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#1257622020-11-18
Megaprojects risk pushing forests past tipping point – report
Infrastructure megaprojects risk pushing the world’s remaining forests past a “dangerous tipping point” and making climate targets unachievable, a report says.
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#1354902022-07-27
Midwest forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in just 150 years new animated maps track the changes, revealing lessons for climate projects today
“Plant a tree” seems to be the go-to answer to climate change concerns these days. Booking a rental car online recently, I was asked to check a box to plant a tree to offset my car’s anticipated carbon dioxide emissions. In 2020, the governor of my state, Indiana, launched an initiative to plant ...
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#1285762021-05-12
Millions of hectares of forest have grown back since 2000
Tbilisi: From Mongolia to southern Brazil, forests big enough to cover France have grown back during the last 20 years, but the gains did not make up for losses elsewhere.
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#1234302019-12-12
Mites can change their diet depending on environmental conditions
The transformation and degradation of natural landscapes due to human activities has been intensifying for several decades. This is especially true for forestland: its area decreases each year, especially in tropical regions.
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#1236882020-01-13
Miyawaki forests take root and spread in Madurai
A stroll at Walkers’ Park on the bank of Vandiyur Tank at K.K. Nagar would reveal a copse of different species and varying heights on a small patch of land. “There is a visible growth of trees in a short span of eight months. The guava tree, for instance, is now more than 10 feet tall,” says A.A ...
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#1235142019-12-18
More forest patches, healthier diets
Poor diets have become a major global health concern, as people with overweight or micronutrient deficiencies have come to outnumber those who are hungry or under-nourished, according to a leading scientist.
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#1273142021-02-24
More than half of Europe's forests vulnerable to climate-related hazards
Climate change has made Europe's forests more vulnerable to hazards like fires, insect outbreaks, windthrows, or a combination of these three, according to a new JRC study.More than 60% of the biomass in these forests is exposed to these risks- over 33 billion tons in total—putting the future ro ...
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#1218852019-08-14
More than half of world’s forest wildlife lost in 40 years, study finds
The amount of wildlife in the world’s forests has plummeted by more than half (53 per cent) in just over 40 years, conservationists have found.
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#1294502021-07-07
Mountain Forest Loss in Southeast Asia Accelerating At Unprecedented Rate
Southeast Asia is home to roughly half of the world’s tropical mountain forests. These highland ecosystems support massive carbon stores and tremendous biodiversity, including a host of species that occur nowhere else on the planet.
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#1303122021-09-07
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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#1325502022-01-17
Mysterious velvet worm lurks in local forests
Did you know an animal is lurking in the forests of Trinidad and Tobago that is so rare and strange, you may think it’s something right out of a science fiction movie?
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#1200122019-02-19
Mystery disease killing beech trees
A mysterious disease that is killing beech trees is spreading across parts of the United States. Scientists say the disease, known as Beech Leaf Disease, has been recorded in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and parts of Ontario in Canada.
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#1191742018-12-21
NASA Satellite Will Measure the World's Forests
Forests are often called the lungs of the planet because they produce so much oxygen. But they also store huge amounts of carbon. NASA scientists want to know exactly how much carbon, and so they have just launched a satellite that will finally give them an exact measurement. VOA's Kevin Enochs ...
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#1301172021-08-24
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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#1353842022-07-20
Namibia loses nearly 20 percent of forest in last 30 years
Namibia has lost nearly 20 percent of its forest area during the past 30 years as a result of unsustainable use of resources, a government official said Wednesday.
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#1287292021-05-20
Native forest logging makes bushfires worse – and to say otherwise ignores the facts
The Black Summer bushfires burned far more temperate forest than any other fire season recorded in Australia. The disaster was clearly a climate change event; however, other human activities also had consequences.
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#1206822019-04-09
Natural forests best bet for fighting climate change, analysis finds
Natural forests are 40 times more effective than plantations for storing carbon, making them the best option for slowing the global average temperature rise, a group of scientists says.
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#1192052018-12-27
Natural ‘Enemies’ Of Trees Good For Keeping Up Tree Biodiversity
Fungi and arthropods that kill seeds and seedlings might be the primary drivers behind the great biodiversity of trees within tropical forests.
