If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new analysis finds that tropical forests in 68 countries sit atop fossil fuel deposits that, if extracted, would emit 317 billion metric tons of ...

Venture to Japan with Gulnaz, where global warming is upending centuries-old Shinto and Buddhist traditions. As ancient shrines and temples face rising challenges, they also inspire new paths in ...

India, Oct. 29 -- With the fast-growing trend of democratization of forestry coupled with the commodification of forest produce and apparent undermining of eco-services that are often difficult to ...

A Malian startup is proving that forests can generate income without cutting trees. Forêt Forte, founded by agricultural engineer Ichaka Dembele, produces baobab fruit powder—a superfood product ...

ROME — The United States and much of Europe have reversed years of deforestation and are showing a net increase in wooded areas, while most developing countries continue to cut down their trees, a U.N ...

Our planet’s lungs are failing fast, like a broken IKEA bookshelf. Canadian wildfires burn an area as big as 300,000 hockey rinks every year. It’s like setting fire to every NHL arena 500 times.

The multibillion-dollar fund would essentially pay countries to keep forests standing, hoping for success where earlier forest-protection ideas have struggled. By Somini Sengupta and Claire Brown To ...

Oregon has a own dwindling supply of old-growth forests that need saving, and Gov. Tina Kotek could consider stepping up to protect what remains. Old-growth forests in the Northwest provide habitat ...

Upon being sworn in last January, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dave Upthegrove announced a pause on harvesting certain structurally complex mature state forests. Scott F McGee ...

NAIROBI, KENYA: At only 6.99 per cent of its territory, Kenya has a relatively low forest cover. Article 69 of Kenya's Constitution establishes that, "the State shall work to achieve and maintain a ...

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Efficient cookstoves and better crop seeds could play a key role in saving forests in sub-Saharan Africa, helping to cut emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide, ...