All tagged Forest ecosystems

Saving Bialowieza: Nature’s last line of defence

Primeval forest like Białowieża used to cover the European plain 10,000 years ago, and the Polish government is fighting an EU order to stop logging it.

No story says ‘people versus power’ like the struggle to save Bialowieza forest in Poland. In 2016, concerned citizens from all walks of life mobilised in this ancient forest to stop extreme logging by the Polish state.

Our World Is Breathing

Forests presently cover 30 per cent of the Earth’s land area, or nearly 4 billion hectares. Sustainably managed forests are healthy, productive, resilient and renewable ecosystems, which provide vital goods and ecosystem services to people worldwide. An estimated 25 per cent of the global