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School gardens can be great ways for kids to learn where food comes, and according to a recent study in Australia, gardens can also improve students’ academic performance, social skills, and health. The researchers find that hands-on programs not only encourage young people to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables, but they also improve science and math grades. “The…

Countries are embracing reforestation, from Pakistan paying unemployed people to plant 10 billion trees, to a Chinese mobile app funding 120 million trees. We need more trees. They are key to tackling the climate crisis and supporting countless unique types of animals and plants. They’re also vital to jobs, business and our health. In the US alone, forests currently…

Trees are key to tackling the climate crisis and supporting animals and plants. They’re also vital to jobs, business and our health. Momentum has been building globally and in the US, with numerous tree planting initiatives and partnerships to reforest burned areas, such as the Camp Fire. This week sees the launch of the U.S. Chapter of 1t.org, led by American Forests and the…

Davos initiative aims to unite and promote reforestation efforts worldwide. Forum hopes to mobilize funds and political support. Even climate sceptic Trump has pledged to back its work The World Economic Forum has launched a global initiative to grow, restore and conserve 1 trillion trees around the world - in a bid to restore biodiversity and help fight climate change…

1t.org exists to connect, empower and mobilize a global reforestation community of millions, unleashing their potential to act at an unprecedented scale and speed, to ensure the conservation and restoration of one trillion trees within this decade. 1t.org is a partnership 1t.org is a World Economic Forum initiative, designed to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030…

The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer entered into force on 1 January 2019, following ratification by 65 countries. Action under the Amendment will help reduce the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons, potent GHGs, and thus avoid global warming of up to 0.4°C this century. The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal…