Canada needs to move towards a carbon-neutral economy, and the biomass sectors have a key role to play in this transition.
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For the first time, countries now have a shared way to understand whether the world is actually improving at adapting to climate impacts.
How a forest soundscape installation aims to help people make sense of forests and climate through listening, not screens.
We are still logging and degrading global forests at terrifying speed. How can we slow this destruction, including in Australia?
Extreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils, and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy — one that could repeat.
After devastating fires in 1939, authorities began burning forests to reduce fuel load. But we now know this creates conditions for even worse fires.
In Borneo’s remote villages, locals earn money by recording wildlife — reshaping conservation and redefining how communities value their forests.
In Ghana, the degradation of wetlands is widespread and many are in poor condition.
Will Brazil’s proposed scheme make a major difference for the climate, and how will it impact communities who live in forests?
75% of Mount Kilimanjaro’s indigenous plants have been wiped out over the last century.
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is designed to reward countries for preventing deforestation. Charts show the magnitude of the problem.
Africa is heavily dependent on agriculture. At this year’s COP30 conference, the continent needs to secure more funding to adapt land to climate disasters.
Queensland’s conservation ledger is in the red. Despite some new national parks, bulldozers are still clearing forests and vegetation across the state.
Maple forests aren’t spreading north as quickly as predicted.
The woody biomass of Australia’s tropical rainforests has already switched from carbon sink to carbon source – and the reason is climate change.
As wolves reappear, Danes are divided – a new poll shows just how much.
Large animals are key to the survival of big trees as they disperse seeds far and wide in their dung.
Trees provide shade and cool our cities, but poor management can make them a hazard.
The Trump administration and members of Congress propose cutting environmental reviews and public involvement to boost logging. But data show reviews aren’t the problem.
In full sun, tropical leaves can become much hotter than the surrounding air. Their ability to cope can be a matter of life or death.
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Professor, University of Tasmania
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Master of University House and Professor of Forestry, Australian National University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Professor in Forest and Landscape Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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