Birds are more than mere symbols of seasonal change or nature’s background music; they are vital indicators of ecological health. When bird populations decline, it not only threatens their survival ...

By identifying the genes and molecules crucial to resistance in American chestnuts and other species, researchers hope to use ...

An international study led by the University of Liège proposes a new map of the potential for natural vegetation on Earth, far beyond forests. By incorporating the role of fire and herbivores, ...

Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new study has found. Kelp provides shelter and food for countless species while ...

Today, World Day to Combat Desertification, WWF and IUCN are asking Mediterranean national governments to combat desertification by restoring forest landscapes and the full range of environmental and ...

Forest restoration can benefit humans, boost biodiversity and help tackle climate change simultaneously, new research suggests. Forest restoration can benefit humans, boost biodiversity and help ...

Tree planting has become a favored response to environmental loss. Governments, companies, and philanthropies announce large targets with reassuring round numbers. Forests, after all, store carbon, ...

Deforestation remains one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. From accelerating climate change to threatening biodiversity and disrupting local communities, the loss of forests ...

A long-running forest landscape restoration programme in Madagascar has brought unique benefits. At the beginning of this century, the Fandriana-Marolambo landscape in Madagascar was losing forests at ...

A new live-in internship program on the Tasman Peninsula is working to repopulate the area's endangered giant kelp forests ...

Anant Tayade is conserving over 250 rare indigenous seed varieties and 350 native plant species, helping restore forests ...

Ecological restoration of tropical forests seeks to reverse the widespread loss of forest cover and associated biodiversity while reinstating critical ecosystem functions such as carbon sequestration, ...