Carbon credits meant to protect forests may overstate their impact, with projects claiming far more emissions cuts than they ...

A FOREST FIX: President George Bush working with a handsaw in a dry Western forest Credit: John Epperson photo, The Denver Post Portland, Ore. – The 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, a federally imposed ...

A major analysis led by the University of Cambridge has found that many REDD+ projects achieved meaningful reductions in ...

President Joe Biden speaks after signing a proclamation designating Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day during a visit to the Amazon in Manaus, Brazil. SAUL LOEB via Getty Images The Biden ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The world is losing vast swaths of forests to agriculture, logging, mining and fires every year — more than 20 million acres in 2024 alone, roughly the size of South Carolina. Over ...

The Biden administration is dropping its efforts to issue a policy to protect old-growth forests — though the president previously touted protecting such forests as an important component of his ...

The Washington Forest Practices Board’s decision to expand forested buffers along headwater streams is a long-needed step toward salmon recovery. As we continue to feel the effects of climate change, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – Environmental groups across the country, including Los Padres ForestWatch along California’s central coast ...

More than 200 forest ecologists and top climate scientists, including Jim Hansen and Michael Mann, have written the Biden administration urging it to quickly move forward on the president’s commitment ...

Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate -- it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions. Researchers show that measures to ...

Kenya's forest cover is under severe threat, with the country's forest cover being on a dramatic decline, driven by human ...

The Government has intensified efforts to protect forestecosystems through a nationwide strategic fencing programme aimed at reducingencroachment, curbing human-wildlife conflict, and strengthening ...