Despite clear air as a result of the pandemic reducing human activities, our emissions still soar.
People have been rediscovering nature during the pandemic, but it’s not just good for public heath. Conservation also creates jobs.
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The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations, claiming it’s good for the economy. But research shows that conservation is better both for public health and for job creation.
Village Forests under the Social forestry Scheme can not only reduce poverty but also deforestation, study finds.
Drones are increasingly used to gather information and inform research. As technology develops longer-lasting batteries and more sensitive cameras, the role of drones in research will continue to grow.
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The species which surround a tree in a forest make up the character of its neighbourhood. Good neighbours can make forests resilient to climate change.
A Landsat view of Mount St. Helens in 2011.
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Max Moritz, University of California, Santa Barbara; Naomi Tague, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Sarah Anderson, University of California, Santa Barbara
As California reels from another devastating fire season, environmental resource scholars explain how the state – and other fire-prone areas – can better prepare and coexist with wildfires.
Wildland firefighters, like this crew heading into New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, in 2012, are equipped and operate differently from urban firefighters.
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A historian of wildfires explains the difference between urban and rural fire cultures, and what it means for protecting communities in fire-prone rural areas.
Increased logging in NSW could affect threatened species.
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Deriving fuel from trees costs more than wind and solar power and it emits more carbon than coal. There are many heated debates about this kind of energy, known as forest or woody biomass.
Europe loses as many trees to storms each year as Poland produces in timber. Until now, the models for predicting which trees are at risk have not been good enough.
Log barges with illegally felled timber, waiting to be loaded onto the “Harbour Gemini” ship in Paia inlet, Papua New Guinea,
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