An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When ...

A young Murang’a man undertaking an 80-hour tree-hugging challenge has dismissed claims he is copying Truphena Muthoni, ...

JERUSALEM -- Since embracing family and friends is off-limits these days because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority say people can find comfort in a different way by ...

For many people, loneliness is the toughest part of self-quarantine. For those living alone, going without company and physical contact for a long period of time can take a serious toll on their ...

In Beijing's central district, trees are everywhere: in parks, along roadsides and in courtyards inside people's houses. Many ...

Akanksha Awal receives funding from the ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, and St John's College. I would like to thank Hangzhang Ding, an undergraduate at Peking University at the time, who accompanied me in ...