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Congo Basin’s elephants boost carbon capture, but need salt-licks to survive
Forest elephants’ browsing habits play a vital role in shaping their habitat, allowing large, carbon-dense tree species to thrive.
Is small-scale logging the big idea B.C. forestry needs?
Woodlot owners in B.C.’s Boundary region say redistributing tenure from major logging companies to smaller operators would help local economies and the environment.
Forward thinkers: 7 climate heroes in Sonoma County
These Sonoma County residents are facing the challenges of long-term changes to our climate — and are finding reasons to hope.
Southern Sierra wildfires wiping out giant sequoia trees for 2nd year in a row
Once thought to be impervious to fire, the trees, which grow only within a limited band on the western slopes of the Sierra, have become increasingly vulnerable to California's bigger, hotter blazes.
Drones may help replant forests—if enough seeds take root
A handful of companies are pursuing airborne seeding, but there’s little evidence so far that the tactic will succeed.
Jane Goodall launches effort in support of planting 1 trillion trees by 2030
Primatologist and conservation icon Jane Goodall has formally joined a global effort to counter climate change and the extinction crisis by planting a trillion trees within a decade.
Jim Irving says glyphosate ban would be 'disastrous'
New Brunswick’s largest forestry company and its wealthy owners have urged members of the provincial legislature to not give in to what they call “misinformation” about the herbicide glyphosate.
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