From Russia to the US, discover the world’s biggest forests by area and more about their fascinating history The total forest area in the world is 4.1 billion hectares, or 32 per cent. For context, ...

Moraine Lake is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Credit - Charlesdp8, CC SA 4.0. Moraine Lake is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Credit - Charlesdp8, CC SA 4.0. Warmer ...

Almost half a billion tonnes of carbon were released from North American and Russian boreal forests in 2021, a record high and more than double the amount they emitted in 2020. Boreal forests are high ...

The boreal forest, that ring of trees that circles the globe at high latitudes, is the largest living system after the ocean; it’s also the “lungs” of the planet and thus key to our planet’s health.

EAST LANSING, MICH. – A new traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition about the key role of the planet’s boreal forests as a carbon sink will debut its national tour in Michigan. Michigan State ...

How best to map ‘boreal’ or northern forest with spaceborne radar is the focus of an ESA campaign currently underway in northern Sweden. By answering this question, the campaign addresses one of the ...

The Pew Environment Group released a report earlier this month urging protection of the Canadian boreal, the world's largest intact forest and the biggest carbon sink on land. (Listen to the ...