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Gardening for better mental health

Gardening for better mental health

Garden is such a happy place that just by engaging with plants it indeed reap people's mental health, even if the person has never gardened before

A giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove remains unscathed in the Washburn Fire that is burning in Yosemite National Park near Wawona, California, US on 11 July 2022.

Giant sequoias may benefit from fire in California's Yosemite, official says

The fire in California's Yosemite National Park may benefit some of the world's oldest giant sequoias by helping release seeds and clear debris from the forest floor, preventing more severe blazes ...

Eucalyptus trees along a road in Bogura. Eucalyptus is not an autochthonous tree species of Bangladesh and is considered as harmful for the local plantation and ecology

Plantations of exotic trees might cause problems for local wildlife

Eucalyptus plantation edge effects radiate up to 800 metres into the interior of nearby Amazonian forests, find scientists at the University of Bristol and the Federal University of Western Para, in ...

Heavy rain in a forested area, wind blowing trees in Mindoro Oriental, Philippines October 26, 2020 in this still image obtained from video

Study finds how plants protect themselves from pathogens in rain

Plants have their own immune system, just like humans and other multicellular organisms

Piles of legal wood are seen in a wood company warehouse in the Amazon rainforest, inside Jamari National Forest Park in the County of Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil on 28 September 2021.

Drying Amazon rainforest closer to 'tipping point', scientists warn

The Amazon rainforest has become slower at recovering from longer periods of drought over the past two decades, damaging its complex ecosystem and pushing the world's largest tropical forest nearer a ...

Eucalyptus trees along a road in Bogura

Eucalyptus trees to be removed from country: Agriculture minister

The government will also take steps to refrain people from further planting of the harmful Eucalyptus trees considering its negative consequence on the crops and environment

A hundred-year-old banyan tree spread over three bighas of land in Saraidah of Chandaikona union in Raiganj upazial of Sirajganj

Over 9,000 tree species still undiscovered: Study

About 64,100 tree species have already been identified

Protecting our trees

Protecting our trees

Afforestation and protecting forests are the major means of tackling the adverse impact of climate change

A man walks through the Great Green Wall site in Simiri, about 100km north of Niamey, on 13 November, 2021

Great Green Wall brings life back to Niger desert

Once a desolate landscape, the Simiri plateau in Niger is now a small paradise for fauna and flora

Village makes it mandatory for newlyweds to plant tree

Village makes it mandatory for newlyweds to plant tree

In a new initiative for eco-conservation, the residents of a village in Kaushambhi district of Uttar Pradesh have made it mandatory for every newly wedded couple to plant a tre

Terrace gardening can ensure a healthy living and works as an immunity booster

Terrace gardening for healthy living aiding immunity booster

Work from home may also have some adverse impacts like mental fatigue and anxiety. An effective way to overcome this is engaging oneself in some creative activity, “gardening” being an option. With ...

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