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Analysis Raises Atmospheric, Ecologic and Economic Doubts About Forest Bioenergy
April 18, 2012 — A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy ... > full story -
Saving Forests? Take a Leaf from Insurance Industry's Book
April 18, 2012 — A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance ... > full story -
Synthesis Gas for Fuel: Directly from Forest Residues
April 16, 2012 — Forest residues such as stumps, bark and twigs are now proving of great benefit in a new test facility for the production of high-quality synthesis gas intended for transport ... > full story -
American Chestnut Returns to New York City
April 12, 2012 — The once-mighty American chestnut tree, which was virtually wiped out by a pathogenic fungus that arrived in New York City more than 100 years ago, will return April 18 to the area where it was first ... > full story -
Impact of Climate Change on Forest Diseases Assessed
April 10, 2012 — Climate change is projected to have far-reaching environmental impacts both domestically and abroad. A recently published report examines the impact of climate change on forest diseases and how these ... > full story -
Farmers of 800-Years-Ago Could Teach Us How to Protect the Amazon -- With Raised Farming Beds
April 9, 2012 — In the face of mass deforestation of the Amazon, recent findings indicate that we could learn from its earliest inhabitants who managed their farmland sustainably. Research shows for the first time ... > full story -
Loss of Predators in Northern Hemisphere Affecting Ecosystem Health
April 9, 2012 — A survey done on the loss in the Northern Hemisphere of large predators, particularly wolves, concludes that current populations of moose, deer, and other large herbivores far exceed their historic ... > full story -
Impact of Warming Climate Doesn't Always Translate to Streamflow
April 6, 2012 — An analysis of 35 headwater basins in the United States and Canada found that the impact of warmer air temperatures on streamflow rates was less than expected in many locations, suggesting that some ... > full story -
Scientists Forecast Forest Carbon Loss
April 6, 2012 — For more than 30 years, scientists at the Harvard Forest have scaled towers into the forest canopy and measured the trunks of trees to track how much carbon is stored or lost from the woods each ... > full story -
Pollen Can Protect Mahogany from Extinction
April 3, 2012 — New research could help protect one of the world’s most globally threatened tree species - the big leaf mahogany - from ... > full story
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