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India's toy carvers threatened by deforestation
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
The highly treasured, brightly coloured Kondapalli toys are under threat from deforestation, and in particular the rampant exploitation of the Tella Poniki tree...
Amazonian rainforests gave birth to the world's most diverse tropical region
May 15, 2018 (SPX)
The study, co-authored by Harvard Visiting Scholar Alexandre Antonelli and an international team of researchers, found that a dynamic process of colonization an...
Global forests expanding: Reflects wellbeing, not rising CO2, experts say
May 15, 2018 (SPX)
On the planet as a whole, forests and other terrestrial ecosystems have become greener, which several global climate change models attribute to CO2 fertilizatio...
In Madagascar, fishermen plant mangroves for the future
May 13, 2018 (AFP)
In just two decades, Madagascar lost about a fifth of its mangrove forest area, exposing its coastline to the ocean's ravages and shrinking the nursery grounds ...
Meta-analysis provides facts on mixed-species forest stand productivity for science and practice
May 10, 2018 (SPX)
"We know of the many advantages of mixed forests," states Professor Hans Pretzsch, co-author of the study and author of a recently released, internationally acc...
Peruvian Amazon undergoing deforestation at accelerating pace: official
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
Agriculture, livestock raising, illegal logging, clandestine mining and drug trafficking were the main culprits, Cesar Calmet, the head of the ministry's forest...
May the Forest Be With You: GEDI Moves Toward Launch to Space Station
May 07, 2018 (SPX)
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation - or GEDI, pronounced like "Jedi," of Star Wars fame - instrument is undergoing final integration and testing this s...
China's native forests imperiled by proliferating tree plantations
May 03, 2018 (SPX)
Using satellite imagery and household interviews, the team looked at how government policies affected land use in southwestern China between 2000 and 2015. Over...
Tribal protesters march on Brazil congress over land threats
Apr 26, 2018 (AFP)
The activists were part of a week-long, annual indigenous protest camp that drew around 3,500 representatives from around 100 tribes, organizers said. The march...
Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests
Apr 25, 2018 (SPX)
That may come as a surprise to those who see dense, verdant forests as signs of a healthy environment. After all, green is good, right? Not necessarily. When it...
Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern US
Apr 22, 2018 (SPX)
If left to nature's own devices, a field of weeds and grasses over time will be replaced by saplings, young trees and eventually mature forest. Earlier research...
Poland illegally cut down ancient forest, EU court rules
Apr 17, 2018 (AFP)
Logging in the Bialowieza Forest, a UNESCO world heritage site, began in May 2016 but the European Commission took Poland to court last year arguing that it was...
Drought-induced changes in forest composition amplify effects of climate change
Mar 29, 2018 (SPX)
The result means some forests in the eastern U.S. are already starting to look different, but more important, it means the ability of those forests to soak up c...
Palm trees are spreading northward - how far will they go?
Mar 27, 2018 (SPX)
"In our paper, we draw a fully quantitative line in the sand and ask, 'How cold is too cold for palms?'" said Reichgelt. Reichgelt and co-authors David Greenwoo...
Amazon deforestation is close to tipping point
Mar 27, 2018 (SPX)
This warning derives from an editorial published in the journal Science Advances. The article was co-authored by Thomas Lovejoy, a professor at George Mason Uni...
Soil fungi may help determine the resilience of forests to environmental change
Mar 27, 2018 (SPX)
But what happens in the dark may have profound implications above ground, too: A major new study reveals that soil fungi could play a significant role in the ab...
New life for Portugal's oldest forest ravaged by fires
Mar 25, 2018 (AFP)
Some 67,500 pine trees were planted in the Leiria forest, in central Portugal, which was almost entirely burned to ashes during a series of fires in October. "W...
Portugal starts clearing forests to prevent deadly fires
Mar 24, 2018 (AFP)
Prime Minister Antonio Costa, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and some 20 senior government officials joined workers across Portugal to start clearing several...
Invasive beetle threatens Japan's famed cherry blossoms
Mar 22, 2018 (AFP)
The alien invader is aromia bungii, otherwise known as the red-necked longhorn beetle, which is native to China, Taiwan, the Korean peninsula and northern Vietn...
US, EU hardwood imports fuel Amazon destruction: Greenpeace
Mar 20, 2018 (AFP)
An investigation listed 37 US companies as the main clients of Brazilian exporters selling wood "with evidences of illegality." Companies in Belgium, France, th...
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