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Scientists Warn against Treating Forests as Carbon Commodities
Using forests to prop up carbon markets can lead to “perverse effects” on land management, such as cutting out local communities
Scientists Warn against Treating Forests as Carbon Commodities
Using forests to prop up carbon markets can lead to “perverse effects” on land management, such as cutting out local communities
Successful Reforestation Is Keeping the Eastern U.S. Cooler
Parts of the southeastern and central U.S. haven’t warmed as much as the rest of the country. Reforestation could be partially responsible for this “warming hole”
What Happens When You Deny Scientific Evidence? Look at Brazil’s Pesticide Problem
The overuse of dangerous pesticides in Brazil threatens public health and serves as a warning to the rest of the world about the dangers of science denial
The Amazon’s Record-Breaking Drought Is about More Than Climate Change
The Amazon rain forest is in the middle of a record-breaking drought because of deforestation, El Niño and climate change
The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change
Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today
Tropical Forests May Be Getting Too Hot for Photosynthesis
When trees get too hot, energy production in their leaves breaks down
Will Forests Stop Absorbing More Carbon Than They Emit?
The U.S. Forest Service faces criticism for projecting that forests could become carbon emitters by 2070 instead of continuing as carbon sinks
Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Hold Carbon
A new USDA report finds forests could become a major emitter of carbon by 2070
Wildfires Will Only Get Worse. We Need Satellite Tracking of Air Pollution
Satellite monitoring of air quality could help reduce premature death from smoke exposure
Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You
Formerly “adjacent” wetlands in more than half of all states may be dredged or filled now that their federal protections have been stripped
One Planet, Two Crises: Tackling Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Fight for Our Future
World Biodiversity Day reminds us that the profound crises we confront are just different sides of the same coin
A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
Afghanistan’s rare and majestic woodlands can’t shake the echoes of war, desperation and poverty