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

Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environment

Fires here can affect meltwater timing and water quality, worsen erosion that triggers mudslides, and much more, as two scientists explain.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
April 19, 2023 • ~8 min

How forest loss has changed biodiversity across the globe over the last 150 years

New findings show how changes in land use have complex effects on animal and plant species.

Isla Myers-Smith, Chancellor's Fellow in Global Change Ecology, University of Edinburgh • conversation
June 18, 2020 • ~7 min

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