Tropical forests have long been treated as slow, patient allies in the fight against climate change, quietly locking away ...

A research team led by the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with multiple domestic and international research institutions, has made progress in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. What is the value of a tree? It can provide a cool place to rest in the shade, a ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Regenerating tropical forests pull carbon dioxide from the air, but a lack of nitrogen in the soil could ...

U.S. forests are increasingly storing carbon, with a study showing a rise over two decades due to factors like climate and ...

Mangrove forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle, particularly within the marine carbon system. Growing ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. The growing “climatization” of forests has meant too much ...

You may have heard recent claims that call into question how the Forest Service cares for our public forests and wildlife. Many of these claims are not accurate, and I’m compelled to set the record ...

Phytoliths are microscopic silica structures formed within plant tissues that encapsulate organic carbon during their development. The phenomenon of phytolith-occluded carbon (PhytOC) represents a ...

Carbon sequestration or sinks can have a role when reducing the overall emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. This is WWF's position on carbon sinks. Climate change is happening.