By John Cannon Planting trees is a vital strategy to combat both climate change and the biodiversity crisis. As forests grow, ...

The planet is becoming greener, but scientists warn that forests with fast-growing trees are more fragile and less resilient.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä assessed the extent of harvesting in Finnish forests of different biodiversity values between 2018 and 2022. Picture: Rémi Duflot. Intensive forest ...

Uniform and intensive forest management approaches threaten European forest biodiversity. There are many different ways to manage forests, but the effects of different combinations of approaches are ...

A study of changes to the habitats of more than 700 species reveals massive biodiversity loss—but also possibilities for ...

Ancient alerce trees may shelter entire underground ecosystems, with vast fungal networks helping forests cycle nutrients and ...

Forest ecosystems are celebrated for their extensive biodiversity and the myriad ecological functions they support. Within these systems, saproxylic beetles—organisms that rely, at least partly, on ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Global efforts to restore forests are gathering pace, driven by ...

The forests of the world are teeming with life, from the towering trees down to the microscopic organisms that quietly ...

What history can teach us about present and future forest biodiversity / K. Verheyen ... [et. al.] -- The Holocene structure of north-west European temperate forest induced from Palaeoecological data ...

Aspen (Populus tremula) is an important keystone species. Only a couple of per cent of the trees in Finnish forests are aspens, and actual aspen stands are even rarer. Aspens nevertheless host more ...