The planet’s northern forests hold enormous amounts of carbon in spruce, pine, and thick, needle-rich soils. But a major new ...

A summit on how to protect the world's largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of who pays for the protection and reforesting of lands that are home to some of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An old-growth forest of noble fir trees at Marys Peak in Oregon's Coast Range. Beverly Law, CC BY-ND Mature and old-growth forests ...

Forests are more than trees. They are life-support systems—supplying water, providing food and livelihoods, storing carbon, and safeguarding biodiversity. Yet deforestation and forest degradation ...

Since time immemorial, forests have been a vital pillar for human sustenance. Covering about 32% of the Earth's land surface, or about 4.14 billion hectares, forests provide critical ecosystem ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of ...

Shelby Perry, a wildlands ecologist with the Northeast Wilderness Trust, inspects trees in the Woodbury Mountain Wilderness Preserve in September 2022. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger Updated Friday, ...

Odisha's Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi highlighted forests as crucial for life and livelihood, emphasizing their protection and expansion. He noted a significant increase in forest cover, reaching ...

Protection of New Hampshire's forests cover 84% of NH which is big business for public and private groups.New Hampshire is the second most forested state in the country, but it has lost over 126,000 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Forests are an essential part of Earth’s operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and ...