New World Record: Indian State Plants Nearly 66 Million Trees in One Day

The Indian State of Madhya Pradesh set a new Guinness world record for reforestation by planting 67 million trees in the span of 12 hours.

Lightning strikes kill nearly 60 people in Bangladesh

Authorities in Bangladesh reported that 56 people throughout the country were killed by lightning strikes in just two days.

Number of trees down 46% since human civilisation

The number of trees on Earth has almost halved since the beginning of human civilisation, a new assessment has found.

Mozambique: Planting a Future (video Al Jazeera)

According to the UN, South America and Africa lose forests at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world. After years of civil war Mozambique is trying to rebuild itself from the ruins, but the development comes at a great cost to the country's natural resources.