In the past 11 years, we’ve lost roughly 300 million hectares of forest. Three ecologists explain why our current conservation strategies aren’t working.
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The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is designed to reward countries for preventing deforestation. Charts show the magnitude of the problem.
The US has ample forest resources, but replacing imports with domestic lumber isn’t as simple as it sounds.
A recent study indicates that forest management in Northern Ontario is placing timber harvesting above safeguarding natural environments and compromising animal habitat.
‘Reading’ your floorboards can reveal fascinating details about the lives of the trees they once were.
Construction activity will use up almost half of the world’s remaining carbon budget to keep global warming under 1.5°C unless we totally rethink our approach.
Uganda’s interest in natural resources during the second Congo war has had a lasting impact on how it’s perceived in the DRC.
Effective use of genomic identification could revolutionize the control of the illegal timber trade.
Incentives have so far benefited large landowners and created lifeless plantations.
We argue for an orderly transition from ‘timber mining’ to managed forestry in the tropics. Here’s a five-step plan to improve forest fates, with benefits for the climate, biodiversity and people.
Satellite data shows wildfires are destroying large areas of timber-producing forests around the world. These fires are becoming more destructive with each passing year.
Some boreal plant species are classified — and treated — as weeds, affecting Indigenous communities’ access to important cultural, medicinal and ceremonial resources.
The Kenyan state has historically viewed forests in terms of production and economic development – not biodiversity and conservation.
Timber parks, where the paperwork for loads of timber is inspected, can help stem the financial losses from illegal exports.
Butterflies are sentinel species – their interactions with landscapes help scientists understand other insects better.
Illegal logging entrenches systemic corruption, undermines accountability in governance, and finances insecurity.
If you’re holding off on renovating until next year expecting prices to calm down, odds are you will be disappointed.
Engineered wood is a sustainable alternative to cement and steel in construction.
Building or renovating your home? For some types of timber you may be waiting into 2023. So what’s behind the hold-up? And when might it get better?
Directing public funds to native forest logging is bad for the economy, the climate and biodiversity, and will increase bushfire risk.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Dean, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Forest Measurement and Management, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Forest Sciences, Bangor University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Universidade de Lisboa
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Contract Faculty, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University; SEDRD Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
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Professor, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral research fellow, ETH Zurich
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Director, The Wood Studio, Institute for Sustainable Construction, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Research Fellow in Ecology, Griffith University
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Associate Dean and Associate Professor, National Defense University
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Senior Scientist, Inrae
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge