Tag: Forests

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

Only by returning carbon to the ground is net zero truly possible

Only by returning carbon to the ground is net zero truly possible

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate

215 million hectares of forest – an area bigger than Mexico – could grow back by itself, if we can just leave it alone

215 million hectares of forest – an area bigger than Mexico – could grow back by itself, if we can just leave it alone

How fires are destroying Bolivia’s forests | DW Documentary

How fires are destroying Bolivia’s forests | DW Documentary

Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it

Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

Trees compete for space, light and resources, and those clashes can leave battle scars

Trees compete for space, light and resources, and those clashes can leave battle scars

We pumped extra CO₂ into an oak forest and discovered trees will be ‘woodier’ in future

We pumped extra CO₂ into an oak forest and discovered trees will be ‘woodier’ in future

More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows

More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it