Nature

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🌼 A periodic table for flowering plants has been created – includes 9,500 species

Researchers analyzed 1.8 billion genetic letters from over 9,500 species of flowering plants. The research reveals the evolutionary history of flowering plants.

Maria Eriksson 7 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: Six good reasons for protecting more nature

Most people believe that less nature is protected today compared with 20 years ago. But this is not what reality looks like. Read more about how we can boost both the economy - and our health - by becoming even better at taking care of nature.

Linn Winge 1 min read

🌊 Replanted seagrass restores the ocean

Virginia’s coastal waters are vibrant and have a healthy ecosystem once again, all thanks to the world’s largest seagrass restoration project.

Linn Winge 1 min read

🌿 C40 cities will tackle climate change with urban greenspaces

Major cities around the world have decided to make their urban areas greener in order to help tackle climate change.

Linn Winge 1 min read

🌳 Ethiopia planted 350 million trees - in 12 hours

But Ethiopia is not satisfied yet. The country has raised the bar and aims to have planted 20 billion trees by 2022.

Kent Olofsson 1 min read

🐘 Decreased interest in Ivory in China

The demand for ivory is at the lowest measured number in four years. Eight percent of respondents in a survey said they intend to buy ivory.