Though fire is a threat to people, trees and forests themselves thrive with periodic blazes The ground was soft and black, ...

In 2026, the theme for the International Day of Forests, Forests and Economies, draws attention to the essential role forests play in sustaining global and national economies.

Forests are emerging as critical economic infrastructure, driving global growth, supporting livelihoods and powering the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy.

Researchers say studying how water cycles through ghost forests may hold the key to understanding how coastal forest ...

International Day of Forests 2026 seeks to place forests at the centre of sustainable, resilient and long-term economic planning ...

In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

After devastating wildfires, South Korea is restoring forests in ways that protect biodiversity, reduce future fire risk and ...

Aside from humans, perhaps no other species can modify its surroundings for its own purposes as much as beaver. Throughout much of North America, these busy critters take down trees and dam streams to ...

Most of Europe's original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper, ...