Author: mike shanahan
Scientists reveal yet another reason fig trees are titans of biodiversity
Infographic: 5 ways fig trees are titans of biodiversity
To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, here’s an infographic I made to highlight how fig trees are so important to life on Earth. Please feel free to use it/share it.
Read more about fig trees in my book Ladders to Heaven (published in North America as Gods, Wasps and Stranglers). For a summary and reviews from Annie Proulx, Deborah Blum, Michael Pollan, Sy Montgomery, Simran Sethi, David George Haskell and others, visit this page.
Religion + fig trees = a boost for biodiversity
A sacred fig tree at a Hindu temple in Bengaluru (Bangalore) – credit Anoop Negi
Two artists with fresh takes on the world’s coolest plants
The trees of life that became agents of death
Public execution of an Indian rebel in 1857
