Fauna & Flora International’s Eastern Caribbean Project Coordinator, Sophia Steele explains how harnessing the spirit of Christmas might just save a Critically Endangered conifer… With their verdant steep slopes emerging dramatically from the clear blue Caribbean Sea, the Pitons are likely one of the first images to come to mind when hearing the name Saint…
It’s the countdown to Christmas and many of you will already have your Christmas trees up and decorated. Bringing trees into the home has been a long standing tradition, even before it was popularised during the Victorian era. Prior to this, Ancient Egyptians brought palms into their homes to celebrate their Sun Gods and…
In 2016, GTC awarded Oxford University Masters student, Daniela Requena Suarez, with a grant to support her research on a group of threatened tree species in the Peruvian Amazon. In this blog, she shares insights into her research and tells us what seed collection can mean for the conservation of these amazing trees. Not…
The Global Trees Campaign is now accepting applications for student grants to support Masters research focused on tree species conservation. Have you heard more about rhinos than rosewood? Read more papers on elephants than on ebony? Did you know that over 9,600 tree species are threatened with extinction? Only a small proportion of threatened…