Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

In the Chattogram Hill Tracts, the Chakma community of Pablakhali has protected a 700-acre village common forest for generations. As deforestation, climate stress and water scarcity intensify across ...

U.S. forests have stored unprecedented levels of carbon in recent years, driven by a mix of climate forces and human land-use ...

U.S. forests have stored more carbon in the past two decades than at any time in the last century, an increase attributable ...

When most people think of a forest, the mind tends to drift toward uniform rows of pines or quiet patches of woods just ...

Twenty-four starving wild horses were evacuated from deep snow near Mammoth Lakes, though one died and three were euthanized.

New research shows tropical forests can recover twice as fast after deforestation when their soils contain enough nitrogen.

Leaders in Carolina Forest launched a new initiative Monday to boost community awareness of burn bans, almost 11 months after a wildfire sparked in the area.

During an early February morning, nearly two dozen people found their chairs in a conference room at the University of Oregon, settling to hash out the future of Northwest forests. The 21 members of ...

Alpine Non-forest alpine plant communities exist on 11 of the Adirondack’s highest peaks, comprising a total of only 85 acres. Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide ...