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Young forests regrowing from land where mature woodlands have been cut down have a key role to play in removing billions of ...
There's a lot to love about Canada. From the Rockies to the boreal forest, over Niagara Falls and through the prairie ...
Climate change is accelerating the loss of ancient forests. Rising temperatures threaten woodlands worldwide, from the Amazon ...
While some wildlife thrive when the boreal forest burns, experts say climate change and human activity have led to larger, more intense wildfires, exacerbating the negative effects on some species.
The new data provides a more detailed picture than ever before on the local, regional and global causes of tree cover loss.
Extreme weather, pest outbreaks and overharvesting are turning forest carbon sinks into carbon sources across Europe, undermining a crucial part of countries’ net-zero plans ...
Russia is the world’s most forested country, containing millions of hectares of sweeping boreal forest. Nearly half of the vast country is taken up by forest, with human settlements concentrated in ...
Insects like these flies clinging to a tent seem to be in ample supply in Alaska’s boreal forest. (Photo by Ned Rozell) Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in ...
In fact, the boreal regions of Scandinavia and Russia provide China with more than 80 percent of its water. Yet as the forest falters, these prodigal cycles are dwindling.
Many of these forests are found in Sweden, part of the belt of boreal forests that circle the world through Canada, Scandinavia and Russia.