The adoption of management techniques that reduce the impact of timber harvesting can promote the recovery of tropical forests, such as the Amazon, and store carbon in the long term while maintaining ...

Forest ecosystems occupy a substantial part of the Earth’s land surface. Forests are crucial to global carbon sinks, capturing and storing terrestrial carbon and accounting for approximately 25% of ...

An international study led by the University of Freiburg, published in Global Change Biology, has found that forests with many tree species can store significantly more carbon than those with only one ...

Authors of a new Colorado State Forest Service report say forests naturally cycle between carbon “sinks” and “sources” Colorado’s 22.8 million acres of forests are emitting more carbon into the ...

Scientists have been dramatically underestimating how much carbon trees actually absorb from the atmosphere, and the discoveries emerging from recent research are reshaping our understanding of ...

COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Damage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, putting European Union ...

Forests aren't always net carbon sinks, especially given the uptick in pest infestations & wildfires causing massive CO2 releases.

Boreal forests, often referred to as the "taiga," are vast ecosystems that stretch across the northern hemisphere, storing 25% and 40% of the global terrestrial carbon in their soils. However, the ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or 'sequester,' more carbon. It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are tending to the team's carbon footprint in alignment with the Penguin’s Pledge sustainability initiative.

What impact does climate change have on Colorado forests? This is what a recent report by the Colorado State Forest Service addressed as a team of researchers investigated climate change effects on ...