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Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.
Plus, how trees can be tricked into ‘thinking’ it is another season.
A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.
Faced with the collapse of biodiversity, there is an urgent need to protect the genetic diversity of species. But to preserve fruit trees, seed banks are not enough.
Tree and bird diversity has been linked to a number of positive mental health outcomes. It is time that urban planners interested in human well-being take biodiversity into account.
Trees act like sponges because their roots help soil to absorb water, plus trunks are a natural barrier to floodwaters.
The leaves of evergreen species acquire carbon over the long term and improve nutrient conservation, whereas short-lived leaves favour rapid carbon acquisition.
Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.
As Australia’s south-east states reel from intense winds, many of us wonder if the trees near us are safe.
Baobabs have been a source of food, fibre and medicine in Africa for centuries.
As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.
For trees, growing to maturity involves much more than just reaching upward.
The fight against Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive aquatic plant in North American lakes, can be long and expensive, so must be carefully planned.
An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.
A large-scale study proves that trees absorb methane through their bark, with climate benefits at a global scale.
While trees are beautiful and benefit the environment, the most practical argument for planting more is that they provide a clear public health benefit, both in the preventive and therapeutic sense.
Hidden in hedgerows, this once majestic tree is being restored to its former glory thanks to volunteers.
Trees are better at designing habitat than we are. Can we use machine learning to get some tips?
The record-breaking and destructive forest fires of the summer of 2023 made headlines. But how did they affect the millions of lakes in the burned catchment areas?
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, Forest Measurement and Management, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Environmental Science, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Function and Integration, Western Sydney University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Plant Eco-physiology, Western Sydney University
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Professor in Forest and Landscape Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Plant Physiology, James Cook University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University