Forestry

Once winter nights dip below freezing and the days warm up above freezing sap begins to flow in sugar maples marking the start of the syrup season. U.S. maple syrup production is a global industry, which has been increasing by nearly 10…

Malaysia's plans to create a Pan-Borneo Highway will severely degrade one of the world's most environmentally imperilled regions, says a research team from Australia and Malaysia. "This network of highways will cut through some of the…

Credit: Peter Jaffé Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are building up in the environment, and scientists are becoming concerned. These substances, ubiquitous as water-repellent or nonstick additives in many consumer products,…

September 17, 2019 Research Triangle Park, NC--Landscape patterns matter. The size, shape, and arrangement of fields, forests, wetlands, and human populations, and the ways these and other features interact and change across landscapes,…

New statistical approach: changes in forest fires in the 19th and 20th centuries were man-madeCredit: D. Bryka?a, Polish Academy of Science How do humans affect forest fires? And what can we learn from forest fires in the past for…

Deforestation and Amazon fires grab headlines but 150-plus restoration projects in Latin America show where considerable advances at tackling climate change are happeningCredit: Erika Romijn et al. Land restoration in Latin America and the…

Network of leading forest restoration experts features new website with latest research on drivers and outcomes of reforestation in the tropics As tropical forests around the world go up in smoke, the urgent need to stop deforestation is a…

Credit: Scott Lituchy/West Virginia University To the casual observer, Japanese stiltgrass appears as a harmless, leafy green plant that blends into the majestic scenery of your weekend hike through the woods. Plant…

Plants emit gases, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), that enter the atmosphere, where they can interact with other natural and human-made molecules to form secondary organic aerosols (SOAs). These tiny, suspended particles…

Experts from the University of Seville have centred their research on the pine forests in the south east of the Iberian Peninsula A study led by researchers from the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology at the University of Seville has…