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Desolate Slopes in Slovakia

Slovakia is known for being a heavily forested country, but increased logging activities are turning lush woodlands into desolate slopes. Foresters claim that this is not the case, but areas such as M...

Sheffield Shock

Close to 6,000 (mainly healthy) mature, large canopy street trees have been felled in Sheffield over the last five years as part of the 25 year, £2.2 billion (€2.5 billion) Public Finance I...

Ancient Trees in Budapest City Park in Peril

Proposed plans to renovate Budapest City Park will cut down 1,000 historic trees, destroy a fragile inner-city ecosystem and negatively impact the city’s air quality.
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Skis Versus Trees

Protests have recently erupted in Sofia and other towns in Bulgaria due to the potential construction of new Slopes and Ski Lifts in Pirin National Park....

Construction of a metro station threatens 50 trees in Schaerbeek, Brussels

The Square François Riga in the Brussels neighbourhood of Schaerbeek is not only one of the green and social hearts of the area, hosting a weekly market, but is also the home to 7 classified remarkabl...

Ancient garden ornaments for sale

Ancient olive trees in Spain are in jeopardy from being uprooted and sold off as garden ornaments to customers overseas. Customers are willing to pay up to 30,000 euros for one tree, depending on its ...