Alien Invaders
They look pretty, but the buttercup fig is considered an invasive alien.
Plants have been “immigrating” to North America ever since the first Europeans arrived and earlier, depending on how you define non-native. Many of our main agricultural crops, such as corn and wheat, are...
Apr
16
Courtesy of the European Environment Agency
Forests are essential to our survival and well-being. Forests clean our air, our water, our soil and they regulate our climate, amongst many other things. Trees and forests are not always associated with urban landscapes. However, there too they provide...
Mar
13
Swedish forests grow by a total of 110 million cubic metres a year, and the net reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result of Swedish forestry and wood production, is 60 million metric tons a year.
This is equivalent to the entire carbon dioxide emissions for the whole of the...
Feb
23
Wild Urban Forest of Rheinelbe, Germany
In 1988, the government of Nordrhein Westfallen started the process of converting an old mining area into wild urban forest.
“The idea behind it was not to develop anything…and not to plan and manage anything…Just to let everything grow like it...
Feb
07
In this visually dazzling TED talk, long-time TV producer and educator, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants — over a quarter million species — have evolved to attract insects to spread their pollen. Some flowers grow ‘landing-strips’ to guide the...
Dec
29
A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these treetop canopy worlds — and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.
About Nalini Nadkarni
Dec
27
Holiday Greenery and Christmas Trees Should Come From Local Sources
Buying freshly-cut evergreen trees and greenery to decorate during the holiday season is a time-honored and favorite tradition. Unfortunately, harmful non-native insects and diseases can hitchhike on these trees and branches,...
Dec
09
