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FAO Completes World’s First Global Assessment of Drylands Forests

Andrew Burger July 19, 2016

Using free online GIS and open source software, more than 200 FAO researchers completed the groundbreaking study in less than a year.Read More

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Hug a Tree: International Day of Forests

Thomas Schueneman March 21, 2016

Happy International Day of Forests! – March 21 marks the International Day of Forests (IDF). The United Nations General Assembly established IDF on November 28, 2012 as a means of raising awareness of the beauty, importance and plight of the world’s forests. The history of IDF stretches back to 1971 when the 16th session of the Conference […]Read More

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Managing Deforestation Through Policy and Monitoring

Richard Matthews March 20, 2014

When combined with the right policies, new monitoring capabilities may significantly enhance our capacity to manage forests. As an homage to the International Day of Forests on March 21, here is a review of forest management policy recommendations and new global monitoring solutions. After a United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2012, the International Day […]Read More

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The Vital Role of Forests: Carbon, Rain and Food

Richard Matthews September 19, 2013

We are coming to a better understanding of the vital role that forests play in the general health of planetary ecosystems. However, alongside our burgeoning awareness, we are also destroying forests in our quest for more land and lumber. Deforestation is eliminating the Earth’s forests on a massive scale. Each day at least 80,000 acres […]Read More

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1993 US Northwest Forest Plan Turns Public Forests into Carbon

Andrew Burger July 26, 2011

Successful in realizing its original goal, the 1993 US Northwest Forest Plan is yielding unanticipated benefits two decades later, turning northwest public forests into net carbon sinks for the first time in decades.Read More

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Alberta Adopts Low-Tech Approach to Managing Pine Beetle Infestation

Thomas Schueneman January 6, 2011

For years the Mountain Pine Beetle has been emblematic of the consequences of climate change for the western forests of North America. Forests from Colorado up through British Columbia have been ravaged by invading armies of pine beetles that thrive in the warmer and shorter winters at higher altitudes. One third of the forests in […]Read More

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Forest Carbon Emissions Decline With Reduced Deforestation

Thomas Schueneman March 30, 2010

The first decade of the 21st century has seen a decrease in global deforestation, bringing with it a reduction in forest carbon emissions. According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), for the first time on record a declining rate of deforestation, combined with the planting of […]Read More

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