The International Forest List Weekly News Digest - June 29, 2024
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“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” - Albert Einstein
Forestry researcher will work with scientists in Mexico, Italy to advance ‘climate-smart forestry’
Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Forestry Professor David MacFarlane has been selected for the Fulbright Global Scholar Award for 2024-2025. The prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award encourages international connections and fosters…
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/forestry-researcher-will-work-with-scientists-in-mexico-italy-to-advance-climate-smart-forestry
Community tackles forest fires for sustainable forestry in Northern Thailand
Ngao Model Forest spans almost 2000 square kilometers, encompassing the entire district of Ngao in Lampang Province. On the edge of the district is a community of ten villages that make up Ban Pong subdistrict, where locals rely on forage from the forest to sustain their…
https://www.iucn.org/story/202406/community-tackles-forest-fires-sustainable-forestry-northern-thailand
Research in action
Extreme drought and pine beetle outbreaks are of increasing concern for forests in the south to the extent that USDA approved financial and technical assistance to help owners restore forests on non-industrial private forestlands in Mississippi and Louisiana…
https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/research-action
Kimberly-Clark pledges to stop cutting down 'natural forests' for tissues, diapers
Kimberly-Clark in early June elevated its chief sustainability officer to a C-suite role and made a commitment to stop relying on "natural forests" for its paper products. The company wants a 50 percent reduction in natural forest fiber by 2025 on its way to…
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/kimberly-clark-pledges-stop-cutting-down-natural-forests-tissues-diapers
At Kew Gardens, a New View of Forests, Fungus, and Carbon Capture
IT’S HARD TO miss the headliners at Kew Gardens. The botanical collection in London is home to towering redwoods and giant Amazonian water lilies capable of holding up a small child. Each spring, its huge greenhouses pop with the Technicolor displays of multiple…
https://undark.org/2024/06/25/kew-fungus-soil-carbon-capture/
What do forests mean to you?
Forests provide us with a nearly endless list of resources, from tangible ones like fruit, wood, paper and cotton to intangible ones like oxygen, clean air and recreation. But what do forests mean to us, subjectively – and what brings delegates to the world’s largest…
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/68956/what-do-forests-mean-to-you/
Massachusetts releases forest plan, highlighting role in carbon sequestration
The state of Massachusetts has released a plan to protect and manage forest lands, prioritizing the natural resource for its carbon sequestration capabilities. More than 55 percent of the Bay State is forested, covering roughly 3 million acres…
https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-06-24/massachusetts-releases-forest-plan-highlighting-role-in-carbon-sequestration
Understanding the EUDR: A Guide to Compliance for Forest Products Professionals
In the complex world of global trade regulations, a new law can send shockwaves, causing businesses to scramble to adjust. The EU's proposed European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), set to go into effect on December 30, 2024, is poised to send ripples…
https://www.resourcewise.com/forest-products-blog/understanding-the-eudr-a-guide-to-compliance-for-forest-products-professionals
Zara owner pledges to stop using endangered and ancient forests in paper packaging
The fashion industry is a major consumer of paper packaging for shipping boxes, e-commerce envelopes, paper bags, hang tags and paperboard boxes, according to Canopy. With the addition of Inditex, the Pack4Good initiative now includes nearly 450 brands…
https://www.fashiondive.com/news/zara-inditex-canopy-paper-packaging/719753/
Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
Catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels, setting ablaze an area of forest larger than West Virginia, new research found…
https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-climate-change-forest-emissions-ad1947ea20e71baf6aa2720f010e7a8b
Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest
In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The fossils were discovered further north than any known walnut species, living or extinct, and represent some of the oldest-known records of this group…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-extinct-walnut-species-high-arctic.html
World Rainforest Day: The World’s Top 10 Biggest Rainforests
Tropical rainforests have an outsized role in the world, with their significance marked by the World Rainforest Day. Of the Earth’s ecosystems, rainforests support the largest variety of plants and animal species, house the majority of indigenous groups still living…
https://earth.org/world-rainforest-day-worlds-great-rainforests/
Amazon rainforest faces drought risk despite carbon removal efforts
