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Pristine Maksimjärvensalo Wilderness Area Remains in Republic of Karelia
October 19, 2012 — Maksimjärvensalo, situated south of the Kostamus Strict Nature Reserve, is a wilderness area unaffected by loggings, thus being an important part of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia. A proposal ... > full story -
Ozone Affects Forest Watersheds
October 18, 2012 — Scientists have found that rising levels of ozone, a greenhouse gas, may amplify the impacts of higher temperatures and reduce streamflow from forests to rivers, streams, and other water bodies. Such ... > full story -
Doing Nothing Might Be Best Management Decision for Forests Destroyed by Wind or Ice
October 17, 2012 — In newscasts after intense wind and ice storms, damaged trees stand out: snapped limbs, uprooted trunks, entire forests blown nearly flat. In a storm's wake, landowners, municipalities and state ... > full story -
Boreal Forest Bends to Development, but There Is a Breaking Point
October 16, 2012 — Northern Alberta's boreal forest shows a surprising resiliency to human intrusion, but University of Alberta researchers warn the landscape has a definite breaking ... > full story -
Dire Drought Ahead, May Lead to Massive Tree Death
October 15, 2012 — New evidence suggests recent droughts could be the new normal. This is especially bad news for America's ... > full story -
Primates in Peril: Conservationists Reveal the World's 25 Most Endangered Primates
October 15, 2012 — Humankind's closest living relatives -- the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates -- are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures, according to a report ... > full story -
Climate Change to Lengthen Growing Season
October 10, 2012 — Across much of Norway, the agricultural growing season could become up to two months longer due to climate change. A research project has been studying the potential and challenges inherent in such a ... > full story -
New Website on Implementing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
October 8, 2012 — Criteria and indicators have emerged as a powerful tool in promoting sustainable forest management. Since Rio 1992, several international processes and initiatives have developed criteria and ... > full story -
Oil Palm Plantations Are Clearing Carbon-Rich Tropical Forests in Borneo, Researchers Show
October 7, 2012 — Demand for palm oil is driving deforestation in Borneo, as trees are cleared to make way for the planting of oil farm plantations, which will send carbon dioxide, a global-warming gas, into the ... > full story -
Northern Conifers Youngest of the Species
October 4, 2012 — Dramatic shifts in the planet's climate and geography over millions of years changed the course of evolutionary history for conifer trees, according to new ... > full story
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