Cut down half the forest and the rest quickly follows suit
Deforestation for agriculture is the leading cause of man-made landscape shifts.
Tag: forest
Cutting down trees and planting new ones is wrecking the soil
Continuously cutting down forests and planting new ones is deplenting the soils of crucial minerals, new analysis shows.
In 2019, Brazil cut down twice as much of the Amazon as it did in the previous year
All in all, some 563 square kilometers (217 square miles) of forest were cut down in November.
Even a little extra CO2 is triggering big changes in forests
Rising CO2 is altering how forests recycle water.
Trees and water: don’t underestimate the connection
Trees have extraordinary powers, especially when it comes to water. But such powers must be wielded with care.
Forest fires put the Amazon close to its tipping point
In two years, the rainforest could start becoming a savannah
What is happening in the Amazon? Key questions and answers
A cold view on a very hot issue.
Change diets to save the tropical forests, researchers say
If the consumption of meat and dairy doesn’t fall, at least one-quarter of the world’s tropical lands could disappear by ...
Fossil Friday: Oldest fossil forest discovered in Asia
The fossil forest, which is larger than Grand Central Station, is the earliest example of a forest in Asia.
Wildfires lock away a ‘considerable amount of carbon’ for centuries, or even millennia
I'll admit it -- I did not expect this.
Vikings cut down all of Iceland’s forests — the country is planting them anew
Since 2015, Iceland has planted around 1,000 hectares of forest (between three and four million trees).
The Earth has room for a trillion more trees — which might be our best bet against climate change
A new study shows that there's still plenty of room for almost a billion hectares of forest.
The birth of forests helped drive two massive, ancient extinctions
They did not come in peace.
Old forests are better at dealing with climate change, study finds
Old age doesn't mean 'frail'.
World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are young forests
Equatorial rainforests are actually net emitters of carbon. Young forests in temperate regions are the best carbon sinks on land, ...
World’s largest organism is being eaten away by wild animals
A clonal colony of Aspen stretching over 100 acres is being threatened -- and it's all on us again.
Curbing climate change: carbon storage is good, forests are oft-times better
If it ain't broken, don't replace it with a powerplant.
Grasslands could overtake forests as the most reliable carbon sink ecosystems
But this doesn't mean we should stop focusing on forests -- on the contrary.
Reforestation efforts bring back hundreds of species to China
Plant a tree and species will come back to thee.
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