The Amazon rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest, plays a crucial role in regulating the global climate. Absorbing about 220 million tons of CO2 annually, it acts as a carbon sink, a natural system that absorbs more CO2 from the atmosphere than it…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-amazon-rainforest-drought-carbon-efforts.html
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them
Two decades ago ecologist Ilka C. Feller heard about a plant advancing at an unprecedented rate into a coastal restoration site near Merritt Island on Florida’s Atlantic coast, midway between Miami and Georgia’s southern border. The plant was a mangrove…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mangrove-trees-are-on-the-move-taking-the-tropics-with-them/
Mangrove forests in India: Guardians of biodiversity and coastal stability
Mangrove forests, a unique and vital ecosystem, line India’s 7,500-kilometre coastline, offering immense ecological, economic and environmental benefits. These forests, found in the intertidal regions where freshwater and saltwater mix, are characterised by salt…
https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/mangrove-forests-in-india-guardians-of-biodiversity-and-coastal-stability-1503313221.html
BRGM launches mangrove for coastal resilience program in N Kalimantan
The Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) in collaboration with the World Bank launched the mangrove for coastal resilience (M4CR) program in Tana Tidung, North Kalimantan. "Since 2021, the president has established North Kalimantan as one of the…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/316782/brgm-launches-mangrove-for-coastal-resilience-program-in-n-kalimantan
PS Dokota Leads Staff In Mangrove Restoration Effort
The State Department for Cabinet Affairs-Office of the Deputy President has adopted a site at the Tudor Creek in Mikindani ward to plant mangroves in a bid to increase its forest cover along the coastline…
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/ps-dokota-leads-staff-in-mangrove-restoration-effort/
U.S. Geological Survey scientists found increases in elevation may be an indicator of wetland loss, and published these findings in a study released in January
Camille Stagg, a USGS research ecologist who led the study titled “Accelerating elevation gain indicates land loss associated with erosion in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain tidal wetlands,” explained that this information sheds new light on the way researchers study…
https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/usgs-scientists-find-new-relationship-between-elevation-change-and-wetland
'Out of control fires' in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergency
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out of control fires," according to a decree. The surge of fires before the peak of the dry season has raised alarm for the Pantanal…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-brazil-wetlands-state-emergency.html
U.S. Coastal Wetland Synthesis Applications Geonarrative
The U.S. Coastal Wetland Synthesis Applications represent use-cases of the data to address diverse stakeholder needs in the coastal zone. Currently the applications include…
https://www.usgs.gov/tools/us-coastal-wetland-synthesis-applications-geonarrative
Meighan preservation plan to be approved
The wetland is located in Markazi province and stretches over 25,000 hectares of land area. Paying a visit to the wetland on Thursday, June 20, Salajeqeh said Meighan wetland is one of the main habitats for diverse plant and animal species, including migratory birds…
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/500125/Meighan-preservation-plan-to-be-approved
Using Field Data with GIS to Protect and Restore Rare Inland Saline Wetlands
More than 100 million years ago, North America consisted of two landmasses separated by a giant inland sea—the Western Interior Seaway, which connected the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Today, along with a plethora of marine fossils strewn across the Great…
https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcnews/using-field-data-with-gis-to-protect-and-restore-rare-inland-saline-wetlands/
Science review shows fuel treatments reduce future wildfire severity
There is a common belief that prescribed burning, thinning trees, and clearing underbrush reduce risks of the severity of future fires. But is that true? Sometimes anecdotal evidence or limited observations can create doubt…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-science-fuel-treatments-future-wildfire.html
Effects of thinning and understory removal on soil phosphorus fractions in subtropical pine plantations
Forest management changes the physical environments and nutrient dynamics and then regulates the forest productivity. Soil phosphorus (P) availability is critical for productivity in tropical and subtropical forests. However, it was still poorly understood how soil P…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1416852/full
Soil methane emissions from plain poplar (Populus spp.) plantations with contrasting soil textures
The forest soil methane (CH4) flux exhibits high spatiotemporal variability. Understanding these variations and their driving factors is crucial for accurately assessing the forest CH4 budget. In this study, we monitored the diurnal and seasonal variations in soil CH4 fluxes…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65300-0
