Mangrove forests protect tropical coasts from storms, store large amounts of carbon and provide vital habitats for plants and ...

The adoption of management techniques that reduce the impact of timber harvesting can promote the recovery of tropical forests, such as the Amazon, and store carbon in the long term while maintaining ...

Masting, the intermittent and highly synchronised production of large seed crops by forest trees, is a widespread yet complex ecological phenomenon that influences forest regeneration, wildlife ...

Hawaii’s Big Island is home to the Kona Cloud Forest, where cool weather, coffee and bamboo are in abundance.

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

Large-scale tree planting projects aimed at sequestering carbon are oversimplifying the many values of forests, researchers reported Tuesday. In a peer-reviewed opinion paper published in Trends in ...

The Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of scientists and forest research sites dedicated to advancing long-term study of the world's forests. Image credit: ...

What you need to know: Mr Aldon Walukamba, the communications and public relations manager for forestry at the Ministry of Water and Environment, said plans are underway to safeguard Mabira Forest’s ...

Introduction -- Basic terminology and concepts -- Forests as part of the global ecosystem -- Major forest types and their climatic controls -- Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic - ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or 'sequester,' more carbon. It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thinking through scenarios allows land managers to prepare for many potential outcomes. Benjamin Slyngstad via USGS In Sequoia and ...