Posted on 20 April 2009 by takecover08
People in Japan have long celebrated the arrival of the cherry blossom with picnics under the trees and this year is no exception, as the BBC’s Roland Buerk reports.
However, he goes on to add that the worst economic crisis since World War II has taken the shine off the festivities.
The winter was long, cold, grey [...]
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Posted on 16 February 2009 by takecover08
Living near trees makes people live longer and feel happier, a study shows.
Researchers added that leafy streets also encourage a lower crime rate and a more “civilised” atmosphere, even in poor areas, the UK’s Daily Telegraph reports.
They suggest that living close to parks and other green spaces is “essential to our physical, psychological and social [...]
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Posted on 3 February 2009 by takecover08
Although the findings from the UK’s Tree and Design Action Group were published in 2008, it is worth reprising here.
The group, comprising of professionals and organisations, looked at the threat facing urban trees, while highlighting the benefits they bring to local communities.
It says that trees enrich the urban landscape by “improving health and well-being for [...]
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Posted on 23 January 2009 by takecover08
It is not only the rural regions in developing nations that are losing tree cover.
In an article published by the Ugandan website, New Vision, environmental journalist Ebenezer Bifubyeka highlights the issue of urban trees being felled.
The reason? Apparently, it is because of the rising population in cities, which is increasing the demand for urban [...]
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Posted on 6 October 2008 by takecover08
Hundreds of trees have been planted in Greater Manchester as part of the city’s first “tree-athlon” event, reports the BBC News website.
About 500 people took part in a 5km (three-mile) run in Heaton Park, before each was given a sapling as a prize.
Competitors could either plant the tree at home or in specially-created woodland in [...]
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Posted on 15 May 2008 by takecover08
US researchers suggest that areas with a greater number of urban trees can help cut rates of childhood asthma.
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