Negative emissions: Scientists debate role of CO2 removal in tackling climate change
Hundreds of scientists gathered in Oxford last week to discuss the many different ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the role it can play in tackling climate change…
https://www.carbonbrief.org/negative-emissions-scientists-debate-role-of-co2-removal-in-tackling-climate-change/
Phytochemical diversity and herbivory are higher in tropical forests, says study
It is widely accepted that biological interactions are stronger or more important in generating and maintaining biodiversity in the tropics than in temperate regions. However, this hypothesis has not been fully tested in ecology and evolutionary biology…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-phytochemical-diversity-herbivory-higher-tropical.html
Responsible forestry can pull us back from the ‘carbon cliff’
We have had a bumpy relationship with trees. Our landscapes were largely treeless at the beginning of the 20th century, with just 1 per cent of Ireland’s land covered by forest. The native forests that used to cloak more than 80 per cent of the land were gradually…
https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2024/06/27/seeing-the-wood-for-the-trees/
Venezuela’s Caparo Forest Reserve, an Eden in Barinas State destroyed by the devastating footprint of invaders
At a distant 722 kilometers from Caracas, capital of Venezuela, in the western part of the national territory, more specifically in the plains of the Barinas State, is the Caparo Forest Reserve. Its name allows us to imagine that it is a large forested area that benefits the…
https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/06/22/venezuelas-caparo-forest-reserve-an-eden-in-barinas-state-destroyed-by-the-devastating-footprint-of-invaders/
Ethiopia’s Current Forest Cover Report Pursues International Standards: Forestry Dev’t
Ethiopian Forestry Development Director-General, Kebede Yimam announced that the recently declared national Forest Cover report was done in accordance with international standards. Ethiopia’s forest cover report increased to 23.6 percent by 2023 from 17.2…
https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_4647074
Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra launches first advanced AI System for forest fire detection
The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has launched an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for early detection of forest fires, according to a statement on June 26, 2024. This state-of-the-art system features a high-resolution camera, with a visual range of 15…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/science-technology/pench-tiger-reserve-in-maharashtra-launches-first-advanced-ai-system-for-forest-fire-detection-96887
How Can Better Forest Management Reduce Noise from Wind Turbines?
Noise pollution is a growing concern in urban and peri-urban areas, impacting both human health and wildlife. To address this issue, recent research from the University of Eastern Finland has explored the noise attenuation capabilities of various types of vegetation…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/4277
Balancing Wildlife Conservation and Community Challenges in Mankira Forest
Human-wildlife conflict is a pressing issue in many parts of Africa, particularly in rural areas where communities live in close proximity to wildlife. This conflict often manifests in crop raiding and livestock predation, leading to significant financial losses for farmers…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/4507
Satellite data is revealing long time changes in the world largest lakes
Lakes are a crucial source of drinking water, provide ecological services from fisheries and aquaculture to tourism and are also a critical part of the global carbon cycle. Therefore, it is important to understand how lakes are changing over time. The ESA Ocean Colour…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65250-7
Dunes decoded: A comprehensive and precise mapping for coastal conservation
Coastal dunes are complex and rich areas at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They are extremely rich in biodiversity and play a crucial role in both environmental and human well-being, such as protecting inland settlements from…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-dunes-decoded-comprehensive-precise-coastal.html
China, Europe boost Earth observation efforts with new agreement
The Dragon Program conference, a major China-Europe science collaboration, opened in Lisbon on Monday, marking the transition from Earth observation plan Dragon 5 to Dragon 6 and included a new agreement on climate change and big data…
https://english.news.cn/20240625/a71cb989c7af4cdfaee49c0f3eb5467b/c.html
Geospatial Assessment of Wetland Changes in the Fringe Area of Dhaka City: Past, Present and Future Scenarios
This study examines the changes in wetlands in the fringe area of Dhaka city using geospatial assessment techniques. The wetland in the area is crucial as they serve as a buffer zone for the Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) and play a significant role in…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381721352_Geospatial_Assessment_of_Wetland_Changes_in_the_Fringe_Area_of_Dhaka_City_Past_Present_and_Future_Scenarios
