3 March 2023
A fifth of conifer forests in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are now in places that are too hot for them – meaning they may not regrow if wiped out by wildfire or disease
1 March 2023
A loblolly pine plantation in the state of Georgia is the test site for a start-up company trying to see if improving the fungi and other microbes in soil can help trees grow bigger and faster
22 December 2022
The state's ambitious plan to be carbon-neutral by 2045 relies on carbon offsets through the state’s forests. But scientists say it may be causing more harm than good
14 December 2022
Logged forests in Borneo have more abundant birds and mammals than pristine forests, showing that conservationists should still try to protect these habitats
9 September 2022
Even though rain has returned to some parts of Europe, the severe heat and drought this summer will kill many trees over the next two or three years
13 July 2022
An analysis of two decades of satellite data shows that forests in arid, tropical and temperate regions are becoming less able to bounce back after events such as drought and logging
28 April 2022
Satellite data shows 3.75 million hectares of tree cover, or 10 football pitches a minute, disappeared across primary tropical forests in 2021
24 March 2022
Tropical forests prevent the climate warming by storing carbon in their trees and cooling air when water evaporates from their leaves
3 March 2022
A camouflage system made using algae and tree bark can hide objects from both visible and infrared light
31 January 2022
A new global estimate of tree diversity suggests there are thousands of undiscovered species, but many will be rare and vulnerable to extinction
