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Forest soundscapes could aid biodiversity studies and conservation
Jan 04, 2019 (UPI)
According to a new study, published this week in the journal Science, forest soundscapes can offer scientists surprising insight into forest biodiversity, as we...
These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate
Jan 01, 2019 (SPX)
These "functional traits" can impact how trees grow - and therefore how forests respond to climate change. While researchers have begun trying to tease out thes...
Nine forest vital signs reveal the impacts of the climate
Jan 01, 2019 (UPI)
Researchers looked at databases of forest characteristics, as well as records of climate change. By comparing datasets, scientists were able to isolate links be...
Trees' enemies help tropical forests maintain their biodiversity
Dec 28, 2018 (SPX)
The answer, researchers say, lies in the soil found near individual trees, where natural "enemies" of tree species reside. These enemies, including fungi and ar...
New Brazil environment minister downplays misconduct conviction
Dec 22, 2018 (AFP)
He told Brazilian radio station Jovem Pan late Friday that the next president, Jair Bolsonaro, will keep him on as part of his team. Bolsonaro easily won Octobe...
Maria's far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico's watersheds and forests
Dec 14, 2018 (SPX)
With fierce winds and flooding rains, hurricanes can be disasters for people - and for ecosystems. These devastating storms have major effects on tropical fores...
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Dec 13, 2018 (AFP)
The 53-year-old self-professed tree hugger has been riding his bicycle across the country, in a grassroots effort to free trees of the billboards and clutter na...
New study makes 52 million tree stories more accessible to science
Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)
The co-authors report in the Journal of Biogeography that the International Tree Ring Data Bank, developed in 1974 and populated by hundreds of contributing sci...
Chile's pine forests: a botanical dinosaur bound for extinction
Dec 11, 2018 (AFP)
He managed to save the "Monkey Puzzle" trees -- some of which are 1,000 years old or more -- from logging companies, but they are still under threat from blight...
Amazon suffering 'epidemic' of illegal gold mines
Dec 10, 2018 (AFP)
"Illegal mining in the Amazon, notably in indigenous tribal territories and protected nature zones, has increased exponentially these past years because of the ...
Brazil's Bolsonaro completes cabinet with rightist environment chief
Dec 09, 2018 (AFP)
As with all his major announcements, Bolsonaro used Twitter to appoint Ricardo de Aquino Salles and fill the final vacancy of his 22-member cabinet. About one t...
Snowpack declines may stunt tree growth and forests' ability to store carbon emissions
Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)
The new findings in Global Change Biology, highlight a growing understanding of the broad impact of climate change across seasons on forest ecosystems, accordin...
Brazil's Bolsonaro blasts govt environmental agencies
Dec 01, 2018 (AFP)
"The party is over," said Bolsonaro, a retired army captain who takes office on January 1. He was speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony at the Agulhas Negras ...
In Lebanon, climate change devours ancient cedar trees
Nov 28, 2018 (AFP)
Often dubbed "Cedars of God", the tall evergreens hark back millenia and are a source of great pride and a national icon in the small Mediterranean country. The...
Brazil loses 'one million football pitches' worth of forest
Nov 28, 2018 (AFP)
Between August 2017 and July 2018, deforestation increased by almost 14 percent with an area of 7,900 square kilometers (3,050 square miles) of forest cleared, ...
How we can get more out of our forests
Nov 27, 2018 (SPX)
Other forests are managed for values such as habitat conservation or recreation. All of these forests have something in common: they fulfill their main purpose,...
Large areas of the Brazilian rainforest at risk of losing protection
Nov 16, 2018 (SPX)
"Brazil has favourable conditions for increasing production on land which is already used for agriculture, in particular lands where low-intensity animal grazin...
New Research: Streamside forests store tons of carbon
Nov 15, 2018 (SPX)
In a new effort from Point Blue Conservation Science and Santa Clara University, researchers led by Dr. Kristen Dybala compiled carbon storage data from 117 pub...
Bolsonaro election leaves indigenous Brazilians afraid for their land
Nov 14, 2018 (AFP)
Both before and since his election just over two weeks ago, Bolsonaro has drawn ire by making inflammatory remarks about women, black people and the LGBT commun...
Mangroves can help countries mitigate their carbon emissions
Nov 12, 2018 (SPX)
The study, which was conducted by researchers from the Department of Geography at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, indicates that nations with large...
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