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Agriculture in forests can provide climate and economic dividends

Forest-based agroforestry can restore forests, promote livelihoods, and combat climate change, but emerging agroforestry initiatives focusing only on tree planting…

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Nordic studies show the significance of old-growth forests for biodiversity

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or…

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Food & Drink

3 Delicious Culinary Adventures in Canada’s Fields, Forests, and Bays

Food and adventure have always been inextricably linked for Canadians, with local ingredients found not just in farmer’s fields, but…

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Scientists develop advanced forest monitoring systems: Will forests monitor themselves in the future?

“Forests are among the most important ecosystems in nature, constantly evolving, yet their monitoring is often delayed,” says Rytis MaskeliÅ«nas,…

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Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change

Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. However, a major new study published in…

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Colorado forests are releasing more carbon than they capture each year

Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees — mostly due to insects and disease — have…

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Great tits thrive in old-growth forests

After a forest is logged, that land is often re-planted with new saplings. Within a few decades, those trees will…

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How human activity has shaped Brazil Nut forests’ past and future

Researchers from the German Max Planck Institutes of Geoanthropology and Biology Tübingen use genomic data to study the decline in…

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Don’t write off logged tropical forests — converting to oil palm plantations has even wider effects on ecosystems

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how…

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Politics

Canadian forests becoming more prone to severe wildfires: Study

The treacherous combination of rising temperatures and dried-up fuels has made Canadian forest much more prone to severe wildfires in…

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