Deforestation

Here’s why the Amazon rain forest is key to protecting Earth from the detrimental effects of climate change

A pair of studies raise concerns that the Amazon rain forest may be approaching a point of no return

As world leaders return home from COP27 and prepare for other meetings, they must listen to Indigenous peoples and the plans they bring to the table to quell extraction from the Amazon

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he’ll stop illegal destruction of rain forests allowed under former president Jair Bolsonaro. Will Brazilians support him?

Researchers say Indigenous “silvopasture” practices of raising livestock in naturally forested areas could be a critical tool to protect cows from climate change

As the world warms, forests are becoming less resilient in the face of fires, droughts and other disruptive events

The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide

The president is issuing an executive order requiring the federal government to catalog the nation’s biggest trees

It is losing its ability to recover from disturbances such as drought, wildfire and human development, researchers say

Studies of bird feeding in the U.K. raise concerns about the ecological impacts of provisioning our feathered friends

Mitigation strategies typically do not include forests, but my team’s research suggests they should

Trees die as a result of severe damage, but some have overcome storms, droughts, fires, and more to survive for thousands of years