The latest news on the world’s forests
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We keep losing forests at an alarming rate, according to recently published data by Global Forest Watch.
Healthier soil for healthier forest
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The top soil in the Khasi Hills is very shallow and lacking in nutrients. A natural way to condition and fertilize soil is to add compost to the vital humus layer. It may be surprising but the foundation to a healthier cloud forest is laid by worms and kitchen scraps.
Forest pharmacies: the cure comes from the forest
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Natural aspirin from the Khasi Hills
Soils are important. Why do we treat them like dirt?
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Last year, scientists described soils as a “nearly forgotten resource”. It is therefore no surprise that the UN declared 2015 the International Year of Soils.