but the Sherwood forest is a real place and the real forest needs help too. Experts say urgent action is needed to regenerate the forest and save the rare and endangered ancient oaks at its heart. The forest is beloved for its connection to Robin Hood, the legendary 13th century bandit who supposedly hid there from his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham, in between stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. On average one veteran oak a year would fall; this year seven have come down...

DAYTON Heat and drought withered seedlings this summer at some local cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, although it will likely be years before customers see the consequences. Antenucci said he irrigates his seedlings, helping to ensure a 90 percent survival rate, but he said Big Tree had to pump water for four months this year instead of the usual three weeks per season. The impact at other farms won't be seen by consumers for eight years or so, when this year's planting of trees matures,...

The tree planting program is part of a global commitment from the vendor to cancel out its CO2 emissions within three years. The vendor has also set up a website - www.ecotonoha.com - enabling anyone to plant a tree in NEC's forest. It is also one aspect of NEC's sustainable manufacturing program, which helps eliminate lead from its products and develop bio-plastics from plants rather than petroleum. Once we finish planting our island properties, we will look to establish more forests on...

Unlike in the past when furniture makers used to be small scale individual producers operating with limited capacities in small markets, nowadays it has become a big industry in the country. The government has a role to play in this regard by establishing and running training centres such as polytechnics or ones exclusively designed to teach and train on carpentry. Furniture produced here are not only satisfying local needs but these have also found a share, minimal though, of export...

Peanut husks, one of the biggest food industry waste products, could be used to extract environmentally damaging copper ions from waste water, according to researchers in Turkey. Various industries produce waste water containing dissolved copper(II) ions, including those that carry out metal cleaning and plating, paper pulp, paper board mills, and wood pulp production sites and the fertilizer industry. The team measured the levels of copper ions that could be extracted from waste water at...