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Myanmar amnesty frees Chinese loggers, political prisoners

Jul 30, 2015 (AFP)

Myanmar on Thursday released 155 Chinese nationals, who were last week jailed for illegal logging, as a "goodwill" gesture following intense lobbying from Beiji...

Drivers of temporal changes in temperate forest plant diversity

Jul 29, 2015 (SPX)

Climate change, environmental pollution or land use changes - there are numerous influences threatening biodiversity in forests around the globe. The resulting ...

Mangroves help protect against sea level rise

Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)

Mangrove forests could play a crucial role in protecting coastal areas from sea level rise caused by climate change, according to new research involving the Uni...

Myanmar jails Chinese nationals for illegal logging: report

Jul 23, 2015 (AFP)

Myanmar has sentenced an unspecified number of Chinese nationals to more than a decade in jail for illegal logging, China's state media reported Thursday, with ...

China ire as Myanmar jails scores for illegal logging

Jul 23, 2015 (AFP)

Beijing on Thursday hit out at long jail sentences handed to more than 150 Chinese nationals for illegal logging in Myanmar, in the latest tremor to shake relat...

Controlled burns increase invasive grass in hardwood forests

Jul 22, 2015 (SPX)

Controlled burning is widely used to maintain biodiversity and enhance regeneration of important deciduous tree species such as oak and hickory, but a recent Un...

In a warming forest, fungi may be key to trees' survival

Jul 20, 2015 (UPI)

Most climate scientists and ecologists expect a warming climate to bolster drought conditions in places around the world. The question is: Will trees be able to...

Evolutionary trees reveal patterns of microbial diversification

Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)

While teaching a class on coarse-graining methods in physics, James O'Dwyer realized that the technique could be used to understand how microbes evolve over tim...

Kidnappers free 12 loggers in Senegal's Casamance: army

Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)

Twelve loggers who were kidnapped four days ago in the southern Casamance region of Senegal have been freed, an army source said Sunday. "We have just observed ...

Timber and construction, a well-matched couple

Jul 08, 2015 (SPX)

Mikel Zubizarreta, a member of the UPV/EHU's IT 781-13 group, highlights the advantages of timber in building works: "Although it is not as tough as other mater...

Rumors of southern pine deaths have been exaggerated

Jul 07, 2015 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of Georgia have a message for Southern tree farmers worried about unexplainable pine tree deaths: Don't panic. A new study publish...

Can pollution help trees fight infection?

Jul 01, 2015 (SPX)

Trees that can tolerate soil pollution are also better at defending themselves against pests and pathogens. "It looks like the very act of tolerating chemical p...

In Beirut, a green paradise off-limits to Lebanese

Jun 30, 2015 (AFP)

With 30 hectares (74 acres) of pine forest, it could be Beirut's answer to New York's Central Park, but for 20 years the capital's largest green space has been ...

Some forestlands cool climate better without trees

Jun 28, 2015 (SPX)

Forests worldwide are increasingly used to store carbon as a way to slow climate change, but a Dartmouth-led study finds that some wooded areas may be more valu...

Lax rules put Congo's forests, key carbon reserve, at risk

Jun 28, 2015 (SPX)

Without new conservation efforts, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could lose up to 20 percent of its forests, unleashing a 60 percent increase in carbon ...

A contentious quest for Kevazingo, Gabon's sacred tree

Jun 21, 2015 (AFP)

"Nobody should sell this wood. It protects the forest. But those who sell it will be hunted by the spirits of the forest," warns Daniel Messa-Abaga, a guardian ...

Changing climate prompts boreal forest shift

Jun 17, 2015 (SPX)

With warming summer temperatures across Alaska, white spruce tree growth in Interior Alaska has declined to record low levels, while the same species in Western...

Predicting tree mortality

Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)

A combination of drought, heat and insects is responsible for the death of more than 12 million trees in California, according to a new study from UC Santa Barb...

When trees aren't 'green'

Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)

Most of us don't consider forests a source of pollution. As natural bodies, they should be good for the environment. But a recent study in Japan shows that olde...

Japanese tree plantations causing nitrogen pollution

Jun 10, 2015 (UPI)

New research suggests not all trees are 'green.' Some trees cause pollution. A new study out of Japan suggests some forests are polluters on par with industrial...