Environment
50,000 years old forest discovered under water
Rafal Chudy Near the coast of Alabama, scuba divers discovered a primeval underwater forest. The cypress forest was protected in an oxygen-free environment for […]
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Biodiversity
Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?
Jeremy Leon Hance A new look at the complex picture of land use change suggests that when it comes to forests, we’re far from […]
Biodiversity
Paris climate talks: Russia will use its huge forests as a bargaining chip
Marianna Poberezhskaya, Nottingham Trent University Russia’s strategy at the talks-It will want strong recognition of the role forests play in the climate with 640 […]
Biodiversity
Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council
Rubber giant expelled from the world’s leading forest certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) due to illegal land and forest clearance in Cambodia. In November […]
Biodiversity
Earth’s forests though better managed continue to shrink, says FAO
Forests, the size of South Africa, or 129 million hectares lost in last 25 years, mostly tropical Brazil reported the largest annual loss while China […]