A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest ...

Environmental groups say increased logging would decimate U.S. forests, pollute air and water and devastate wildlife habitats. And because trees absorb and store carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, ...

The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) published preliminary results of the greenhouse gas inventory for 2023, revealing that Finnish forests turned from carbon sinks into sources of ...

But if forests are cleared, or even disturbed, that carbon is released as carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Drawing on a wealth of research, we’ve identified 11 "deforestation fronts" where ...

The Norwegian government is monitoring growing concerns over Indonesia’s decision to appoint political figures with little ...

A mangrove forest in the Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay. Hectare for hectare, mangroves can store up to five times more greenhouse gases than rainforests ...