…