Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname "lungs of the planet" for their role in ...

This year’s International Day of Forests highlights the vital role of forests in food security, nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods. This year’s theme, “Forests and Foods,” connects forests to ...

Through a course in dendrology, the study of the taxonomy of woody plants in the absence of flowers or fruits, two experts in ...

A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...

“This paper resolves a half-century old debate about how to conserve biodiversity in natural areas, one started by scientific ...

A recent investigation shows that large, unbroken forests support more biodiversity than fragmented landscapes.

Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces ...

So, after millions of years, the forest ecosystems of the Mesozoic came to look like those from before the end-Permian collapse. But crucially, the plant species that made up the new forests were ...

Tropical forests are the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, making up a large part of global diversity, including two-thirds of the 73,000 tree species. Over a billion people depend on them for ...

The Amazon Rainforest, stretching over nine nations in South America, is commonly called the "lungs of the Earth." The term is not just a figure of speech; it is an indication of the rainforest's ...

leading to a decrease in biodiversity and alteration of forest dynamics. Alterations in Soil Structure and Nutrient Cycling Soil Ecosystem. Image created by Nina Howell using DALL-E for AATG. Invasive ...