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#1241392020-02-13
Naturalists amazed at sighting of extremely rare Scottish 'rainforest' fungus
A rainforest fungus rarely seen in countries around the world has been spotted. Naturalists were flabbergasted by the finding during their recent trip to Dunollie Wood on the Isle of Luing, west coast of Scotland.
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#1249232020-03-27
Nestlé achieves key milestones in helping end deforestation and restoring forests in cocoa
Nestlé has today reported significant progress in its efforts to help end deforestation and restore forests in its cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The company has published its Cocoa & Forests Initiative report (pdf, 17Mb), highlighting key milestones achieved.
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#1244232020-02-28
New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People
In the past several decades, prescribed burns have been integrated into land management policies in the United States. This active approach to conservation is driven, in part, by the belief that people have been using fire to shape American landscapes for thousands of years.
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#1207932019-04-17
New FAO project supports sustainable management of forests and bioenergy capacity building in Seychelles
Sustainable management of forests and bioenergy assessment with capacity building in Seychelles are two new projects being supported by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
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#1233422019-12-09
New UN forestry project to help countries meet climate commitments
More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America are set to benefit from a UN project to help tackle climate change through better forestry management. Under the scheme, announced on Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 26 nations will soon be able to provide ...
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#1190902018-12-18
New York City’s surprising wealth of native trees
Urban nature is often portrayed as degraded, lacking in native biodiversity and consisting mostly of weedy, invasive species. But a new study shows that even the most populous city in the United States contains significant stands of forest dominated by native tree species
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#1347612022-05-27
New clues about the secretive lives of tree hyraxes
Tree hyraxes are non-descript, mid-sized mammals that wake after dark in the canopies of Tropical African forests. Because they’re a shy nocturnal mammal living high in trees, little has been discovered about their behavior.
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#1352502022-07-06
New disease strikes Michigan trees. Arborists don't know how to treat it
A mysterious invasive disease has hit a stand of southeast Michigan trees, adding to a long list of threats faced by state forests.
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#1248952020-03-26
New framework will help decide which trees are best in the fight against air pollution
A study from the University of Surrey has provided a comprehensive guide on which tree species are best for combatting air pollution that originates from our roads—along with suggestions for how to plant these green barriers to get the best results.
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#1297532021-07-28
New index measuring rainforest vulnerability to sound alarm on tipping points
A new “vulnerability index” for the world’s tropical rainforests will use satellite data to assess the impact of growing threats such as land clearance and rising temperatures on forests, in an effort to identify and direct conservation resources to areas most at risk.
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#1209802019-05-08
New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty
Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, new research has shown.
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#1321322021-12-10
New tool launched to track Europe’s 3bn trees target
Under the European Green Deal, the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 commits to planting at least 3 billion additional trees in the EU by 2030.
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#1198482019-02-08
Northwest Forest Plan falling short of biodiversity goals
The Northwest Forest Plan was a groundbreaking policy to ensure wildlife habitat would not be lost to intensive logging in the western parts of Oregon, Washington and California. Now 25 years in, a new study shows it’s still a good ways off from achieving those goals.
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#1199802019-02-18
Norway starts payments to Indonesia for cutting forest emissions
Almost a decade after Norway signed a $1-billion deal with Indonesia to help protect its tropical forests, the first payment for reduced emissions will be made after deforestation rates fell, environmentalists and government officials said.
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#1261952020-12-11
Oh My Gaur! Living alongside the Indian bison that’s moving out of forests
It’s not uncommon in India to see cattle grazing in farms and backyards, ruminating by the road, or even causing a minor inconvenience to vehicles. Replace cattle with herds of gaur (Indian bison) and you are likely to be in Coonoor, one of the taluks in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
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#1235572019-12-20
Oireachtas committee: Farmers should champion the planting of forests to tackle climate change
The promotion of forestry to tackle climate change needs to be championed by farmers if rural Ireland is to embrace afforestation, an Oireachtas committee has heard
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#1322142021-12-17
Ottawa reveals its latest plans to plant 2 billion trees by 2030
Plan ramps up to 300 million trees in the ground annually by 2027, the government says
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#1282522021-04-26
Our Climate Future Is Rooted in North America’s Forests
Forest protection, once the “forgotten” climate solution, has become an integral pillar of climate discussions. But while attention has largely focused on forests like those of the Amazon and Indonesia, the climate doesn’t hinge just on what happens in the tropics.
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#1273502021-02-25
Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
A Brazilian study published in Nature Communications shows that human activities have directly or indirectly caused biodiversity and biomass losses in over 80% of the remaining Atlantic Rainforest fragments.
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#1274082021-03-01
Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
A Brazilian study published in Nature Communications shows that human activities have directly or indirectly caused biodiversity and biomass losses in over 80% of the remaining Atlantic Rainforest fragments.
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#1266982021-01-26
Oxford 'tiny forests' planted to promote biodiversity
Two "tiny forests" are being planted in Oxford to create wildlife havens and help city-goers connect with nature. About 600 densely planted trees will fill each tennis court-sized plot at Meadow Lane Nature Reserve and Foxwell Drive.
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#1238812020-01-22
Pakistan- An individual grows forest in Buner to fight climate change impacts
The government spends billions of rupees on tree plantation campaigns every year, but in Buner district of KP, there is a citizen who was personally contributed to plantation more than the government by purchasing 240 kanals land and decorating it with a thick forest including all kind of trees.
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#1252642020-04-28
Palm Oil Deforestation: A Threat to Orangutan Populations, Indigenous People and Biodiversity
The California fires in November 2018 were more severe than ever and yet – the amount of forest that was lost in the combined fires makes up only a fraction of Indonesian forest that is burned every year in slash-and-burn practices to clear palm oil plantations.
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#1299562021-08-16
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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#1207362019-04-11
Peru: Get to know the diverse wildlife of the cloud forests of Pampa Hermosa
Biologist Sean McHugh, along with filmmaker and photographer Jasmina McKibben, recently traveled to the Colibri cloud forest in Peru’s Pampa Hermosa district in search of the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus). They knew it is an area rich in biodiversity that had been studied very little.
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#1343032022-05-05
Phantom Forests: What They Are, and Why They’re Controversial
Environmentalists are doing everything they can to save the planet, and one increasingly popular tactic is to plant trees — but oftentimes, they lead to phantom forests.
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#1267422021-01-27
Philippine forest trees threatened by deforestation and climate change
The tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family dominate many tropical forest formations in Southeast Asia (see Figure 1). The Philippines is home to more than 50 dipterocarp tree species, of which 25 cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. About 97% of the Philippines' tropical forest have been ...
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#1262172020-12-14
Photos show a treasure trove of species discovered in a misty cloud forest
They could hear the frogs everywhere. But they couldn't see them. Amid heavy rains in March 2017, 17 scientists trudged deep into the cloud forests in Bolivia's Zongo Valley to scour the mountains for life.
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#1276882021-03-15
Pig nest-building promotes tree diversity in tropical forest: Study
Wild pigs have reputation as a destructive lot. Farmers and scientists alike know that, when they’re too numerous, their constant rooting and wallowing can run roughshod over crops and regenerating ecosystems. The predators that hunt them may have disappeared, or logging or agriculture may have ...
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#1250752020-04-13
Plant diversity in European forests is declining
In Europe's temperate forests, less common plant species are being replaced by more widespread species. An international team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) has found that this developme ...
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#1225102019-10-03
Planting Forests, Key To Sustainable Living
Everyone is committed to making their lives more sustainable in the midst of global climate challenges. But oftentimes, people forget that the simplest of things will help mitigate global warming. Keeping forests, for one, can help lessen carbon storage in the atmosphere. The United Nations have ...
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#1348492022-06-02
Planting Trees Isn’t Enough. Here’s Why We Need Tiny Man-Made Forests.
In 2019, Ethiopia famously planted 350 million trees. The same year, Turkey planted 11 million of its own. It’s no exaggeration that tree-planting has taken root around the world as a popular fix for the climate crisis through campaigns like the Trillion Trees initiative and Bonn Challenge, but ...