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#129909
2021-08-11

Casualty of war: Yemen's forests at risk as fuel crisis surges

Beset by violence, engulfed by chaos for years, Yemen's problems might be on the verge of growing even more and spilling into an environmental crisis as well.

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#129910
2021-08-11

Slovenia’s new Juliana Trail reveals a land of water, rock and forest

They call the Soča the emerald river. To my eyes it’s turquoise, or sometimes a shocking shade of sapphire. Or like crushed crystal, coaxed into flow. Either way, it’s irresistible. Our trail runs by it and, step after step, our heads are made motionless by those blue-green waters.

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#129911
2021-08-11

Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys have been living carefree lives in the deep forests

A baby monkey on the Baima Snow Mountain has just started its journey to becoming a qualified jungle survivor 3,000 meters above sea level. It was named "Ta Ta" by the forestry staff, who constantly observe and safeguard the growth of the sweet creature. One of Ta Ta's educational adventures w ...

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#129930
2021-08-13

Rare two-headed cobra rescued in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun

Uttarakhand forest officials have rescued a rare two-headed cobra from Kalsi forest division of Dehradun district. Adil Mirza, who has been rescuing snakes for the last 15 years and now works with the forest department, said the forest department got a rescue call about a small cobra in an indus ...

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#129956
2021-08-16

Paradise regained in the New Forest: no planes, no people. Just one man and nature

There were moments last spring when wildlife cameraman James Aldred felt guilty about how lucky he was. Commissioned before the pandemic to document the lives of a family of goshawks living in the New Forest, Hampshire, he was given special permission to carry on filming while the rest of the co ...

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#129960
2021-08-16

Hidden cameras spot New Forest pine marten

Hidden wildlife cameras have shown evidence of a possible "established population" of pine marten in the New Forest, conservationists have said. Pine marten were previously only thought to have survived largely in the north of England.

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#129972
2021-08-16

Lungs of earth: PM’s forests initiative to help create biggest carbon sinks

Global Joint efforts to restore the ecosystem through sustainable climate change measures are essential to protect the planet earth and improve the livelihood of its inhabitants directly dependent on its green resources.

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#130085
2021-08-20

Burning forests and burning coal: Turkey’s climate conundrum

The forest fires that raged across the Mediterranean for the past few weeks have brought levels of devastation to the Southern coast of Turkey not seen in decades. With almost 300 blazes and a total scorched area that is nine times the average of previous years, the blazes initially overwhelmed ...

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#130094
2021-08-20

Smoke seasons aren't new but our efforts to control wildfires are, and should change

Like many people, I will remember this summer in shades of gray and red. As snapshots of a dull orange sun circulated social media, "zombie fires" rose from the Russian permafrost, entire towns were wiped off the map and Southern Europe became a scene of the apocalypse.Satellites tracked enormou ...

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#130117
2021-08-24

NCCF’s Goal of Combating Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Forests

The COVID-19 pandemic is linked to agricultural intensification, increasing population and its associated changes, exploitation of the environment and hence nature losing its biodiversity. It has helped us realize that biodiversity needs to be maintained to support the lives and livelihoods. We ...

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#130244
2021-09-02

Decaying forest wood releases 10.9 billion tons of carbon yearly, which will increase with climate change

If you've wandered through a forest, you've probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is "deadwood," and it plays several vital roles in forest ecosystems.

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#130294
2021-09-07

Wildfires threatening biodiversity in Brazil’s Pantanal region

One year after devastating a huge portion of the ecosystem, wildfires are once again threatening the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands which Brazil shares with Paraguay and Bolivia and where once again animals, including jaguars are being rescued – or fleeing – from the fires.

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#130312
2021-09-07

Multi-use forests and sustainable native forestry important for biodiversity

National Threatened Species Day is a great opportunity to recognise the environmental benefits of NSW’s sustainably managed multi-use forests alongside the state’s National Parks, the Australian Forest Products Association of NSW (AFPA NSW) CEO Sue Grau said today.

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#130313
2021-09-07

African Tropical Mountain Forests Store Far More Carbon Than Previously Thought - New Research

Tropical forests are well known for being the "lungs" of our planet. Through photosynthesis, the trees in these forests produce oxygen and remove enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate global warming.

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#130348
2021-09-09

Conservation of forests key to uninterrupted supply of oxygen, water: Aaranyak

On the occasion of its 32nd Foundation Day today, premier biodiversity conservation and research organisation of the region, Aaranyak to reiterated its commitment to work with renewed vigour towards its mitigating key potential threats, as it has flagged, to the ecology and environment in North ...

