Scientists demonstrate that they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste. Because of…
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The ability of forests to store carbon is dependent on more than simply photosynthesis; this capacity may become increasingly restricted in the future. Questions remain…
Stressed forest in the Western US. Credit: William Anderegg Planting a tree appears to be a generally positive thing to do for the environment. After…
The number of fires inside designated conservation areas across the island of Madagascar increased considerably after COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in the suspension of all on-site…
Substituting 20% of meat from cattle with microbial protein — a meat alternative produced in fermentation tanks — by 2050 could halve deforestation, a new…
An aerial view of the Brazilian Amazon. Credit: Neil Palmer / CIAT Deforestation in the tropics is an even more important factor in the climate…
Graphic showing total forest loss in India during the period 2001-2018/ Credit: University of Reading Forest loss from temperature and rainfall alterations adding to deforestation…
Earth’s Coldest Forests Are Shifting Northward With Climate Change – Biodiversity and Wildfire Risks
Earth’s Coldest Forests Are Shifting Northward With Climate Change – Biodiversity and Wildfire Risks
New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of…
This dataset (blue points in the central map) was used for the parametric estimation and merged with the TREECHANGE occurrence-based data (purple points in the…
A late afternoon storm over a forest, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. Credit: Cornelia Klein Study shows storm frequency has doubled in the region in 30 years,…
Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems – with significant emissions occurring even…
New research shows that the effects of wolves on the recovery of aspen has been exaggerated by how it was measured. It’s an environmental success…
Tropical forests regularly appear in the news as the front line of climate change and human sustainability challenges. They are some of the most threatened…
Brazilian Amazonia, in the Riozinho da Liberdade Extractive Reserve, in the state of Acre. Credit: André Nunes Consuming sustainably sourced wild meat instead of domesticated…
The aquatic life of the San Pedro Mártir River in Tabasco, Mexico, finds refuge in the submerged roots of the red mangrove forests. Credit: Octavio…
Deadwood Releasing 10.9 Gigatons of Carbon Every Year – More Than All Fossil Fuel Emissions Combined
Deadwood Releasing 10.9 Gigatons of Carbon Every Year – More Than All Fossil Fuel Emissions Combined
Credit: Australian National University Decaying wood releases around 10.9 gigatons of carbon worldwide every year, according to a new study by an international team of…
September 15, 2021 In the midst of another brutal fire season, several of California’s natural treasures have also been threatened. In the midst of another brutal…
A relatively new way of analyzing tree rings has allowed researchers to reconstruct temperatures in Mongolia since 1269 C.E. The new reconstruction confirms that since…
Princeton UniversityFounded in 1746, Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey and the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in…
In Yosemite’s Illilouette Creek basin, a stand of young Sierra lodgepole pine grow in a forest clearing that was created by wildfire 20 years prior.…