Roberto Brito learned how to use a chainsaw at the age of 11. Now he uses his intimate knowledge of the Amazon rainforest to guide tourists around in his flip-flops.

As awareness grows of the toll noise has on children's health and learning, some cities show the way to quieter roads and classrooms.

A forest in Ecuador is buzzing with life, thanks to a global movement granting nature legal rights

Trees protect health and lower bills: planting them in tree-poor communities of colour has the greatest impact.

When you think of cork, you might think of that pop of champagne on New Year's Eve – but some of this versatile tree bark will also keep astronauts safe as they head to the Moon.

The famed tree of Sycamore Gap in England was cut down after growing there for around 200 years – but this is just rustle of a leaf compared to the lives of some woody plants.

A deadly and hard-to-detect disease has been ravaging the treasured olive trees of southern Italy for 10 years. A highly trained squad of super-sniffer dogs could save them.

Prized for the lightweight, elastic bark, cork oaks can also store large amounts of carbon during their long lifetimes. Now there are moves to find new uses for this material.