In a blow to environmental protection, Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging and come under fire by environmentalists.“We can’t have mature trees rotting in forests while locals suffer due to lack of timber," Ruto was quo...

By AFPPlanting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday.Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave o...

By AFPStroking a tiny spruce sapling, Swiss forest ranger Francois Villard fears the tree will not withstand global warming and live to a ripe old age like its ancestors.The Risoud Forest, covering the border between France and Switzerland some 1,200...