Please Accept Our Thanks This Christmas
‘And here it is…’ – yes, here is Christmas and, as we head towards the end of another extraordinary year, it’s the perfect time to stop and reflect. We continue to navigate through strange and difficult times but here at The Word Forest Organisation we are incredibly lucky – we have a team of exceptional […]
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Ahhh, my first real Christmas tree. I remember it well. It was 1994. My boyfriend – now husband – and I had moved into our first home together, a small rental bungalow with a small corner large enough for a small tree. A random spruce, bought from the nearest DIY warehouse with our inaugural set […]
The State Of The Oceans – How Super Corals Might Help Save The Reefs
The oceans you see nowadays are not the same oceans humanity saw a few decades ago. The truth is, our oceans have been facing man made problems, including plastic pollution, from the late 1960s and early 1970s. This article will discuss the problems with the state of the ocean, focusing on plastic pollution, coral bleaching […]
Certified Wood Furniture – How To Shop Wisely
Have you ever thought about where the wood used to make the bench that we sit upon comes from? Have you ever felt insecure while buying wood furniture, not knowing if it is a product of deforestation or not? Have you ever wondered whether wood is cut just because there is a market of consumers […]
How Chocolate Can Save Rainforest
We’re delighted to feature this guest post by Dr Frauke Fischer. While chocolate is a sweet – and easily satisfying – temptation for everyone in Western industrialised countries, massive environmental damage and social injustice are associated with the conventional cultivation of cocoa in the tropical countries of origin. Can it be done differently? Yes! Find […]
International Trade and Deforestation: Is ‘Green’ Trade the Solution?
The relationship between trade and deforestation Numerous studies have documented and confirmed that global trade, in its existing form, causes deforestation and other associated environmental damage, with 80% of deforestation occurring due to trade and agriculture. [1] This is primarily due to the exchange of products, known as ‘forest-risk’ commodities, that require the stripping of […]
Billy, Bone And The Treekeeper – A Timely Tale For Children
We’re thrilled to be able to introduce you to Billy and Bone! This newly published book for children comes from the talented pen of author Keith Trayling. It’s written in poetry form and has a gentle yet important environmental message. When Billy, a young boy, and his dog Bone look inside an intriguing hole in […]
Smart Solar – Could It Help Save Our Forests?
Deforestation has become an increasingly prevalent problem in a global context. In fact, the World Research Institute notes that only 30% of the world’s land area is still forest. They also mention that 23% of all deforestation is caused by wildfires and the loss of forests is happening at an alarming rate. A guest post by […]
To Tree Or Not To Tree
‘Tree’ is a noun. ‘To Tree’ is not a verb. Trees can’t tree. To tree or not to tree, that is the question. English is a language where it is generally only humans or animals that are capable of enacting verbs, of doing things. Everything else is inanimate. The world is just humans and animals […]