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Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames

The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.

Researcher Samukelisiwe Msweli has identified plant species that are highly inflammable and those of which the flammability is low. Photo: Supplied

Which plants fuel wildfires – and how to protect your home

Fire is part of nature and has its uses but we need to learn how to live with it safely

Forests are cleared to make space for housing, industries, businesses and for agriculture. (Photo by ADITYA AJI/AFP via Getty Images)

Unpacking deforestation, forest loss and carbon sinks

What does deforestation look like in South Africa

Tree breeding and sustainable intensification (planting more productive trees on less land) are actively being practised in South Africa. (Mondi South Africa)

The little invasive beetle causing big problems for SA’s trees

The search for biological control agents is underway

Bonds: The tree that inspired Tracy Megan’s A Biography of a Sugar Gum

‘A Still Life’ goes to root of the connection of all things

An homage to selected dying trees, ‘A Still Life’ provides viewers with an opportunity to consider a moment of connection between humans, trees and the natural environment

Polyphagous shot hole borer

Tiny shot hole borer beetle is causing big problems

The invasion of this destructive beetle wiping out trees is only in its infancy and scientists expect ecological and social costs to rack up

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they’re dying

One in three trees in the world face extinction

Some species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild and in South Africa, 6% of its species are threatened

Just as the fragile jacaranda flowers drop, so too does Johannesburg’s water and electricity supply (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)

Gauteng’s jacarandas are flowering earlier because of climate change

Such shifts are being observed globally, researchers say

Restoration: Illegal charcoal production and logging are the main threats to the conservation of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Alexis Huguet/AFP)

Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says

A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo managing director Bryne Maduka with the National Arbour City Award

Joburg scoops prestigious National Arbour City Award

The benefits of planting just one tree are far-reaching

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo teams collecting trees for planting

Johannesburg offsets carbon emissions by planting trees

Thousands of trees have been planted in the new suburb of Riverside View

The country says it has planted nearly three billion trees already since May. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Going green: Ethiopia’s bid to plant four billion trees

Abiy is leading by example as Ethiopia plans to plant a mind-boggling four billion trees by October

Trees for Zambia: Greenpop branches out

Greenpop plants trees, but there is something else going on. Its wider strategy has seen the movement outgrow the bounds of its humble beginnings.

Trees of life: Moses Dlamini has grown 6?400 saplings in his yard in Somalia Park, south of Johannesburg. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

Wheel deals are breaking the cycle

An organisation in Johannesburg hopes that trading bikes for trees will plant the seeds of entrepreneurship.

Can’t see the policy for the trees

Can’t see the policy for the trees

That trees fall under two different departments illustrates the need for politics to embrace science.

SA scientists embark on ‘tree barcode of life’ project

University of Johannesburg scientists have started creating a database of DNA information from the world’s tree species.

Africa’s wall of trees

Tentative preparations for an African "wall of trees" to slow down the southern spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting under way.

A highway among trees and seedlings

The South African National Roads Agency decided to save a giant Outeniqua yellowwood tree during major road construction.