This year’s International Day of Forests highlights the vital role of forests in food security, nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods. This year’s theme, “Forests and Foods,” connects forests to ...

OUR forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, forests sustain ...

In crisis situations, forests become an economic and food lifeline, providing up to 20% of family income in rural areas, guaranteeing healthy diets. But these ecosystems are in danger. We lose 10 ...

The Wisconsin forest products industry annually produces more than 24 billion dollars’ worth of products.A recent executive ...

In the past, intact forests absorbed 7.8 billion metric tons of CO2 annually—about a fifth of all human emissions—but their ...

So, 2023 was a year that called for giving, not just receiving, because healthy forests will bring healthy people. The theme of International Day of Forests 2022 is "Forests and sustainable ...

What does ecology have to do with me? Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections ...

Learn about what threatens the wet, layered forest and what you can do to help. 2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and ...

Our forests, especially our older forests like these mature stands, enhance biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. They store carbon and are critical to our state’s climate strategy. They are ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return ... "A more modern view is that they are still ...

Nestled in a quiet patch just off Route 202 in Simsbury is a 40-acre wooded area named Belden Forest. At first glance, the area may look like any other forest in Connecticut, but it’s actually ...

Forests are nature’s groceries, providing a direct source of vegetables, fruits, seeds, roots, tubers, mushrooms, honey, ...