The Department of Environment (DOE) is scheduled to implement the first phase of the Hyrcanian forests sustainable management project in the next Iranian calendar year, which will start on March 21.

The boreal forest—the world's largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. To understand the changing dynamics of boreal forests, Min Feng and colleagues analyzed the biome ...

From above, there’s no mistaking the loss. More than 11 million points pepper a map of the East Coast, each representing a once-living tree, in a trail of mortality stretching from South Carolina to ...

Virgin oriental beech (Fagus orientalis L.) forests of the Hyrcanian region in northern Iran are among the last remnants of temperate old-growth ecosystems worldwide, yet their ecological benchmarks ...

Despite its name, the Fix Our Forests Act would fast-track logging, weaken environmental safeguards, and do little to protect communities from wildfire or climate harm. James Hansen, formerly director ...

This makes forests less stable and less effective at storing carbon over the long term," says Svenning. The study also shows that nearly 41% of so-called naturalized tree species—species that do not ...

It’s a no-brainer. Healthier forests mean healthier and more abundant wildlife populations. When forests are clogged with closed tree canopies, native grasses and vegetation lose out and cannot get ...