Turkey has made 11/11 a National Tree Planting Day and broke the world record by planting 303,150 saplings within an hour in the central province of Corum. What started with a tweet quickly turned into a nationwide campaign, aiming for 11 million saplings to be planted. Instead, more than 13 million saplings were donated in a very short time.
The United Nations says three-quarters of the world’s crops that end up on our plates, depend on insects for pollination. But in Morocco, scientists say modern pesticides and climate change are threatening harvests. To tackle the problem, Moroccan farmers are turning to ‘old-school’ methods. Sarah Balter explains.
Activist Greta Thunberg has taken part in a climate change protest in Los Angeles. Along with thousands of demonstrators, the Swedish campaigner is demanding the phasing out of fossil fuel production in California. The strike comes amid days of wildfires across the state which have resulted in unhealthy levels of air pollution. Jessica King reports from Los Angeles.
