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Due to the very long rotation times of trees 100 years old or more, the forest sector is being particularly affected by the changes brought about by climate change, especially by the impact of drought.

Researchers reveal the interconnected nature of environmental changes, biodiversity decline, and the spread of pathogens.

As the current climate crisis continues to grow, Italian mountain forests and their fragile ecosystems could undergo unrecognisable transformations.

Researchers from UC Davis have developed the ability to forecast the resilience of certain trees, revealing they can predict which will thrive best even when experiencing forest drought This new method links precipitation with tree growth. The team hope the method can help decisions on where best to put forest...

Increased tree diversity can result in a higher buildup of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils, which helps to sustain soil fertility and mitigate global climate change.

Despite former research signifying how trees are carbon sinks, tropical forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon also.

The Atlantic Rainforest’s carbon storage capacity has been affected by deforestation due to human activity – with carbon emissions worse than those produced by climate change.

Open Access Government interviews María Fernanda Ghiso, an expert in Youth Inclusion at the Rainforest Alliance, to understand the role of young people and the environment.

Trees hold an important place in global climate change efforts, but with tree deaths increasing, could they do more harm than good?

Research from UC Riverside finds that fungi and bacteria can survive redwood tanoak forest megafires – they can even increase in number after feeling the flames.

Reforestation efforts are not ideal for natural regeneration – as one-third of forests are cut down again, after just 4 to 8 years of regeneration.

Northern Arizona University researchers have drawn attention to rising temperatures that are causing Earths coldest forest to shift northward.

Periods of political conflict and peace in Colombia have been shown to lessen and increase deforestation, due to fluctuations in agricultural practices.

Allowing forests to naturally re-grow has been shown to be an effective strategy in tropical forests, reversing deforestation at a fast rate.

According to new data, there are 73,274 different species of tree on Earth - with another 9,186 still to be discovered.

Research suggests less crowded trees have higher chances of survival after fire, insect infestation and the ongoing march of climate change.

Panama and other governments of tropical countries set out to understand how to inhibit deforestation and deliver reforestation tactics following the COP26 conference.

Nur Bahar and Terry Sunderland illustrate why it is important to challenge the narrative of ‘food production-at-all-cost’ at the expense of our forests.

An international study demonstrates the importance of local ecological knowledge for conservation in the Amazon, proving to be more accurate than 10 years of conventional scientific studies.

New research finds that climate change affecting the Amazon rainforest has also developed issues with its bird species, adjusting the body and wing length of resident birds.