The State of the World's Forests

"There is a cause for alarm" says Professor Sir Ghillean Prance. "Now is the time to act"

• 8 mins

What is a Tree?

How trees can be used to provide sweeteners, vanilla, latex and glue...

• 8 mins

Types of Trees

The extraordinary variety of the world's trees and their chances for survival

• 7 mins

Bradfield Woods in Suffolk

A visit to a centuries old forest in England

• 8 mins

Africa's Greenbelt Movement

The growing grass-roots environmental movement in Africa

• 8 mins

The War on Trees

The "ecocide" of Vietnam's forests caused by American bombing during the Vietnam War

• 8 mins

The Language of Trees

The trees' place in literature from the poet Edward Thomas to author JRR Tolkein

• 8 mins

The Damage of Paper

How the humble wasp caused a revolution in paper-making...and changed the world forever

• 8 mins

The Tree House

How the dream of every child is used across world and even has a place in history

• 8 mins

The Green Man

The evolution and re-emergence of archetypal nature figures

• 8 mins

Jungle Concern

How much rain forest is left? And what is a poor country to do with its natural wealth?

• 8 mins