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Tag: Forests

National Geographic: The Future Of Forests

04/16/2022 Don Wallace

Earth has lost a third of its forests over the past 10,000 years—half of that just since 1900. Globally, deforestation has decreased…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Forests

Environmentalists Call On Biden To Fight Climate Change By Protecting Old-Growth Trees

02/18/2022 Don Wallace

A coalition of more than 70 environmental groups launched a joint campaign on Tuesday calling on President Biden to protect…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, National Policy, Trees

Hundreds Of Companies Promised To Help Save Forests. Did They?

12/02/2021 Don Wallace

About 80 percent of the trees razed each year in the tropics are cleared to make space for growing cocoa,…

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Posted in: Climate, Food Filed under: agriculture, Forests, Industry

World Heritage Forests Releasing More Carbon Than They Absorb: UNESCO

10/29/2021 Don Wallace

Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Deforestation, Forests

How Bad Is the Bootleg Fire? It’s Generating Its Own Weather.

07/20/2021 Don Wallace

Unpredictable winds, fire clouds that spawn lightning, and flames that leap over firebreaks are confounding efforts to fight the blaze,…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Fire, Forests, Global Warming, Weather

‘Make-Or-Break Moment’ For Forests

04/28/2021 Don Wallace

Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore our relationship with the natural world, the deputy UN chief…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Forests

March 21 International Day of Forests: Forest Restoration Provides A Path To Pandemic Recovery, Greener Future

03/21/2021 Don Wallace

Liu Zhenmin, head of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), issued the call during a virtual event…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Forests

They’re Among The World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them

12/13/2020 Don Wallace

The wildfires that burned more than four million acres in California this year were both historic and prophetic, foreshadowing a…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Fire, Forests, Global Warming

UN Builds Momentum For Restoring Forests As World Enters Key Decade For Ecosystems

10/28/2020 Don Wallace

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is leading a push for the world to scale up efforts to restore landscapes and forests over…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, International Policy

Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?

08/21/2020 Don Wallace

There are four key ingredients to the disastrous wildfire seasons in the West, and climate change figures prominently. More than…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Fire, Forests, Global Warming

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