President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory process grinds forward.
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The important role living roots play for sustaining life belowground should prompt us to rethink forest management.
The Kenyan state has historically viewed forests in terms of production and economic development – not biodiversity and conservation.
Canada has had over 2,000 wildfires already this year – here’s why.
Now begins a long and difficult process to recover vast areas of forest after more than 50 years of destructive logging.
Just 2.5% of the country has been continuously wooded for centuries.
Protecting old and mature trees is the simplest and least expensive way to pull carbon out of the atmosphere – but proposed logging projects threaten mature stands across the US.
Wildfires are remaking western US forests. Decisions about managing forests that have burned should factor in how fires change animal behavior and interactions between predators and prey.
Political interests have informed conservation policies in one of East Africa’s most important water towers, the Mau Forest Complex.
About 60% of Mexico’s forests are managed by local communities. A scholar who has studied the forests for 30 years explains how this system protects the forests and the people who oversee them.
Recent wildfire seasons have been worsened by climate change. But wildfires also lead to additional climate warming when they release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Debating whether climate change or forest management has caused the devastating wildfires in California, Washington and Oregon is a false choice.
A new study estimates that $22 billion to $30 billion dollars per year needs to be spent to maintain forests and reduce the likelihood of a pathogen jumping from wildlife to humans.
The Earth may be entering an era in which natural and human-generated fire together are reshaping the planet.
Drones have proven extremely useful for research, collecting detailed data to help monitor hard-to-access areas.
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.
Decades of wildfire suppression have allowed flammable fuels to pile up in US forests. Scientists and managers say careful use of planned fires can reduce risks of large, out-of-control burns.
Forest management is not a cure-all for wildfires, although it can help reduce the chances of massive burns. Making this happen will require broad collaborative efforts and more money.
A new survey has identified millions of hectares of forest in dryland areas, a finding that boosts the total global forest cover by 9% and has significant consequences for carbon budgets.
Combining new technologies, including Global Forest Watch, a Forest Monitoring App and Participatory 3D Modelling, brings out traditional knowledge of the elders.
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Sr. Associate Vice President for Research and Research Professor, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Research Scientist of Forest Ecology, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
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Conservation Director, Wildlife Ecologist and Microbiologist at the African Conservation Foundation. Lecturer and board member at the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies, University of Buea
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Associate professor and Director - TERN AusPlots and Eco-informatics, University of Adelaide
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Cindy Prescott is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Forest Ecology, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Soil Microbial Ecology, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Research Professor and Director, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
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Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University
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PhD Candidate, Forest Ecology, Resilience and Biodiversity Conservation, University of Stirling
