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Italian architect's 'vertical forest' to address pollution

ItalianarchitectandurbanplannerStefanoBoerihascometoglobalprominenceforhishigh-risetowersthatareengulfedbyplantsandtrees.ReminiscentoftheancientHangingGardensof

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Powerful storm kills eight in Romania

ApowerfulstorminwesternRomaniahaskilledeightpeopleandinjuredatleast67,officialssay.MostofthevictimswereinandaroundthecityofTimisoara,wherewindsofupto100km/h(60m

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Scientists: Future of oldest tree species on Earth in peril

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What trees teach us about life and hapiness

“Treesaresanctuaries,”wrotetheGermanpoetandphilosopherHermanHesse.“Whenwehavelearnedtolistentotrees…thatishome.Thatishappiness.”InhisbookTrees:ReflectionsandPoe

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What trees teach us about life and happiness

“Treesaresanctuaries,”wrotetheGermanpoetandphilosopherHermanHesse.“Whenwehavelearnedtolistentotrees…thatishome.Thatishappiness.”InhisbookTrees:ReflectionsandPoe

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Seas rise, trees die: Climate change before your eyes

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

An online petition to stop axing of 1713 trees in New Delhi has been launched by Green activists. The trees are to be felled for the construction of an exhibition-cum-convention center at Pragati Maidan. However, the petitioners argue that the trees to be cut are more than 60 years old and the move will be detrimental for the environment.

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

An online petition to stop axing of 1713 trees in New Delhi has been launched by Green activists. The trees are to be felled for the construction of an exhibition-cum-convention center at Pragati Maidan. However, the petitioners argue that the trees to be cut are more than 60 years old and the move will be detrimental for the environment.

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

An online petition to stop axing of 1713 trees in New Delhi has been launched by Green activists. The trees are to be felled for the construction of an exhibition-cum-convention center at Pragati Maidan. However, the petitioners argue that the trees to be cut are more than 60 years old and the move will be detrimental for the environment.

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India: Online petition launched to stop axing of trees

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,July23(APD)-Anonlinepetitiontostopaxingof1713treesinNewDelhihasbeenlaunchedbyGreenactivists.Thetreesaretobefelledfortheconstru

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Australian engineer develops drone capable of planting 1 bln trees year

AnAustralianengineerhasrevealedaplantocombatdeforestationbyusingdronestoplantonebilliontreeseveryyear.SusanGraham,anAustralianengineer,revealedonSundaythatsheha

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What caused Portugal forest fires?

Portugal'swildfiresbeganonthenightofJune17inPedrogaoGrande,andsoonclaimedthelivesof62people.Itwasacombinationoffactorsthatmadethefiresodeadly."Theoriginwasaligh

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Tree-climbing, seed-spitting goats aid farming in Morocco

It'stoughfortreestothriveinthesemi-desertSousvalleyregionofsouthernMorocco,butscientistshavefoundthatsomemightbegettingahelpinghandfromanunlikelysource.Whilethe

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Sakura season: Where to view cherry blossoms in Japan

For just a few weeks every spring, Japan celebrates an annual ritual known as hanami.

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Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees

The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees.

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Fatal Singapore tree fall prompts questions

The death of a woman in Singapore after a 270-year-old tree fell on her in the Botanic Gardens has left many shocked and saddened. With the authorities still investigating, many in the "garden city" are asking how this could have happened.

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Blooming lovely: why people are breaking INTO a jail in southern China

Part of a prison in southern China has become an unlikely tourist attraction, with people breaking into the jail to see peach trees in bloom, according to a newspaper report.