How soil science is protecting human security
Soil is precious, yet remarkably fragile. ‘Some 18–25 cm of topsoil are all that stand between us and extinction’, observed Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, some years ago in a speech which drew…
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/how-soil-science-protecting-human-security?hub=66369
Changes in plant-soil synergistic patterns along grassland degradation gradients in northern China
Inner Mongolia’s grassland is one of the most complete natural grasslands for ecological diversity and biodiversity conservation in the world. However, its degradation has seriously affected the plateau’s sustainable development and grassland restoration and…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1398726/full
AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says
Bill Gates has claimed that artificial intelligence will be more of a help than a hindrance in achieving climate goals, despite growing concern that an increase in new datacentres could drain green energy supplies…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/27/ai-bill-gates-climate-targets-datacentres-energy
From Bornean elephants to Chilean cacti: Red list of threatened species jumps by 6,000
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction - 1,000 more than last year - according to an international conservation organisation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released its latest Red List of Threatened Species on…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/28/from-bornean-elephants-to-chilean-cacti-red-list-of-threatened-species-jumps-by-6000
Wildfires: Is Europe doing enough to prevent them?
Last summer, flames devoured homes and olive groves as they raged uncontrollably for days in Greece, engulfing an area bigger than New York City and leaving white ash and mourning in their wake. It was the biggest fire ever recorded in Europe…
https://www.dw.com/en/wildfires-is-europe-prepared/a-69232846
Can the shipping industry chart a course that delivers for the planet?
Perhaps you’re drinking coffee or eating an avocado while you read this. Or maybe you have just bought a new pair of trainers. What links all three is that they have likely come by sea. In fact, over 80% of traded goods cross the oceans – expected to weigh in at over…
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/decarbonizing-industries/can-shipping-industry-chart-course-that-delivers-planet-2024-06-26/
The revival of Britain's myth-shrouded, sacred wetlands
The county of Somerset is England's mythical and historical heartland. Alfred the Great's military campaigns from the fortress of Athelney in the 9th Century were instrumental in the birth of the English nation; while the nearby ruins of Glastonbury Abbey contain a…
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240624-the-revival-of-britains-myth-shrouded-sacred-wetlands
Forestry researcher will work with scientists in Mexico, Italy to advance ‘climate-smart forestry’
Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Forestry Professor David MacFarlane has been selected for the Fulbright Global Scholar Award for 2024-2025. The prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award encourages international connections and fosters…
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/forestry-researcher-will-work-with-scientists-in-mexico-italy-to-advance-climate-smart-forestry
Community tackles forest fires for sustainable forestry in Northern Thailand
Ngao Model Forest spans almost 2000 square kilometers, encompassing the entire district of Ngao in Lampang Province. On the edge of the district is a community of ten villages that make up Ban Pong subdistrict, where locals rely on forage from the forest to sustain their…
https://www.iucn.org/story/202406/community-tackles-forest-fires-sustainable-forestry-northern-thailand
Research in action
Extreme drought and pine beetle outbreaks are of increasing concern for forests in the south to the extent that USDA approved financial and technical assistance to help owners restore forests on non-industrial private forestlands in Mississippi and Louisiana…
https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/research-action
Kimberly-Clark pledges to stop cutting down 'natural forests' for tissues, diapers
Kimberly-Clark in early June elevated its chief sustainability officer to a C-suite role and made a commitment to stop relying on "natural forests" for its paper products. The company wants a 50 percent reduction in natural forest fiber by 2025 on its way to…
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/kimberly-clark-pledges-stop-cutting-down-natural-forests-tissues-diapers
At Kew Gardens, a New View of Forests, Fungus, and Carbon Capture
IT’S HARD TO miss the headliners at Kew Gardens. The botanical collection in London is home to towering redwoods and giant Amazonian water lilies capable of holding up a small child. Each spring, its huge greenhouses pop with the Technicolor displays of multiple…
https://undark.org/2024/06/25/kew-fungus-soil-carbon-capture/
What do forests mean to you?
