Forests

Western wildfires force thousands of evacuations in Arizona, California

Wildfires broke out early this spring in multiple states in the Western US, where climate change and an enduring drought are fanning the frequency and intensity of forest and grassland fires

International Day of Forests 2022: Find theme, history and why we should conserve forest

Apart from raising awareness, the main objective behind celebrating the day is to ‘celebrate the importance of all types of forests’ as they play an essential role in providing food, water and shelter.

COP26: Five takeaways from the first day of the biggest climate summit that you need to know

It remains unclear whether the two biggest emitters, China and the United States, can move past tensions over trade and human rights to work together.

In Uttarakhand, displacement of Van Gujjars has brought perks for some in the community, and chaos and disruption for others

The Van Gujjar community in Uttarakhand is being slowly displaced to protect the Rajaji National Park, while development projects eat their way through the forest.

Thirty years of satellite images shows us how climate change is threating mangroves

But satellite monitoring is not enough on its own and cannot capture the detail you can get on the ground.

Carbon might boost forest, grassland growth but absorption capacity of soil decreases

The new study adds to growing evidence that the terrestrial carbon sink is weaker than once thought.

Treebuddy looks to fix reforestation flaws, enable planting of millions of 'trackable' trees every year

Unlike similar initiatives, Treebuddy is aimed at businesses and individuals, also pays for the upkeep of the tree for up to 25 years.

Drastic loss in forest birds have been recorded due to land-use changes in the western Himalayas

There is an urgent need to stem hardwood forest loss in the middle Himalayas.

Indian beasts that existed 50,000 years ago could hold the key to evolution and extinction

The persistence of megafauna even after the arrival of modern humans in India is linked to the long coexistence with modern humans and other human ancestors.

Forests, land ecosystems may go from being CO2 'sinks' to the 'source' by 2050

Ecosystems that store the most CO2 — especially tropical and boreal forests — could lose more than 45 percent of their capacity as carbon sponges by mid-century