Researchers found that planting a range of tree species can play a "crucial" role in protecting forests from common extreme ...

As wildfires intensify and pose a growing risk in the American West, tribal leaders and community members are bringing fire back to their forests to save them. For thousands of years, Indigenous ...

New research from the UBC-based Mother Tree Project is shedding light on how forests respond to harvesting and climate stress, including practices aimed at reducing wildfire risk. The work is ...

Voluntary corporate investments will play a role, among other financial instruments, in protecting tropical forests, but we need guidance that can increase the integrity and legitimacy of these ...

The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year—more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina. Over the years, countries ...

On Friday, at least 100 Indigenous protestors blocked the entrance to the 30th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, in Belém, Brazil. The action comes on the heels of an action ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering with Michael Coe, a senior scientist and tropical forest ...

Invasive species are among the leading threats to forests across North America. Among them, the spongy moth and Douglas-fir tussock moth are responsible for extensive damage to forests from coast to ...

Mangrove forests act as vital coastal protection forests, using their intricate mangrove ecosystems to block storm surges, trap sediments, and safeguard shores from erosion. Timothy K/Unsplash ...

Indonesia’s forests are critical to the national economy and rural households, and we help local communities protect forests, strengthen land rights, and build sustainable livelihoods.