How do you repair damaged peatland? An 18-year effort restoring over 800 hectares on England’s Dartmoor offers a lessonEighteen years after the Duchy began supporting restoration, work continues to protect Dartmoor’s ancient carbon stores. Updates published ...
24 Sep, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Ground Control allocated £100,000 every year to environmental projects. Its Wildfell Initiative expanded into a 116-hectare woodland and habitat restoration siteGround Control is launching an extensive woodland restoration initiative called Wildfell in Essex. Covering 116 hectares, this ambitious pr...
23 Sep, 2026, 02.26 AM IST
Aviva committed £38 million to a 100-year UK rainforest partnership. The long-term programme aims to restore lost habitats and develop new nature-based revenue streamsAviva has committed £38 million to a 100-year partnership focused on restoring temperate rainforest across the UK. Under the Atlantic Rainf...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
Chuck Leavell and his wife inherited 1,000 acres in Georgia; decades later, Charlane had grown to 4,000 acres with 70% still covered in forestsChuck Leavell, renowned keyboardist for the Rolling Stones, is deeply committed to conservation. He oversees the Charlane Woodlands & Prese...
20 Sep, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
In 1993, a few bison were introduced to America's dying grasslands. Now, thousands of those beasts, once hunted to near extinction, are helping bring the prairie ecosystem back to lifeOklahoma's Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is restoring bison populations and their habitat. Bison grazing and wallowing create favorable condit...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
This giant animal once vanished from Britain 6,000 years ago. Now it is back as a ‘forest engineer’European bison have returned to Britain after being absent for around 6,000 years, with conservationists releasing them into Kent’s woodlan...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
In 2010, New York spread 2 million tons of clean soil over a former landfill. 7 years later, the site reopened as a 258-acre park with wetlands, woodlands, ponds and trailsNew York City transformed a former landfill into Brookfield Park. This extensive project involved capping and remediating the site for publ...
15 Sep, 2026, 04.08 AM IST
England’s hidden 7,500-acre wilderness could become the ‘Yellowstone of Britain’ — a £8.5 million rewilding project aims to bring back rare wildlife over the next 20 yearsEmblehope Moor in Northumberland is undergoing a significant nature restoration over twenty years. This ambitious project aims to rewet pea...
06 Sep, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
In 1950, livestock viruses drove the Serengeti's wildebeest herd down to 300,000. Less than a decade later, it surpassed 1.5 million, helping turn the ecosystem into a carbon sinkIn the 1950s, rinderpest and livestock disease pushed the Serengeti’s wildebeest herd to dangerously low numbers. After the virus was broug...
05 Sep, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
In the 1830s, America imported autumn olives from eastern Asia to stop erosion and reclaim mines; now the plant infests much of the United StatesAutumn olive, introduced from Asia, was used for erosion control and land restoration. This shrub's nitrogen-fixing ability and rapid growt...
02 Sep, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
Reforestation with Drones? How aerial seeding technology is bringing new life to Gran Chaco's threatened ecosystemDrones are emerging as a game-changer for tree planting in Argentina’s Gran Chaco, with conservationists deploying biodegradable seed capsu...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
In the early 1930s, New York State bought 340,000 acres of abandoned farmland for trees. 26 years later, the new forests had significantly reduced runoff, with their effect stable through 1967New York's reforestation program transformed abandoned farmland into dense woodlands. This initiative significantly reduced streamflow and ...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
In 2003, a businessman bought a 23,000-acre estate to restore it; now it's home to a million trees and red squirrelsBusinessman Paul Lister transformed Scotland's 23,000-acre Alladale estate into a wilderness reserve, planting one million native trees and...
24 Aug, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
In 2014, Maine began developing a fish elevator to carry American shad past Milford Dam. 12 years later, the system could reopen 600 miles of river habitat to a fish whose migration has been blocked for decadesA Maine fish elevator could reopen 600 miles of river habitat for alewives, giving a small fish a much bigger chance to return upstream. Th...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
A UK tenant farmer made environmental changes years ago. In 2024, she helped create England's largest temperate rainforest nature reserveIn a remarkable ecological achievement, Borrowdale, Cumbria, is now home to England's largest temperate rainforest reserve. This initiative...
19 Aug, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
In 1904, Newfoundland released just 4 moose onto the island after an earlier introduction. 122 years later, their descendants number about 110,000 and have become powerful drivers of change across the island's forestsMoose impact on Newfoundland forests: Newfoundland introduced four moose in 1904, which now number around 110,000. These animals significan...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
A 400-year-old English forest could be sacrificed for stone used in Britain's historic landmarksA woodland in southeast England faces quarrying for building stone. Kent County Council approved a plan to extract stone from Oaken Wood. L...
30 Jul, 2026, 07.53 PM IST