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ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya (AP) — In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their

ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya (AP) — In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their

The Kenyan government wants to build a 32-mile tarmac road through the UNESCO World Heritage Site to connect two counties, and the countrys environmental agency, the National Environment Management Authority, issued an environmental impact assessment license for the project last month.

Residents are optimistic the project could improve their lives. But scientists and conservationists fear irreparable damage to the ecosystem.

Environment News: In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their branch.

Following pressure from Kenyas president, the national environment authority has issued a license for the construction of a tarmac road through the forested Aberdare range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Irate males guffaw loudly through their ginormous proboscises beside dozing female elephant seals who nurse their dark-hued offspring while absorbing

Ismail Elmagdoub said the trees were attracting wasps to his home so he paid a contractor to illegally remove them from his back garden in Blockley, Gloucestershire

Thirteen historic Italian stone pine trees in downtown Lompoc are scheduled for removal after an inspection identified them as high risk for falling.

Thirteen historic Italian stone pine trees in downtown Lompoc are scheduled for removal after an inspection identified them as high risk for falling.