Carbon study shows beetle-killed forest is pumping out carbon dioxide
British Columbia's pine-beetle devastated forest is belching out enough carbon to equal Canada's average annual forest fire emissions, says a new report from scientists at the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada........full story

Green giants: Our love affair with trees
From mighty oaks to humble hazels, our sylvan treasures have never been more highly valued – or popular. As a record 10 million green-fingered Britons prepare to plant saplings, Michael McCarthy explores a root and branch revolution... ....full story

World's oldest living tree over 9,000 years old
The world’s oldest living tree has been found in Sweden, a tenacious spruce which took root just after the end of the last ice age. ...full story