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Work to develop a sustainable management plan for the lansan tree begins in Saint Lucia
04/08/2010
The Global Trees Campaign has initiated work in Saint Lucia, which will lead to the first sustainable management plan for the lansan tree. This rainforest tree is prized for its valuable aromatic resin but has become threatened due to over-harvesting in recent years.

Hanson Clarinets completes the world's first chain of custody for sustainably harvested African blackwood.
17/05/2010
Following fhe first Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate for community-managed natural forest in Africa (supported by Global Trees Campaign partners the Mpingo Conservation Project), clarinet players will soon have the choice of buying environmentally and socially sustainable instruments after Hanson Clarinets also became FSC certified in March 2010.

New Project to Conserve World's Largest Rhododendron Species
22/03/2010
The Global Trees Campaign has inititated work in China to conserve the world's largest rhododendron species Rhododendron protistum var. giganteum, known locally as the Big Tree rhododendron. Although popular as an ornamental, fewer than 100 individual Big Tree rhododendrons are known in the wild and the species is only known with any certainty in one nature reserve in China.

Autumn Favourites at Risk of Extinction in the Wild
20/11/09
There is no more spectacular sight in autumn than the flaming colours of the maple tree; leaves glowing in vivid shades of saffron, auburn and raspberry. Loved by many for the taste of maple syrup on pancakes, these unique trees are increasingly under threat in the wild. The Red List of Maples highlights the species most at risk.

Chinese and Vietnamese Scientists Begin Joint Border Surveys
02/11/09
After months of careful planning, a team of Chinese and Vietnamese plant experts began their search for rare trees in the limestone highlands of northern Vietnam this week. The survey team will visit three areas over 22 days and hope to reveal unknown populations of highly threatened trees, such as conifers and magnolias

Global Trees Campaign now on Facebook and Twitter
12/10/09
The Global Trees Campaign is now on Facebook and Twitter. Please become a fan of our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter to receive regular updates of our work.

Rotary Support Global Trees Campaign
27/07/2009
Rotary International Britain and Ireland (RIBI) have selected the Global Trees Campaign as one of the causes they will support from July 2009-June 2010. Rotary Clubs throughout Britain and Ireland will be encouraged to raise funds for GTC projects around the world, helping people to conserve endangered trees and improve their local environments

New Red List identifies threatened trees of Central Asia
07/05/2009
The vast and contrasting landscapes of Central Asia are host to over 500 species of woody plants, including wild apples, pears, pistachios and walnuts. As threats to the region’s forests increase, the Red List of Trees of Central Asia, published by the Global Trees Campaign, has identified the 44 species most at risk. 

First FSC certified community-managed natural forests in Africa
30/04/2009
Two communities in Tanzania, working through Global Trees Campaign partners the Mpingo Conservation Project, have obtained the first certificate for community-managed natural forest in Africa. This landmark achievement will enable the communities to earn 250 times more from their woodlands – by managing them responsibly – than they have done previously.  

Conserving the threatened Pemba Palm in Tanzania
24/04/2009
Threats to Dypsis pembana, a Palm tree found only on Pemba island, Tanzania, have been increasing. With fewer than 3,000 trees remaining, a new Global Trees Campaign project aims to plant trees, reduce threats and ensure long term security of the tree's habitat

Work begins to restore the populations of five native trees in Ecuador
07/04/2009
The Global Trees Campaign has begun work to restore threatened native trees in the Awacachi Biological Corridor in Ecuador. Local people will play a central part in the replanting of species, including important timber trees Carapa megistocarpa and Lecythis ampla.

Survey leads to discovery of 72 wild Malus niedzwetzkyana trees in Kyrgyzstan
25/11/2008
A Global Trees Campaign survey, conducted in association with local communities in Kyrgyzstan has led to the discovery of 72 wild Malus niedzwetzkyana trees, bringing the total number of known trees to 111.

Hope for very rare magnolia in China
15/10/2008
Global Trees Campaign surveys in 2006 confirmed scientists fears - Magnolia sinica, a large, beautiful magnolia tree found only in Yunnan province, China, was reduced to just 10 trees in the wild in one area of forest.