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Maharashtra Sows 2 Crore Trees, UP Tries 50 Million As India Starts A Tree Plantation Drive

2016-07-12 05:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

India Times: On Monday, Uttar Pradesh set out to make a new world record by attempting to plant 50 million trees in 24 hours. State officials distributed millions of saplings to people across the state in hopes to increase its forest cover, and enter the Guinness World Records for planting the maximum number of trees in a day. AP The current record stands at 847,275 which was set in Pakistan in 2013, reports The Associated Press. Nearly 800,000 people assumed the responsibility to make their state greener....

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India state aims to plant a record 50 million trees in a day

2016-07-11 03:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Hundreds of thousands of people in India's most populous state jostled for space Monday as they attempted to plant 50 million trees over 24 hours in hopes of shattering the world record. Officials in Uttar Pradesh have distributed millions of saplings to be planted across the state in a bid to get into Guinness World Records for the most trees planted in a day. The current record is 847,275, set in Pakistan in 2013. More than 800,000 people, including students, lawmakers, government officials,...

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Dead trees aren't a wildfire threat, but overlogging them will ruin our forest ecosystems

2016-07-07 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: There are now 66 million dead trees in California`s forests due to several years of drought and native bark beetles, creating a "catastrophic" wildfire threat-or so claims U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. While Vilsack`s assertion may resonate with many in the general public because it makes intuitive sense, it simply isn`t true. Among scientists, there is an overwhelming consensus that weather (hot, dry, windy conditions) determines how wildland fires behave, not the density of dead...

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How Trees Can Boost Pig Farms’ Sustainability

2016-07-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - It may not be an obvious solution, but by driving productivity and helping the environment, planting trees can play a key role in boosting the sustainability of pig businesses.

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Are California redwood trees the answer to global warming?

2016-07-06 12:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

MercuryNews: California's ancient redwood forests aren't just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth -- a new study finds they are a particularly potent weapon against global warming. The towering trees remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere per acre than any other forests on the planet, including tropical rain forests, researchers found in a discovery that could influence everything from logging rules to how parks are preserved as the state grapples with climate change. "The story...

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