International Day of Forests, observed annually on March 21, highlights the vital role forests play in sustaining our ecosystem. This year’s theme, “Forests and Food,” emphasizes the crucial link ...

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.

Each year, millions of monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles across North America to escape the cold and find ...

As the world celebrates International Forest Day 2025, it serves as a reminder of the vital role forests play in sustaining life on our planet. From the Sundarbans to the pine forests, here's a ...

Yes, it was from the forests that humans collected seeds and began to cultivate when they changed from being hunter-gatherers to pastoralists. This makes forests the most important part of the ...

The Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals, is making a slow but steady recovery along Cyprus’ shores, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. With an estimated ...

The Supreme Court has reiterated that before a complainant can seek a Magistrate's direction under Section 156(3) of the CrPC to register an FIR and investigate a cognizable offence, they must ...

Join us in celebrating the International Day of Forests 2025 on Friday, 21 March, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and online. This year’s theme, “Forests and Foods ...

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each ...

Here in the Okanagan Valley, we have ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forests, the former being a relatively uncommon ecosystem type in B.C. covering less than one per cent of the land base.

What sounded like leaves rustling in the wind was the flickering wings of thousands of monarch butterflies as they flitted through the oyamel fir forest. I opened my eyes and sat on the forest floor, ...

"Monsanto's profits cannot come before the monarch's future." About 99% of all North American monarchs migrate each winter to oyamel fir forests on 12 mountaintops in central Mexico. Scientists from ...