Efforts are underway to grow towering new redwood forests, cloned from existing trees, that can sequester massive amounts of carbon. July 29, 2019, 3:39 AM GMT+7 By Mary Beth Toole and Anne Thompson An old growth redwood forest is nature's cathedral. Light filters through the giant trees bathing the ferns and mosses below in a primordial green glow. In the canopy of a 300-foot old-growth coast redwood, the going gets weird. Mosses, lichens,
Published on Sunday, 28 July 2019 09:00 Written by Urbanist Hanoi. All too often these days, we come across monuments of historical significance, pull out our smartphone and take a picture, only for it to waste away in our maze of a camera roll, never to be looked at again. We forget the time, patience, and dedication it takes for artists who devote days at a time capturing their subject on paper. This collection of images shows
Published on Friday, 28 June 2019 11:00 Written by Hieu Tran. You may have tried the famed mango sticky rice from Thailand and wondered, “How on earth does this rice go so well with the sweetness of mango and coconut milk?” Usually, some would think of rice as part of a savory dish, like how mashed potatoes go with steak, instead of berries. However, in many Asian countries that use rice as a staple, sticky rice or glutinous rice,
Published on Friday, 26 July 2019 10:28 Written by Saigoneer. Joining the likes of Hahalolo, VietNamTa and Biz Time, Gapo is Vietnam’s newest social media platform, aimed at young millennials. On the morning of July 23, Gapo Technology announced the launch of its social network app and received an investment of VND500 billion from G-Capital, a financial company based in Bangkok, Thanh Nien reports. The social media platform
Published on Tuesday, 30 July 2019 13:00 Written by Urbanist Hanoi. Photo by Kevin Lee . An area of low pressure that may form into a tropical storm will bring heavy rain to northern provinces this week. According to AccuWeather, the system is currently over the East Sea between the Philippines and China. It will begin impacting areas of southeastern China, and particularly Hainan, as early as this evening. The path and
Chris Lang, Published 28 July 2019 REDD-Monitor’s round-up of the week’s news on forests, climate change, and REDD. For regular updates, follow @reddmonitor on Twitter. 8 July 2019 5 ways to help nature help usBy Karin Erika Kemper, World Bank, 8 July 2019I was recently at the G7 meeting in France’s northern city of Metz, discussing biodiversity with Environment Ministers from the Group of Seven countries (Britain, Canada,
