The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate

Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?

Jamie Peeler, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana • conversation
Sept. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Wildfires, soil emissions increase air pollution in remote forests

Nitrogen dioxide levels are on the rise in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a new study.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Aug. 30, 2023 ~5 min


Warming will likely disrupt tree-fungi networks

New findings indicate how ectomycorrhizal fungi and the networks they form with their tree hosts respond to environmental stressors.

Dan Bernardi-Syracuse • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~6 min

'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

We need to urgently reform the way forest conservation is measured and sold as a way to offset emissions.

Neal Hockley, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics & Policy, Bangor University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Wildfires are much worse than a sign of climate change, says expert

Loretta Mickley, a Harvard wildfire expert, says wildfires are not just a symptom of climate change, but with the increased burning of millenia-old global peat stores, have the potential to worsen warming.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Aug. 23, 2023 ~9 min

Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate

Adapting to our fiery future means preparing for the risks and not putting out every low-risk wildfire, writes the author of a new book on learning to live with fire.

Justin Angle, Professor of Marketing, University of Montana • conversation
Aug. 22, 2023 ~10 min

India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years – here are the results

Plantations of exotic trees from the mid-19th century onwards devastated Indian ecosystems.

Dhanapal Govindarajulu, Postgraduate Researcher, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 10, 2023 ~8 min

Tropical trees ‘repulse’ their close relatives

Trees in a tropical forest are farther from others of the same species than expected, research finds.

UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 7, 2023 ~6 min


Forests are breaking up in the tropics but coming together elsewhere – here's what it means for wildlife and the climate

Forest fragmentation is causing the deepest and darkest parts of the world’s forests to shrink.

Eleanor Warren-Thomas, Lecturer in Conservation and Forestry, Bangor University • conversation
Aug. 7, 2023 ~8 min

Study: Deforestation Increased in 2022 Despite Promised Reduction

VOA Learning English • voa
June 28, 2023 ~5 min

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