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Amid a multitude of trails with trees that reach dozens of feet overhead, conservationists with Casa del Agua lead tours and tell stories about the forests planted over three decades.
Environment
Conservationists focus on community reforestation efforts to save Mexico’s wetlands
The exterior of Pfizer in Groton, Conn. Pfizer Inc.
Top of The World
Pfizer announces ‘highly effective’ pill to combat COVID
An image of a professional tree planter hard at work in British Colombia.
Environment
Professional tree planting: ‘It’s a combination between industrial labor and high-intensity sport’
In this March 26, 2020, file photo, a boy wears a mask as a preventative measure against the spread of the coronavirus, as he navigates floodwaters mixed with garbage following heavy rains, in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya.
The Big Fix
‘Connecting with God by caring for the environment’: Franciscan monk in Kenya shares Christmas message
Adults and children swim in water near a large, white building in the background and birds flying overhead
The Big Fix
In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat
The Nature Conservancy hopes to plant perhaps 100,000 native agave and pine trees in the forests around Monterrey, Mexico’s third-largest metro area.
Business
Coke and Pepsi, gardening together in Mexican mountains to preserve urban water
Environment
New research survey suggests urban trees are on the decline
Planting Native Trees
FEIGNING GREEN
Tree Planting for Carbon Raises Questions
Los Arboles?
Part III: Soldier Planters, River-Keeping Children and Green Belt’s Future
Part II: It’s More Than a Tree Planting Movement
Part III: Soldier Planters, River-Keeping Children and Green Belt’s Future
Part II: It’s More Than a Tree Planting Movement
Carbon-Neutral Super Bowl