A wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island has so far devastated 2000 acres of national park land and, if not put out, is on track to damage some of Hawaii’s most sensitive rainforest. Firefighters have been brought in to try and put out the fire, but G...
CHESTER Zoo has rolled up its sleeves to join a tree planting movement aiming to double the number of native trees and woods in the UK. Staff from the zoo teamed up with children from Acresfield Primary School in Upton to help pupils plant 50...
IBIDAN, Nigeria, April 7 (UPI) -- Farming of crops like cocoa, cassava and oil palm has resulted in widespread deforestation and degradation of West Africa's tropical forest area, a study says. Cocoa production in West Africa is an important ec...
The phrase "invasive plant species" typically evokes negative images such as broad swaths of kudzu smothered trees along the highway or purple loosestrife taking over wetlands and clogging waterways—and as such, invasive plants...
