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The Eternal Tree- Africa’s Baobabs

This personal essay by Jori Lewis who lives in Senegal, accompanied by some stunning photographs by Beth Moon, describes the ecological and cultural value of the iconic, and often ancient, African baobab tree. Writing and imagery that typifies the beautiful content produced by Emergence Magazine.

“Imagine, two millennia in one spot? Human generations are calculated in twenty-five-year intervals, so such baobabs would have witnessed eighty generations of humans crying as infants, crawling, growing, living, exploring, farming, building, warring, loving, and dying.”

Jori Lewis

Walking Back to Happiness & Saving NHS Cash

A new report by Forest Research shows that walking in the woods has a massive financial impact on national health costs, as well as on our own wellbeing. The Guardian explains more.

The Clyde Cycle Path in summer splendour: an everyday tree story for walkers, cyclists, anglers, joggers, and dogs. This urban woodland is a treasured greenway.

The inspiration of winter trees

An editor’s pick. This beautiful post showcases art inspired by the wonder of trees in winter. Tam shared it with the team, and we loved it so much, we decided to do likewise. Enjoy.