BREAKTHROUGH: Old trees have much to give to the world. Flowers, fruits, shade, wisdom and as new research points out – respite from the ill effects of global warming. According to an international group of scientists led by Dr Nate Stephenson of the US Geological Survey, most tree species grow much faster as they age […]
Indian Tree species out of Critically Endangered list
A tree species Syzygium Travancoricum (locally known as kulavetti or vadhamkolli) found only in the state of Kerala has been moved out of the Critically Endangered (CR) category of red list of threatened species. The tree is still rare, but now further away from extinction. In 1998 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) […]