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“The mountains are calling and I must go.”

July 2, 2016

 How John Muir’s incessant study saved Yosemite Protector in chief: Theodore Roosevelt with conservationist John Muir at Yosemite in 1906. U.S. Library of Congress Michael Wurtz  Head of Special Collections, …

Himalayan Viagra

July 2, 2016

Climate Change Seen as Threat to Lucrative ‘Himalayan Viagra’ Fungus By KAI SCHULTZJUNE  Harvesters crawled while picking caterpillar fungus on the Tibetan Plateau in May. The caterpillar fungus, also known …

The Molai Woods – One Man´s Forest

June 24, 2016

The Molai Woods – One Man´s Forest [embedplusvideo height=”395″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/28RWhwL” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/HkZDSqyE1do?fs=1&vq=hd720″ vars=”ytid=HkZDSqyE1do&width=650&height=395&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep4474″ /] Since the 1970’s Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his …

The World’s Disappearing Sand

June 24, 2016

 The World’s Disappearing Sand By VINCE BEISERJUNE 23, 2016  Credit Sally Deng MOST Westerners facing criminal charges in Cambodia would be thanking their lucky stars at finding themselves safe in …

The Caatinga and desertification

June 24, 2016

CAATINGA E DESERTIFICAÇÃO The Caatinga and desertification Bartolomeu Israel de Souza*  , Rafael Cámara Artigas**  , Eduardo Rodrigues Viana de Lima***  Resumo O desmatamento elevado no Bioma Caatinga vem gerando processos de desertificação …