The planting of 4000 trees in support of Arbor month commenced in Drakenstein last week.

On the 5th of September 2013 a partnership agreement between the Stellenbosch Municipality, Wildlands Conservation Trust and ‘Leaf a Legacy’ was signed in order to see the successful implementation of the “Million Trees Project”.

Arbor month is upon us. A time when people are encouraged to plant trees to help remove some carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen.

In the midst of a dry winter, Sue and her family take it upon themselves to rid Foxglove Farm of their resident alien trees and make compost for the months ahead.

The Miss Earth South Africa organisation recently planted 95 trees at Solwazi Primary School in Orange Farm ahead of Mandela Day, honouring the former statesman with one tree for every year of his life.

Young Australians encouraging 'weeds’ to grow in desert areas are helping prevent land degradation and allowing crops to thrive.

As if making food from light were not impressive enough, it may be time to add another advanced skill to the botanical repertoire: the ability to perform — at least at the molecular level — arithmetic division.

Something terrible is happening in Turkey. It all began at a peaceful demonstration against deforestation of 80-year-old trees in a park (Gezi Parki) located in Taksim Square, when the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan refused to listen to objections by protesters.

After years of controversy surrounding the proposed palm oil plantation in Cameroon, the Cameroonian government has ordered Herakles Farms to suspend all logging at its main worksite at Talangaye, in the Nguti region of the country.

Have you ever wondered how biodiversity science affects your everyday life? If so, a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden on International Biodiversity Day on 22 May can give you many of the answers.

During her flight to Joburg, Natalie Roos stared out the window and was stunned to see the lack of trees in the countryside. Only here and there, closer to KZN, could you see some greenery. On her return home, she decided to do something about it.

This annual reforestation effort has seen over 3000 indigenous trees being planted in Platbos Forest, the southern-most forest of Africa since 2010.