Saving ancient forest from HS2
Many areas of forest, some incredibly ancient, are being cut down to make way for the high speed rail link HS2; the company behind the tree cutting is attempting to move the rich woodland soils, saplings and small animal species to other sites so that the biodiversity of these areas is not lost, however scientists are doubting the efficacy of the project
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Arctic ice refreeze uncertain
Each year, the Arctic ice goes through a cycle of melting and refreezing, but this year the data shows that the ice has not started refreezing when it should; warming air and warming waters in Siberia are thought to be the cause of the delay in refreezing as this area has seen a protracted spell of warm weather conditions over summer and into the autumn
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Norway publishes rainforest maps
Norway is continuing to pave the way with forest conservation by creating and publishing a satellite dataset on the world's tropical rainforests for free; the data is available to anyone who wishes to view it and offers a realtime understanding of how much deforestation is occurring rather than counting how much has been lost at the end of a period of time
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