Researchers discovered that boreal and temperate forests have become the main global carbon sinks. Tropical forests, which are older and degraded by deforestation, fire and drought, are nearly ...

This National Forest is the largest in the United States and the largest remaining temperate rainforest in the world, nearly 500 miles long with 11,000 miles of coastline.

A new global data set makes it possible to track near-real-time changes in several types of vegetation across different ecosystems, including grasslands, savannas, shrublands, croplands, temperate ...

The Largest Temperate Rain Forest in the World Is in the U.S.—and It Has Stunning Glaciers and Fjords Tongass National Forest encompasses 17 million acres and is home to bald eagles, salmon, and ...

A major study shows Amazon and Andes forests are failing to adapt to climate change, raising alarms for biodiversity and ...

In temperate forests, in contrast, they found only slight differences between common and rare species. This results in unexpected and systematic changes in the spatial patterns from the tropics ...

With more than 37 national parks, 11 national park reserves and 168 national historic sites to choose from, Canada has no ...

To mitigate the impact of severe wildfire on human society and the environment, prescribed fire is widely used in forest ecosystems to reduce fuel loads and limit fire spread. To avoid detrimental ...

Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body length and shape, are more sensitive to habitat fragmentation than the long-, slender-winged species ...

Tongass National Forest encompasses 17 million acres and is home to bald eagles, salmon, and bears.