Small-scale Forest Landowners Gain Foothold in U.S. Carbon Markets
New efforts seek to give smallholders alternatives to logging while helping to curb climate change.
Read MoreNew AI Tech Is Changing the Game for Wildfire Recovery
The Western Fire Chiefs Association, a nonprofit that started in California during the 1800s, sees much potential in a new tool that can save substantial time and manpower in wildfire recovery missions.
Read MoreOwnership of a California Redwood Forest Is Being Returned To Indigenous Guardianship
The InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council is working with Save the Redwoods League, which donated the land, to protect California’s remaining oil-growth forest, along with endangered species such as the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet.
Read MoreIn Burundi, Former Combatants Who Razed Forests Now Raise Seedlings
The formerly warring factions are working together on the reforestation project that has been hailed as a fantastic initiative.
Read MoreGood Wildfire News? Evidence From the Bootleg Fire Supports Thinning Forests
"We have overwhelming evidence that when we treat forests by removing fuels, it generally — not always, you can never say always, but generally — moderates fire behavior."
Read MoreHow Can Mangroves Help Turn the Tide Against Climate Change?
Mangrove forests are an important tool in combatting climate change. Compared with other forests, the mangrove ecosystem has a superior ability to store carbon, and that can help slow the warming of the planet.
Read MoreColombia's Indigenous Groups Are Training Youth To Defend the Amazon Rainforest
Creating the next generation of Amazon indigenous leaders is key to preserving fast-vanishing tropical forests.
Read MoreDefending the Amazon: How Indigenous Culture Protects Colombia's Rainforest
Indigenous communities are widely considered the best guardians of vanishing rainforests. From using farm plots later regrown as forest to looking at nature as having its own rights, here’s why that’s the case
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