Posted on 5 May 2009 by takecover08
The Woodland Trust is to plant around a million trees on several sites across the UK to protect the “UK’s equivalent of the rainforest”, reports Horticulture Week.
“The Plant a Tree appeal will help us plant around a million trees at five key sites across the UK, with others to come in the future,” said conservation [...]
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Posted on 4 May 2009 by takecover08
Scientists trying to understand why oaks are starting to disappear from North American forests may need to look just below the surface to find some answers, says a Purdue University press release.
Researcher Robert Swihart found that pine voles, small rodents that live underground, prefer oak roots to those of other common woodland seedlings.
The study identifies [...]
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Posted on 23 March 2009 by takecover08
Climate change experts from across Europe will be seeing how the Welsh woodlands are already helping to alleviate the effects of climate change, says a press release from the UK Forestry Commission.
Researchers in Wales are putting in place exciting new ways in which the forests can help prevent flooding as well as locking away millions [...]
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Posted on 18 March 2009 by takecover08
World forests face the dual challenge of climate change and the global economic crisis, a key UN report says.
On the BBC News website, environment reporter Mark Kinver said it suggested that although the economic slowdown might reduce deforestation rates in the short term, it was also likely to lead to other problems.
One concern, would be [...]
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Posted on 6 March 2009 by takecover08
Apologies that this post refers to information issued in a press release by the US Forest Service back in January, but it contains interesting data and links that could be of use to people – Take Cover team.
US Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) ecologist Jim Miller, considered to be one of the foremost authorities [...]
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Posted on 3 March 2009 by takecover08
Some of the finest gardens and woodlands in Britain are under threat from two closely related and aggressive fungus-like plant diseases, the BBC News website reports.
UK Environment Minister Jane Kennedy said they were attacking “pristine” locations and could potentially damage the landscape and the tourism industry.
The government has allocated £25m in a bid to eradicate [...]
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