Why deforestation matters—and what we can do to stop itDecember 07, 2022 – Large scale destruction of trees—deforestation—affects ecosystems, climate, and even increases risk for zoonotic diseases spreading to humans.
Will the COP26 global deforestation pledge save forests?November 04, 2021 – Skepticism is warranted. But billions of dollars have been promised—and new data on carbon emissions provide grounds for hope.
They planted a forest at the edge of the desert. From there it got complicated.March 23, 2023 – Trying to judge the success or failure of Yatir, Israel's largest human-made forest, depends on the way you define success. And the person you’re asking.
Want to see glow-in-the-dark mushrooms? Visit Brazil’s other rainforestMarch 02, 2023 – An emerging ecotourism industry hopes to awaken interest in the lesser known Atlantic Forest—a hot spot for biodiversity that is arguably more threatened than the Amazon.
Europe burns a controversial ‘renewable’ energy source: trees from the U.S.November 11, 2021 – As world leaders pledge more action on climate change, one so-called solution—burning trees for electricity—could undermine progress.
Scotland’s ‘Great Wood’: Was the legendary forest real?June 15, 2022 – The Scots pines that are thought to have largely covered the country thousands of years ago are greatly reduced, but just how big the forest memorialized in Roman texts was is not clear.
This forgotten technology could solve the world’s palm oil problemJanuary 06, 2023 – Found in everything from chips to toothpaste, our addiction to the oil is destroying rainforests. But oily microbes may finally offer a sustainable alternative.
Why forests are our best chance for survival in a warming worldApril 14, 2022 – Trees provide habitats, resources, and refuge, and they help absorb fossil fuels’ carbon emissions. They are also at profound risk, but there's still time to act.
How to become an ‘arbornaut’April 14, 2022 – Arboreal evangelist and National Geographic Explorer Meg Lowman shares tips for appreciating trees.
Easter Island’s iconic statues remain at risk after devastating fireOctober 19, 2022 – Recent blazes chewed through the heritage site, causing “irreparable” damage to hundreds of Rapa Nui’s sacred moai. Here's what you need to know.
This visionary inspired Amazon conservation—and a new Nat Geo expeditionApril 12, 2022 – National Geographic and Rolex have announced a new plan to explore the Amazon Basin. It owes a great intellectual debt to one man: Tom Lovejoy.
World’s second biggest rainforest will soon reopen to large-scale loggingSeptember 29, 2021 – The lifting of the 20-year logging moratorium in part of the Congo is fueling disputes over how the forest can be kept intact.
Deforestation is leading to more infectious diseases in humansNovember 22, 2019 – As more and more forest is cleared around the world, scientists fear that the next deadly pandemic could emerge from what lives within them.
To regrow forests, the U.S. needs billions of seeds—and many more 'seed hunters'December 02, 2021 – Skilled collectors are becoming rarer, undermining the nation’s ambitious tree planting goals.
This 1882 surveying error saved a patch of forest from loggingJanuary 24, 2022 – On more than 30 acres of Northern Minnesota wilderness, travelers can glimpse a rare old-growth forest.
New pumpkin toadlet species found—and it secretly glows in the darkApril 30, 2021 – The thumbnail-size amphibian lives in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, which has lost 93 percent of its forest cover.
