Trees

July 1, 2022

Saalumarada Thimmakka – 111 Year Old Mother To Hundreds Of Trees

Saalumarada Thimmakka from Karnataka has found happiness in planting trees. She has planted more than 350 banyan trees on both the sides of a highway near Bengaluru. She has also planted nearly

Activism

Jamuna Tudu – Protector Of Trees A.K.A Lady Tarzan of Jharkhand

There are always some people who make quick money by selling trees illegally from the forest. Jamuna Tudu and five other women confronted a timber mafia in Jharkhand & prevented illegal felling of trees near her village. This group later

May 10, 2022

Shyam Sundar Paliwal, The Father of Ecofeminism In India

Activism·India

Shyam Sundar Paliwal has dedicated his life to planting trees and encouraging the wellbeing of a girl child. Paliwal lost his daughter in 2006.

Sunder Lal Bahuguna, The Dawn Of Chipko Movement In India

Activism

Our environment consists of five elements of nature – Earth, Water, Light, Wind & Space. In order to live a healthy and long life,

A grand tree with a sprawling canopy. Photo Credit - Ramon Ahnert

Nature

Tree Relocation Japan Cuts 619 Trees, Adds 2,304 in Tokyo’s Redevelopment Shift

Trees are our best friends. They give us shade, provide fruits, and give us fragrant flowers. They also supply us with timber, and give out oxygen. On top of that they are

Govind Tekale

April 6, 2025

Representative image of Nantahala and Pisgah Forest

Conservation·Forest·USA

Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Forest Service Over Plan to Quintuple Logging in North Carolina’s Nantahala and Pisgah Forests

Environmental groups are taking the U.S. Forest Service to court over a controversial logging plan for two of North Carolina’s most treasured public lands. The lawsuit, filed on March 27, 2025, challenges

Rahul Somvanshi

March 30, 2025

Tree of Life, Olympic National Park, before damage from recent storms / Rebecca Latson

Nature·USA

Erosion Causes Olympic National Park’s ‘Tree of Life’ to Drop 5 Feet, Threatening Its Survival

A 40-foot Sitka spruce known as the Tree of Life at Olympic National Park has dropped five feet lower this winter. Storm damage has left this remarkable tree hanging over an eroding

Govind Tekale

January 18, 2025

Agriculture

Ghana Study: Shade Trees Key to Climate-Resilient Cocoa Farming

A two-year field study in Ghana’s northern cocoa belt has revealed crucial insights into building climate-resistant cocoa farming systems through strategic shade tree integration. The research, funded by the German Research Foundation

Karmactive Staff

December 30, 2024

Conservation·Plant Life

California’s Statewide Ban on Joshua Tree Damage Sets Stage for Ambitious Habitat Protection Goals to Prevent Extinction

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released a 294-page draft conservation plan to protect Joshua trees from extinction, marking the state’s first-ever initiative to shield a species specifically from

Karmactive Staff

December 2, 2024

Plant Life·Science

Tree Islands in Sumatra’s Oil Palm Plantations Boost Biodiversity with 400 m² Patches Restoring 90% Native Species in Just Six Years

Southeast Asia’s tropical forests face mounting pressure from palm oil expansion. A groundbreaking six-year experiment in Sumatra reveals how strategic tree islands within oil palm plantations can foster native biodiversity recovery, according

Sunita Somvanshi

November 21, 2024

Ash dieback is caused by a fungus (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) originating from Asia, that infects Ash trees of all ages.

Nature·News

95% Of The Ash Trees May Die By 2030 In The UK

Ash dieback is caused by a fungus (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) originating from Asia, that infects Ash trees of all ages. The younger trees succumb to the disease faster, but all the affected trees

Dipannita Sarkar

November 19, 2022

Nature·World

Almost 30% Of Tree Species Threatened To Extinction, Scientists Warn Of A Worldwide Disaster

A paper prepared by Malin Rivers, Adrian C. Newton, and Sara Oldfield along with Global Tree Assessment Contributors, presents a brief overview of current knowledge regarding the number of tree species that

Karmactive Staff

September 21, 2022

India·Latest·Viral

Sahyadri Devrai – A Green Movement

Maharashtra’s environmental initiatives have been given a significant boost with Sahyadri Devrai leading the charge in environment protection and conservation. Founded by renowned actor Sayaji Shinde, this Green Movement stands as a

Govind Tekale

February 5, 2022

India·Nature

North East India lost 1,020 sq. km. of Forest In 2020-2021

The Ministry of Environment (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forests Report (ISFR) 2021 on 13th January 2022 . It states that the north-eastern states have a total forest cover of 1,69,521

Rahul Somvanshi

January 26, 2022