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Severe droughts and wildfires, invasive species, and large insect outbreaks are straining national forests and surrounding lands. A new report outlines a new ap

With its environmental devastation and persistent dependency on disproven myths, the logging industry needs to be re-examined as a whole, Rosemary Sorensen writes.

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When Chilean President Gabriel Boric instructed the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) to complete the final section of a highway connecting the southern cities of La Unión and Corral in June 2023, the scientific community made their concerns known internationally. “Chile’s road plans threaten ancient forests” was the headline of a letter published in the […]

Rural communities in southwestern Ghana lacking access to conventional medicine are using dozens of medicinal tree species to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a new study. However, many of these tree species are also threatened by factors including overharvesting and agricultural expansion that drives deforestation in the area, the study authors say. The […]

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To combat desertification, the restoration of forests has become an urgent and effective measure to reclaim the land.

This long-form story, by environment and sustainability writer Bron Willis, was published in Issue 100 of the Cosmos print magazine.

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