Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million ...

The destruction of tropical rainforests — seen in shocking images of huge wildfires, vast clearcuts, and dying ...

UNC Asheville’s STEAM Studio will produce lumber from salvaged timber, donating to post-Helene rebuilding and NC Arboretum projects.

Although tropical forest loss rose globally, some countries, like Indonesia and Malaysia, saw improvements. In Latin America, however, even countries that had previously curbed forest loss, such ...

The journal Nature recently published two articles that deepen our knowledge of the characteristics of tropical forest trees in relation to their ecological interactions. The studies were carried out ...

Through a course in dendrology, the study of the taxonomy of woody plants in the absence of flowers or fruits, two experts in forest diversity seek to leave a legacy of knowledge for future ...

The forest of a thousand colours Colombia’s Tropical Dry Forest is the most endangered ecosystem in Colombia and is known as ‘the forest of a thousand colours’. What makes it special is its many ...

A new lawsuit asks Colombia to recognize that jaguars, military macaws and the nation’s tropical dry forest have legal rights to “life, health and integrity.” The case is the latest in the ...

People understand how saving tropical forests is good for the planet, but temperate forests are equally indispensable in fighting climate change ...

Dry, tropical forests are often overshadowed in popular and scientific perception by wet and tall rainforests. They are less obviously charismatic or exotic and so may seem less important. But dry ...