How Forests Talk through the “Wood-Wide Web” — and Why That Matters to Us All Deep beneath the forest floor lies a vast and intricate communication network, not made of wires or signals, but of fungi. Known scientifically as mycorrhizal networks and poetically as the “wood-wide web,” these underground fungal threads connect trees and plants, […]
Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration: How Drylands Can Be Greened What can double crop yields and provide building timber and firewood, fodder, and shade for livestock, as well as wild foods for nutrition and medication? And what at the same time can increase incomes and living standards for farming families and their communities, while leading to more […]
Yes, you, you and every single other person, can help to fight deforestation. Change the planet for the better and plant a tree with The Nature Conservancy. Join its effort to Plant a Billion Trees. Donate to “turn the tide of deforestation and help protect and expand forests around the globe,” or get involved in […]
