Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change ...

Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the ...

In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world’s remaining forest now lies within 1km of the forest’s edge. This process, called fragmentation, is causing the ...

Forests are some of the most common places to find birds, and they are typically home to many different species. When forests ...

Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive ...

Before sunset, a blue flame used to spring to life in Brenda Obare’s kitchen with a quick turn of the knob as she started ...

When bad things are happening, we naturally feel a strong urge to do something, anything, in response. Unfortunately, if we fail to think through our panicky response, we may end up making things ...

Scientists have found evidence of wildfires that occurred 237 million years ago and shaped ancient Triassic ecosystems.

Wild land has its place. But converting working forests to wilderness could gut Vermont's rural forest economy.

Forests in California are struggling to recover after wildfires. Studies show tree loss is rising fast while replanting ...