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#130440
2021-09-15

Latin American and Caribbean forests are key to environmental sustainability and global food security

The Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission highlighted the strategic role of regional forests in improving livelihoods, countering climate change and halting biodiversity loss.

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#130451
2021-09-15

Saving America's forests could help curb climate warming

America has more than 800 million acres of forest and woods, and most of that land is privately owned. A new study finds that economic incentives for landowners to keep their land in productive forests could be a valuable policy tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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#130496
2021-09-20

4 famous giant trees unharmed by Sequoia National Park fire

Four famous giant sequoias were not harmed by a wildfire that reached the edge of Giant Forest in California's Sequoia National Park, authorities said.

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#130511
2021-09-22

Driven away by forest fires, wild horses return to Turkey’s Antalya

One month after the forest fires that ravaged the southern Turkish province of Antalya, wild horses who fled their habitat are back to Eynif Plain. Herds of free-roaming horses in Ibradı district, one of the locations hit by the forest fires that continued from July to August, dazzle visitors to ...

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#130526
2021-09-22

When a tree falls in the forest, you can still hear the birdsong

On a cold and humid morning in March, two bird surveyors stood in the dim forests of Kenaboi State Park in Malaysia, straining their ears for birdsong. From where they stood, they saw towering rainforest trees and thick undergrowth beside abandoned logging trails.

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#130553
2021-09-23

Africa’s remaining forests are under pressure: This is no time to sideline forest carbon markets

We need both carbon offsetting and deep decarbonization at source, not either/or, to make substantive progress with climate change.

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#130696
2021-10-12

To save forests, researchers are hooking trees up to Twitter

In July 2018, a century-old red oak went live on Twitter. The account @awitnesstree, tweeting from the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, introduces itself in its bio:

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#130701
2021-10-12

UN deforestation scheme under scrutiny after Indonesia debacle

The collapse of a $1-billion deal to curb Indonesian deforestation has highlighted the pitfalls of a UN-backed global initiative, which critics say has been ineffective and trampled on indigenous communities' rights.

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#130745
2021-10-13

To predict forest loss in protected areas, look at nearby unprotected forest

Protected forests, such as those in national parks, are unlikely to be cut down when surrounded by intact forests. Conversely, when a protected forest’s neighboring lands are degraded, it’s likely that deforestation will encroach into the protected area as well, according to a new study.

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#130951
2021-10-19

Amazonian ecosystems and peoples on the brink – it is time for a new vision

A code red for humanity. These were the words of the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, summarizing the strong messages of the latest IPCC report on climate change. Among the most urgent messages is the unequivocal human influence on the climate system, the increased frequency and intensity ...

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#130974
2021-10-20

Turkey to plant 4 million trees in burnt forests of Adana, Osmaniye

Turkey had to battle an unprecedented number of wildfires throughout the summer that burned countless forested areas to the ground. As the smoke clears, reforestation efforts are set to get underway to heal the wounds left by the blazes, particularly in the south.

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#130975
2021-10-20

'Wee Forests': Plans unveiled for COP26 urban tree planting programme

Eight new green spaces to be planted across Glasgow to help city celebrate upcoming Climate Summit, as ITV announces plans for major ramp up of climate coverage

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#131097
2021-10-22

Why the Belowground Ecosystem Matters

Trees get all the credit. But for a forest, the belowground ecosystem—soil, roots, fungi, and microorganisms—is equally important.

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#131191
2021-10-26

This Is How It Ends: Why our forest 'lungs' are dying

They are our lungs. But New Zealand’s treasured native forests are facing a range of deadly threats, including kauri dieback, myrtle rust and exploding deer numbers. Andrea Vance and Iain McGregor report, for Stuff’s This is How it Ends series.

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#131193
2021-10-26

Green Gold: Billion Dollar Question for Congo Rainforest

On the brink of an unprecedented environmental emergency, EU ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gathered earlier this month for a luxury river cruise hosted by the country’s Environment Minister, Eve Bazaiba.

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#131225
2021-10-27

Annie Proulx on climate loss: In New Hampshire forests, the threat of ash annihilation looms

My earliest memories are of coins of sunlight falling through feathery branches, from the time when my mother put me under trees for naps. The play of light through the shifting leaves and green-tinted air established my life-long ideal of beauty. Southern New Hampshire, where I now live, is an ...

