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Sep. 7, 2023 New research shows that, in addition to trees, humble grasses also play an essential role in capturing ...
Mar. 16, 2022 One proposed strategy in the fight against climate change is to increase tree cover in the world's savannas, either through the planting of new trees or fire suppression, to increase the uptake ...
May 18, 2023 A new study found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses, spot fires can occur farther away from the original fire ...
Feb. 15, 2024 New research reveals the scale of inappropriate reforestation projects across Africa. A new study reveals that an area the size of France is threatened by forest restoration initiatives, such as the ...
Feb. 15, 2023 Most land-based mammals in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the savannization of the ...
Feb. 6, 2023 New research shows that degraded savanna ecosystems can reap lasting benefits from a single seeding of native understory plants. Once a diverse understory of savanna plants became established, its ...
June 6, 2022 Trees planted in the tropics as part of nations' reforestation commitments can have unintended consequences, sometimes degrading biodiversity hotspots, damaging ecosystems like grasslands, or ...
Apr. 28, 2023 New research pushes back the oldest evidence of C4 grass-dominated habitats in Africa -- and globally -- by more than 10 million years, with important implications for primate evolution and the ...
Apr. 20, 2021 An expansive project is examining the benefits, and limits, of environmental restoration on developed land after humans are done with ...
Mar. 15, 2022 Trees have a complex relationship with snow and energy as the season warms up, but new research shows that big trees can protect melting snowpacks in water-stressed ...