Forests provide us with a nearly endless list of resources, from tangible ones like fruit, wood, paper and cotton to intangible ones like oxygen, clean air and recreation. But what do forests mean to us, subjectively – and what brings delegates to the world’s largest…
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/68956/what-do-forests-mean-to-you/
Massachusetts releases forest plan, highlighting role in carbon sequestration
The state of Massachusetts has released a plan to protect and manage forest lands, prioritizing the natural resource for its carbon sequestration capabilities. More than 55 percent of the Bay State is forested, covering roughly 3 million acres…
https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-06-24/massachusetts-releases-forest-plan-highlighting-role-in-carbon-sequestration
Understanding the EUDR: A Guide to Compliance for Forest Products Professionals
In the complex world of global trade regulations, a new law can send shockwaves, causing businesses to scramble to adjust. The EU's proposed European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), set to go into effect on December 30, 2024, is poised to send ripples…
https://www.resourcewise.com/forest-products-blog/understanding-the-eudr-a-guide-to-compliance-for-forest-products-professionals
Zara owner pledges to stop using endangered and ancient forests in paper packaging
The fashion industry is a major consumer of paper packaging for shipping boxes, e-commerce envelopes, paper bags, hang tags and paperboard boxes, according to Canopy. With the addition of Inditex, the Pack4Good initiative now includes nearly 450 brands…
https://www.fashiondive.com/news/zara-inditex-canopy-paper-packaging/719753/
Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
Catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels, setting ablaze an area of forest larger than West Virginia, new research found…
https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-climate-change-forest-emissions-ad1947ea20e71baf6aa2720f010e7a8b
Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest
In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The fossils were discovered further north than any known walnut species, living or extinct, and represent some of the oldest-known records of this group…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-extinct-walnut-species-high-arctic.html
World Rainforest Day: The World’s Top 10 Biggest Rainforests
Tropical rainforests have an outsized role in the world, with their significance marked by the World Rainforest Day. Of the Earth’s ecosystems, rainforests support the largest variety of plants and animal species, house the majority of indigenous groups still living…
https://earth.org/world-rainforest-day-worlds-great-rainforests/
Amazon rainforest faces drought risk despite carbon removal efforts
The Amazon rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest, plays a crucial role in regulating the global climate. Absorbing about 220 million tons of CO2 annually, it acts as a carbon sink, a natural system that absorbs more CO2 from the atmosphere than it…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-amazon-rainforest-drought-carbon-efforts.html
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them
Two decades ago ecologist Ilka C. Feller heard about a plant advancing at an unprecedented rate into a coastal restoration site near Merritt Island on Florida’s Atlantic coast, midway between Miami and Georgia’s southern border. The plant was a mangrove…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mangrove-trees-are-on-the-move-taking-the-tropics-with-them/
Mangrove forests in India: Guardians of biodiversity and coastal stability
Mangrove forests, a unique and vital ecosystem, line India’s 7,500-kilometre coastline, offering immense ecological, economic and environmental benefits. These forests, found in the intertidal regions where freshwater and saltwater mix, are characterised by salt…
https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/mangrove-forests-in-india-guardians-of-biodiversity-and-coastal-stability-1503313221.html
BRGM launches mangrove for coastal resilience program in N Kalimantan
The Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) in collaboration with the World Bank launched the mangrove for coastal resilience (M4CR) program in Tana Tidung, North Kalimantan. "Since 2021, the president has established North Kalimantan as one of the…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/316782/brgm-launches-mangrove-for-coastal-resilience-program-in-n-kalimantan
PS Dokota Leads Staff In Mangrove Restoration Effort
The State Department for Cabinet Affairs-Office of the Deputy President has adopted a site at the Tudor Creek in Mikindani ward to plant mangroves in a bid to increase its forest cover along the coastline…
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/ps-dokota-leads-staff-in-mangrove-restoration-effort/
U.S. Geological Survey scientists found increases in elevation may be an indicator of wetland loss, and published these findings in a study released in January
Camille Stagg, a USGS research ecologist who led the study titled “Accelerating elevation gain indicates land loss associated with erosion in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain tidal wetlands,” explained that this information sheds new light on the way researchers study…
https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/usgs-scientists-find-new-relationship-between-elevation-change-and-wetland
'Out of control fires' in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergency
