Forests with many tree species can store significantly more carbon than those with only one species: An international study led by the University of Freiburg, published in Global Change Biology, ...

Lianas are woody, vining plants, many of which thrive in areas where forest has been disturbed — often to the detriment of the trees they use to climb towards the sun. New research shows that liana ...

Scientists have been dramatically underestimating how much carbon trees actually absorb from the atmosphere, and the discoveries emerging from recent research are reshaping our understanding of ...

Large-scale tree planting projects aimed at sequestering carbon are oversimplifying the many values of forests, researchers reported Tuesday. In a peer-reviewed opinion paper published in Trends in ...

Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

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Climate change is causing Western U.S. forests to be less effective carbon sinks, even as it boosts the productivity of forests in the Eastern U.S., according to new research. Climate change is ...

Timber sale production in the Chatahochee National Forest in Georgia on July 31, 2017. Conservationists say National Forests need to be left alone now more than ever to maximize carbon capture. Some ...

Octopus Energy puts $500M into Living Carbon to plant trees on degraded US land. Google, Meta, and McKinsey buy 131,240 tonnes of carbon credits. The irony runs deep.

Net-zero carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions refers to a balance between CO₂ emissions into the atmosphere and CO₂ removals from the atmosphere, such that the net effect on CO₂ levels in the atmosphere is ...