Tag: forests
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Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not.
Lawmakers from both parties agreed at a congressional hearing Tuesday that the federal government must…
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Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires | Wildfires
The world is losing forests to fire at an unsustainable rate, experts have warned. Wildfires…
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They survived wildfires. But something else is killing Greece’s iconic fir forests | Trees and forests
In the southern Peloponnese, the Greek fir is a towering presence. The deep green, slow-growing…
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New York City’s Forests Are Ailing. New Funding May Get at the Root of the Problem
The sound of cars zipping along a nearby highway faded to a low hum as…
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Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds | Climate crisis
Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research…
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Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests | Wildfires
In May 2023, a lightning strike hit the forest in Donnie Creek, British Columbia, and…
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‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns | Deforestation
Global forest health has plunged to “dismal” levels and threatens the wellbeing of humanity, warns…
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The flaws of carbon credits designed to protect forests – and how to fix them » Yale Climate Connections
As companies look for ways to offset their emissions of climate-warming pollution, forest carbon credits…
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Why are some of Britain’s ancient woodlands failing to regenerate? | Trees and forests
To the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds…