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WSU researcher sees how forests thrive after fires and volcanoes
Aug 08, 2012 (SPX)
Forests hammered by windstorms, avalanches and wildfires may appear blighted, but a Washington State University researcher says such disturbances can be key to ...
New Hampshire leads U.S. in tree cover
Aug 06, 2012 (UPI)
Tree cover in the lower 48 U.S. states amounts to 659 million acres, more than one-third of the country, a U.S. Forest Service study has found. New Hampshire le...
Turkmenistan to plant huge forest in Aral Sea region
Jul 31, 2012 (AFP)
Turkmenistan is allocating tens of millions of dollars to plant trees in a region neighbouring the stricken Aral Sea, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said ...
Tropical arks reach tipping point
Jul 30, 2012 (SPX)
Almost half of the tropical forest reserves in a new study are ineffective, according to results published in the journal Nature by William Laurance, research a...
Forest carbon monitoring breakthrough in Colombia
Jul 30, 2012 (SPX)
Using new, highly efficient techniques, Carnegie and Colombian scientists have developed accurate high-resolution maps of the carbon stocks locked in tropical v...
Taking Stock Of Georgia State Forests
Jul 30, 2012 (SPX)
Georgia contains the largest area of forest cover of any state in the South, with forests making up 67 percent of land cover or 24.8 million acres, according to...
Bolivia consults locals on jungle highway project
Jul 29, 2012 (AFP)
The Bolivian government of President Evo Morales Sunday met with indigenous Amazon basin lowland residents to discuss plans for a controversial highway that wou...
Unrest growing over Brazil's native lands: report
Jul 29, 2012 (AFP)
Violent disputes over indigenous land are on the uptick in Brazil, sparking heightened militancy by natives angered by broken promises of compensation and slowe...
Central African countries to monitor Congo forests
Jul 26, 2012 (AFP)
Ten Central African countries have agreed to take part in a regional initiative to monitor the Congo Basin, one of the world's largest primary rainforests, the ...
Active forest management to reduce fire could aid northern spotted owl
Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)
The northern spotted owl, a threatened species in the Pacific Northwest, would actually benefit in the long run from active management of the forest lands that ...
Climate change and deforestation: When the past influences the present
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
The impact of deforestation on loss of biodiversity is undeniable. Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot for its richness of endemic species, has been especially h...
Buddha tree alive and healthy at age 2,500
Jul 20, 2012 (UPI)
The 2,500-year-old tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment is alive and healthy, Indian scientists said Thursday. The Bodhi t...
Hidden secrets in Norway's rainforests
Jul 19, 2012 (SPX)
The word rainforest usually conjures up visions of brightly coloured birds and hyperactive monkeys swooping through a thick green canopy of leaves, vines and fl...
Dutch trees get a second life turned into tables
Jul 19, 2012 (AFP)
They could have ended up as firewood or sawdust but felled trees in the Dutch city of Utrecht are getting a second life as one-of-a-kind tables, each with a boo...
Leaf Litter and Soil Protect Acorns from Prescribed Fire
Jul 19, 2012 (SPX)
U.S. Forest Service scientists have found that prescribed fires with the heat insulation of leaf litter and soil can help restore oak ecosystems. Forest Service...
Rodent robbers good for tropical trees
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
There's no honor among thieves when it comes to rodent robbers-which turns out to be a good thing for tropical trees that depend on animals to spread their seed...
Canada claims win in pine beetle lumber dispute with US
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
Canada claimed a victory on Wednesday in a dispute with the United States over softwood lumber, after a tribunal ruled it had not violated a trade accord by sel...
Rising CO2 in atmosphere also speeds carbon loss from forest soils
Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)
Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide accelerate carbon cycling and soil carbon loss in forests, new research led by an Indiana University biologist has...
Taiwan indicts loggers for axing 2000-year-old trees
Jun 28, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwanese prosecutors on Thursday accused a group of 22 men of felling several 2,000-year-old trees in the worst case of illegal logging in the island's history...
Study Slashes Deforestation Carbon Emission Estimate
Jun 22, 2012 (JPL)
A new study with NASA participation has sharply reduced previous estimates of how much carbon was emitted into Earth's atmosphere from tropical deforestation in...
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