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out of control fires," according to a decree. The surge of fires before the peak of the dry season has raised alarm for the Pantanal…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-brazil-wetlands-state-emergency.html
U.S. Coastal Wetland Synthesis Applications Geonarrative
The U.S. Coastal Wetland Synthesis Applications represent use-cases of the data to address diverse stakeholder needs in the coastal zone. Currently the applications include…
https://www.usgs.gov/tools/us-coastal-wetland-synthesis-applications-geonarrative
Meighan preservation plan to be approved
The wetland is located in Markazi province and stretches over 25,000 hectares of land area. Paying a visit to the wetland on Thursday, June 20, Salajeqeh said Meighan wetland is one of the main habitats for diverse plant and animal species, including migratory birds…
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/500125/Meighan-preservation-plan-to-be-approved
Using Field Data with GIS to Protect and Restore Rare Inland Saline Wetlands
More than 100 million years ago, North America consisted of two landmasses separated by a giant inland sea—the Western Interior Seaway, which connected the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Today, along with a plethora of marine fossils strewn across the Great…
https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcnews/using-field-data-with-gis-to-protect-and-restore-rare-inland-saline-wetlands/
Science review shows fuel treatments reduce future wildfire severity
There is a common belief that prescribed burning, thinning trees, and clearing underbrush reduce risks of the severity of future fires. But is that true? Sometimes anecdotal evidence or limited observations can create doubt…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-science-fuel-treatments-future-wildfire.html
Effects of thinning and understory removal on soil phosphorus fractions in subtropical pine plantations
Forest management changes the physical environments and nutrient dynamics and then regulates the forest productivity. Soil phosphorus (P) availability is critical for productivity in tropical and subtropical forests. However, it was still poorly understood how soil P…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1416852/full
Soil methane emissions from plain poplar (Populus spp.) plantations with contrasting soil textures
The forest soil methane (CH4) flux exhibits high spatiotemporal variability. Understanding these variations and their driving factors is crucial for accurately assessing the forest CH4 budget. In this study, we monitored the diurnal and seasonal variations in soil CH4 fluxes…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65300-0
Negative emissions: Scientists debate role of CO2 removal in tackling climate change
Hundreds of scientists gathered in Oxford last week to discuss the many different ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the role it can play in tackling climate change…
https://www.carbonbrief.org/negative-emissions-scientists-debate-role-of-co2-removal-in-tackling-climate-change/
Phytochemical diversity and herbivory are higher in tropical forests, says study
It is widely accepted that biological interactions are stronger or more important in generating and maintaining biodiversity in the tropics than in temperate regions. However, this hypothesis has not been fully tested in ecology and evolutionary biology…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-phytochemical-diversity-herbivory-higher-tropical.html
Responsible forestry can pull us back from the ‘carbon cliff’
We have had a bumpy relationship with trees. Our landscapes were largely treeless at the beginning of the 20th century, with just 1 per cent of Ireland’s land covered by forest. The native forests that used to cloak more than 80 per cent of the land were gradually…
https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2024/06/27/seeing-the-wood-for-the-trees/
Venezuela’s Caparo Forest Reserve, an Eden in Barinas State destroyed by the devastating footprint of invaders
At a distant 722 kilometers from Caracas, capital of Venezuela, in the western part of the national territory, more specifically in the plains of the Barinas State, is the Caparo Forest Reserve. Its name allows us to imagine that it is a large forested area that benefits the…
https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/06/22/venezuelas-caparo-forest-reserve-an-eden-in-barinas-state-destroyed-by-the-devastating-footprint-of-invaders/
Ethiopia’s Current Forest Cover Report Pursues International Standards: Forestry Dev’t
Ethiopian Forestry Development Director-General, Kebede Yimam announced that the recently declared national Forest Cover report was done in accordance with international standards. Ethiopia’s forest cover report increased to 23.6 percent by 2023 from 17.2…
https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_4647074
Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra launches first advanced AI System for forest fire detection
The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has launched an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for early detection of forest fires, according to a statement on June 26, 2024. This state-of-the-art system features a high-resolution camera, with a visual range of 15…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/science-technology/pench-tiger-reserve-in-maharashtra-launches-first-advanced-ai-system-for-forest-fire-detection-96887
How Can Better Forest Management Reduce Noise from Wind Turbines?
