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Author: Jaki Smith

Ploughing

Increasing Biodiversity and Yields in Farming

CA is a more sustainable approach to agriculture. The aim is to protect the soil from erosion, to improve it biodiversity, to help to preserve...
Trees blowing in the wind

Trees Versus the Elements: Battling Wind

Usually planted in gardens for aesthetic reasons, trees can help gardens by acting as natural windbreaks and reduce soil erosion....
Wind turbines at sea

Earth Day 2025: About Renewable Energy

Burning fossil fuels to produce electricity contributes to emitting greenhouse gases. Renewable sources are needed to fight climate change....
Cocoa tree

Chocolate Footprint: Trees Versus Chocolate

Much of the deforestation in the Côte d’Ivoire is said to be illegal and due to farming cocoa. Farmers will clear forests to plant new...
Rewilding Britain: Beavers

Rewilding Britain: Beavers

Beavers play an important role in building and maintaining habitats where they are present. However, these wetlands have disappeared from the UK....
Christmas tree

Christmas Trees: Real or Fake?

There is a big question around whether a real Christmas tree is better for the environment or an artificial one. There are several things to...
Famous Trees: Sycamore Gap Tree

Famous Trees: Sycamore Gap Tree

The famous Sycamore tree was one of the most photographed trees in the country. However, it was attacked by a chainsaw and, on the 28th September 2023, the news spread...

Trees by a lake.

Trees Versus the Elements: Water

Healthy forests are vital for human wellbeing as a result of their water supply....
Planting trees in Scotland

Our Scottish Adventure

Once upon a time, Scotland was once covered with Scots pines; however, these were felled for many reasons....
Wind turbines and a car.

Carbon Offsetting Versus Reducing Emissions

The higher your emissions, the more expensive it will be to offset them. What companies are essentially doing are putting a voluntary tax on themselves....