But new research published this week finds that non-forest ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas, and wetlands—are being devoured for agriculture at nearly four times the rate as forests. As ...

Along with forests, grasslands and wetlands are also being converted to cropland and pasture at an increasing rate around the world—often for livestock farming and the export of agricultural products.

The U.S. Forest Service said that more than 90% of the land in the Conecuh National Forest would be available for oil and gas wells.

A recent study published in National Science Review challenges the traditional emphasis on trees in forest ecology, revealing that shrub diversity plays a critical role in enhancing forest ecosystem ...

Throughout their lifetimes, healthy forests produce more oxygen than they use, while taking in greenhouse gases via plants ...

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging ...

Aspen trees in fall in adjacent Custer Gallatin National Forest. (Diane Renkin/National Park Service via Courthouse News) (CN) — Conservationists joined forces in Montana on Wednesday in challenging a ...

Though spatially distinct, the Santa Barbara Channel’s subtidal kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the foundation species of rocky reefs, ...

The 663-hectare natural highland forest in Mbale and Sironko districts and adjacent to Mount Elgon National Park ...

Nearly all of the Conecuh National Forest in south Alabama will now be open to oil and gas leasing. On Wednesday, Linwood Butler, forest supervisor for National Forests in Alabama, signed a decision ...

The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a prescribed burn in Bankhead National Forest to prevent future wildfires and maintain ...