FRED HAGENEDER’S GATEWAY TO THE MEANING OF TREES IN CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS

Forest Hero Shigeatsu Hatakeyama. © Ryo Murakami/UNU
climate care

Forests ‘activate’ coastal seas

The positive influence forests have on ocean ecology and biodiversity was put to good use by a Japanese oyster farmer who received a UN Forest Heroes Award.

Buddhist monks in northwest Cambodia ordaining a tree. © Equator Initiative
climate care

Buddhist monks ordain trees

The monks of the Samraong Pagoda received the 2010 Equator Prize for saving evergreen forest in northwest Cambodia by ordaining venerable trees as monks.

Dongria Kondh demo. © Survival International
conservation

Indian Tribe in victory over mining giant

The Indian Dongria Kondh tribe has won a ‘David and Goliath’ battle to save their land and sacred mountains from a multinational bauxite/aluminium company.

Tamarisk trees (Tamarix articulata) in the Sahara. © RosaFrei/istockphoto.com
climate care

Great Green Wall of China is growing

The work on the Green Wall of China began in 1978. So far, forests have been planted in thirteen provinces of China, covering 54 million acres (22m ha).

SM Raju at a tree-planting site. © Prashant Ravi
climate care

Massive tree-planting scheme in India

An single man in India has created an innovative programme to provide ‘sustainable employment’ to millions of poor people, by planting billions of trees.

woman sitting in a forest clearing. © Kichigin/shutterstock
botany

Trees improve human health

Forest time reduces the level of stress chemicals in the body, boosts the immune system and hence helps to ward off viruses, bacteria and even tumours.

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Forest Hero Shigeatsu Hatakeyama. © Ryo Murakami/UNU
climate care

Forests ‘activate’ coastal seas

The positive influence forests have on ocean ecology and biodiversity was put to good use by a Japanese oyster farmer who received a UN Forest Heroes Award.

Buddhist monks in northwest Cambodia ordaining a tree. © Equator Initiative
climate care

Buddhist monks ordain trees

The monks of the Samraong Pagoda received the 2010 Equator Prize for saving evergreen forest in northwest Cambodia by ordaining venerable trees as monks.

Dongria Kondh demo. © Survival International
conservation

Indian Tribe in victory over mining giant

The Indian Dongria Kondh tribe has won a ‘David and Goliath’ battle to save their land and sacred mountains from a multinational bauxite/aluminium company.

Tamarisk trees (Tamarix articulata) in the Sahara. © RosaFrei/istockphoto.com
climate care

Great Green Wall of China is growing

The work on the Green Wall of China began in 1978. So far, forests have been planted in thirteen provinces of China, covering 54 million acres (22m ha).

SM Raju at a tree-planting site. © Prashant Ravi
climate care

Massive tree-planting scheme in India

An single man in India has created an innovative programme to provide ‘sustainable employment’ to millions of poor people, by planting billions of trees.

woman sitting in a forest clearing. © Kichigin/shutterstock
botany

Trees improve human health

Forest time reduces the level of stress chemicals in the body, boosts the immune system and hence helps to ward off viruses, bacteria and even tumours.

Do You Want To Boost Your Business?

drop us a line and keep in touch