EnvironmentFlinders University researchers found the jobs soil fungi do kept recovering for six years after native replanting, while the mix of species barely moved; old fertiliser may be one barrier.
EnvironmentA James Hutton Institute study of ash, oak, Scots pine and Sitka spruce found that the right tree mix kept up to 94% of dependent species supported, the wrong one as few as 1%.
AgrotechThe California startup retrofits forestry skidders with cameras, LiDAR and supervised autonomy so that operators can drive them remotely, and says its machines have moved more than 100,000 tons of timber in six months.
EnvironmentAPG, on behalf of pension fund ABP, has committed €150 million ($167 million) to SLM Silva Fund II, which will invest in forests managed without clear-felling, in Ireland first and then elsewhere in Europe.
EnvironmentOn 10 acres of recovered forest land at Betbunia in Kaukhali, Rangamati, the forest department has planted 10,000 saplings of disappearing hill species such as chapalish, boilam and civit kadam, plus native fruit trees.
AgribusinessDaera began sending £15m of Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme offers on 8 October, part of £40m over three to four years, as farmers are reminded the Forest Expansion Scheme closes on 19 October.
The fifth meeting of the cell formed to deliver the five-year, 250 million tree planting pledge discussed care of saplings after planting, monitoring of survival rates and plans for green employment.
EnvironmentThirty years after a Victorian forestry experiment was abandoned, heavily thinned mountain ash stands hold trees 20% larger than untouched forest and as much carbon or more.
EnvironmentThe Comptroller and Auditor General says planting has fallen far short every year since 2015, with 2,527 hectares planted in 2025 against an 8,000-hectare target, despite about €946 million spent on forestry schemes.
The environment ministry has begun planting and waste removal in the off-season; locals say at least 2,000 of about 2,200 families are now unemployed.
EnvironmentForestry Commission chair Baroness Young told the APF Show that multi-purpose forestry is hard but the answer is more planting across timber, carbon and biodiversity.
A joint afforestation drive by Khulna City Corporation and bKash will plant a real tree for every virtual sapling that customers grow in the app with 'green points' earned on digital transactions.
A joint afforestation programme of Khulna City Corporation and bKash opened at the city's Solar Park and Linear Park, with 25,000 trees to be planted in phases.
