More solar energy needed, but clearing forests for panels may not be way to do it

Harvard-led analysis suggests incentives to save carbon-absorbing trees, siting projects on rooftops, developed areas.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Clearing forests to erect solar panels may not be clean-energy solution

Harvard-led analysis suggests incentives to save carbon-absorbing trees, siting projects on rooftops, developed areas.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min


New report shows forests have big role to play in climate change fight

Study looks at how forests in New England can be better utilized in the fight against climate change.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Nov. 14, 2022 ~5 min

Harvard scientists study tree rings see climate change clues

Tree rings could hold clues to climate change and forest change.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Sept. 20, 2022 ~9 min

Scientists develop a reimagined world map of agriculture

Reimagined world map of agriculture could turn back clock 20 years on carbon emissions.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
April 21, 2022 ~6 min

New England’s trees capturing more carbon, says 25-year study

The rate at which carbon is captured from the atmosphere at Harvard Forest nearly doubled between 1992 and 2015, a 25-year study reveals.

Clarisse Hart • harvard
Aug. 4, 2020 ~5 min

Food summit examines sustainability, health, and justice

According to a summit on food production, diet, and sustainability, humanity needs to refocus on a diet that encompasses sustainability and social justice.

Clea Simon • harvard
Feb. 20, 2020 ~6 min

Historical view reshapes beliefs about colonization

A new study overturns long-held beliefs about the role humans played in shaping the landscape pre- and post- European colonization.

Clarisse Hart • harvard
Jan. 20, 2020 ~5 min


Tree in Harvard Forest live tweets climate change

Tree in Harvard Forest outfitted with sensors, cameras, and other digital equipment sends out on-the-ground coverage.

Nate Herpich • harvard
Aug. 13, 2019 ~9 min

Harvard researchers are blown away by hurricane simulation

Three decades after scientists intentionally knocked down nearly 300 trees at Harvard Forest, nature is still surprising as experiments continue.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 26, 2019 ~17 min

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