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#131255
2021-10-28

The global economy depends on forests – let’s act accordingly

The world’s economy is currently a free rider on the vital services forests provide. This system needs to be replaced by investment into forest protection which sees trees as what they are – the natural infrastructure our economy is dependent on, argues Daniel J. Zarin.

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#131320
2021-10-29

Imported deforestation: How Europe contributes to tree loss worldwide

Forest area is increasing in Europe, mainly because farms are getting fewer and smaller. This should be good news, but it must be put into perspective alongside the loss of forest that the EU's growing agricultural imports cause in third countries. We call this "imported deforestation."

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#131666
2021-11-15

Poland's 'priceless' primeval forest pits environmentalists against state

Stopping by a giant oak tree in Europe's largest surviving primeval forest, environmental journalist Adam Wajrak pauses in admiration.

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#131667
2021-11-15

Introduction to Forest-climate Action

Climate change is having widespread negative impacts on 1.3 billion people dependent on forests for their livelihoods and wellbeing. Many of the 720 million people globally who will be pushed into extreme poverty through climate change by 2050, for example, are forest-dependent.

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#131733
2021-11-16

Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5 degrees Celsius, and heat untouched areas 6 km away

Forests directly cool the planet, like natural evaporative air conditioners. So what happens when you cut them down? In tropical countries such as Indonesia, Brazil and the Congo, rapid deforestation may have accounted for up to 75% of the observed surface warming between 1950 and 2010. Our new ...

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#131986
2021-11-30

Amazon deforestation is rising. Guyana offers a rare bright spot

Trees cover 90 percent of land in Guyana, a country experts say can offer insights into protecting the world’s largest rainforest.

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#131987
2021-11-30

Govt to engage local communities in management of small natural forests

The ministry of environment is to engage local communities in conservation decision making in its latest efforts to save some small natural forests from human encroachment.

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#131990
2021-11-30

Wood Wide Web: Scientists to map hotspots of fungal life

A science mission is set to explore one of the final frontiers of untapped knowledge on the planet - the fungal networks in the soil beneath us.

News Headlines
#132010
2021-12-02

Wildfires of Varying Intensity Can Be Good for Biodiversity

The spate of furious wildfires around the world during the past decade has revealed to ecologists how much biodiversity and “pyrodiversity” go hand in hand.

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#132021
2021-12-02

The future of habitat restoration: the Atlantic Forest way

From new forest corridors to the production of shade-grown commodities, restoration work in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay is crossing country borders and taking landscape conservation into new realms of ingenuity.

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#132034
2021-12-03

Exclusive: Court deals blow to 'invaders' at Amazon reserve

Just days after the publication of a wide-ranging investigation into illegal cattle production in the Jaci-Paraná reserve, a protected area in Rondônia, a regional court declared unconstitutional the state government's attempt to legalize the destructive ranches.

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#132059
2021-12-06

Study Shows There is Hope For the Recovery of Tropical Forests After Deforestation

Deforestation is leading to the disappearance of tropical forests at an alarming rate, although they have the ability to recover naturally in abandoned areas. An international research headed by Wageningen University scientists revealed this.

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#132070
2021-12-06

The 'agricultural mafia' taking over Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Encouraged by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and local authorities who want to see the development of agribusiness, an "agricultural mafia" is taking over the Amazon rainforest.

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#132082
2021-12-07

Fighting for the Shade

Why Trees Should Be Our Next Great Conservation Crusade

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#132083
2021-12-07

60% of Nigeria’s forest lost to degradation – Official

The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, said 60 per cent of Nigeria’s valuable forest estate have been lost to degradation.

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#132097
2021-12-08

Eye in the Sky, Eyes on the Ground

How the change in colour of a pixel on a screen can set off a series of events that leads to the empowerment of local communities to conserve their globally important forest.

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#132098
2021-12-08

Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

Indonesia pledged at the recent COP26 climate summit that its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030 and then start to fall. It's also said that it will end deforestation by that same date. But to reduce emissions from its transport sector, it's relying on using more biofuels - production o ...

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#132100
2021-12-08

Tree-planting goals miss the forest for the lack of diverse, good-quality seeds

Ambitious plans by India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to restore tens of millions of hectares of degraded land by 2030 could be derailed by a lack of good-quality and genetically diverse native seeds, according to a new study.

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#132121
2021-12-09

Biodiversity: Three billion additional trees by 2030 – launch of MapMyTree tool

Today, the European Commission together with the European Environment Agency (EEA), are publishing a data tool — MapMyTree — for all organisations to join the pledge of planting three billion additional trees by 2030, register and map their planted trees to count the EU target.

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