Invaluable rainforests could become become savanna
Amazonia is closer to a catastrophic ecological tipping point than any time in the last 100,000 years, and human activity…
Forestry
Forestry is the science and art of managing, conserving, and utilizing forests and their resources to meet the needs of society while ensuring environmental sustainability. Forests cover about 31% of the Earth’s land area and play a critical role in maintaining ecological balance, supporting biodiversity, and combating climate change.
Choosing the right cover crop to protect the soil
Farmers around the world are keen to protect their most important asset: their soil. The soil supports and enriches their…
Proactive approaches needed to enable ecosystems to adapt to climate change
As the need to address climate change becomes increasingly urgent so too does the concurrent need for proactive stewardship of…
Future emissions from ‘country of permafrost’ significant, must be factored into global climate targets
By the end of this century, permafrost in the rapidly warming Arctic will likely emit as much carbon dioxide and…
Getting to the bottom of the Arctic sea ice decline
Sea ice levels in the Arctic Ocean are rapidly declining, thanks to global warming. Now, to understand and forecast the…
Snow research fills gap in understanding Arctic climate
Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties in Earth-system and climate-change models…
Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas
New research, offering the most comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference to date, finds that elephants prefer…
Thawing Arctic hillsides are major climate change contributors
Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon that has been locked in frozen ground for thousands of…
Identifying research priorities for security and safety threats in the Arctic and the North-Atlantic
A new method has been developed for identifying and prioritising research activities related to maritime safety and security issues for…
Carbon storage in harvested wood products
Wood is infinitely useful. Critically important for our changing climate, trees store carbon. When trees are harvested for wood products…