Afforestation In The UK
Trees are natural carbon-exchange factories. They suck the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in their biomass, mainly as wood. This means that around half of a tree can be carbon. Growing trees is one of the ways carbon sequestration, and therefore climate change, can be addressed, but this does not come without […]
The Extraordinary Second Life Of Flip Flops
What do you think of when you hear the word flip flop? A practical solution to hot feet? Something you wear in the summer? Perhaps the best option if you live in a hot climate and don’t have a big budget for shoes. Probably not sculptures and almost certainly not a boat! Widely available and […]
Clare Nasir Supports The Word Forest Organisation On Celebrity Catchpoint
Our amazing patron Clare Nasir, meteorological whizz and all-round good guy, was kind enough to raise both awareness and money for Word Forest on BBC 1’s Celebrity Catchpoint. The episode aired on Saturday 21st May and all the contestants fought valiantly for their chosen charities. Clare’s speed and hand/eye coordination as she went for those […]
Reforestation To Help Save The Mountain Bongo
For the last nine months, Word Forest has been working closely with the Murang’a Youth Bunge County Forum CBO (MYBCF) in Kenya to find ways to help their Tulinde Bongo Project taking place in the Kmakia, Gatare and Wanjerere ranges of the Aberdares Forest, approximately 3 hours north of Nairobi. This amazing project covers a […]
Book Review: Travel: Easy Tips For The Eco-Friendly Traveller by Juliet Kinsman
We are delighted to share this book review from the terrific Green Pages series. Thank you Rebecca! To discover more books from the Green Pages series click here. Rebecca Woolford
Are We Living In A Dystopian World?
Listen to this article Just a normal girl, livin’ in a dystopian world. Life is plastic, it is drastic. With the chaos of the past couple of years, we see the world with more clarity than ever before. We can see it as a dystopian world – for most of us, Covid-19 has been the […]
Just What Is Syntropic Agroforestry?
From time to time I come across new words which have a wonderful resonance and really make me want to understand their meaning. A while ago, I heard the term Agroforestry and intuitively guessed that it was a combination of agriculture and forestry. Wikipedia’s first sentence about it[1] is: Agroforestry is a land use management […]
Exploring The Forest Of Words
We’re thrilled to share this thought provoking guest article by Ann Palmer, co-founder of Ecologisers. My native American name is ‘Woman of the Talking Leaves‘. In western culture it is seen as a poetic name for a writer, one that gives me a full-on connection and identity with trees. This honouring, personalised, with the Tree […]
Re-establishing The Caledonian Forest
Listen to this article. The Scottish Highlands – a mesmerising expanse of moorland, mountain and boreal forest with a deep and vibrant history. Stories of King Arthur and Merlin tell of this mystical land and its ability to come to life, aiding them in battle and protecting its inhabitants from violent outsiders. This is a […]