Noise pollution is a growing concern in urban and peri-urban areas, impacting both human health and wildlife. To address this issue, recent research from the University of Eastern Finland has explored the noise attenuation capabilities of various types of vegetation…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/4277
Balancing Wildlife Conservation and Community Challenges in Mankira Forest
Human-wildlife conflict is a pressing issue in many parts of Africa, particularly in rural areas where communities live in close proximity to wildlife. This conflict often manifests in crop raiding and livestock predation, leading to significant financial losses for farmers…
https://naturalsciencenews.com/article/4507
Satellite data is revealing long time changes in the world largest lakes
Lakes are a crucial source of drinking water, provide ecological services from fisheries and aquaculture to tourism and are also a critical part of the global carbon cycle. Therefore, it is important to understand how lakes are changing over time. The ESA Ocean Colour…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65250-7
Dunes decoded: A comprehensive and precise mapping for coastal conservation
Coastal dunes are complex and rich areas at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They are extremely rich in biodiversity and play a crucial role in both environmental and human well-being, such as protecting inland settlements from…
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-dunes-decoded-comprehensive-precise-coastal.html
China, Europe boost Earth observation efforts with new agreement
The Dragon Program conference, a major China-Europe science collaboration, opened in Lisbon on Monday, marking the transition from Earth observation plan Dragon 5 to Dragon 6 and included a new agreement on climate change and big data…
https://english.news.cn/20240625/a71cb989c7af4cdfaee49c0f3eb5467b/c.html
Geospatial Assessment of Wetland Changes in the Fringe Area of Dhaka City: Past, Present and Future Scenarios
This study examines the changes in wetlands in the fringe area of Dhaka city using geospatial assessment techniques. The wetland in the area is crucial as they serve as a buffer zone for the Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) and play a significant role in…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381721352_Geospatial_Assessment_of_Wetland_Changes_in_the_Fringe_Area_of_Dhaka_City_Past_Present_and_Future_Scenarios
How soil science is protecting human security
Soil is precious, yet remarkably fragile. ‘Some 18–25 cm of topsoil are all that stand between us and extinction’, observed Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, some years ago in a speech which drew…
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/how-soil-science-protecting-human-security?hub=66369
Changes in plant-soil synergistic patterns along grassland degradation gradients in northern China
Inner Mongolia’s grassland is one of the most complete natural grasslands for ecological diversity and biodiversity conservation in the world. However, its degradation has seriously affected the plateau’s sustainable development and grassland restoration and…
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1398726/full
AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says
Bill Gates has claimed that artificial intelligence will be more of a help than a hindrance in achieving climate goals, despite growing concern that an increase in new datacentres could drain green energy supplies…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/27/ai-bill-gates-climate-targets-datacentres-energy
From Bornean elephants to Chilean cacti: Red list of threatened species jumps by 6,000
Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction - 1,000 more than last year - according to an international conservation organisation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released its latest Red List of Threatened Species on…
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/28/from-bornean-elephants-to-chilean-cacti-red-list-of-threatened-species-jumps-by-6000
Wildfires: Is Europe doing enough to prevent them?
Last summer, flames devoured homes and olive groves as they raged uncontrollably for days in Greece, engulfing an area bigger than New York City and leaving white ash and mourning in their wake. It was the biggest fire ever recorded in Europe…
https://www.dw.com/en/wildfires-is-europe-prepared/a-69232846
Can the shipping industry chart a course that delivers for the planet?
Perhaps you’re drinking coffee or eating an avocado while you read this. Or maybe you have just bought a new pair of trainers. What links all three is that they have likely come by sea. In fact, over 80% of traded goods cross the oceans – expected to weigh in at over…
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/decarbonizing-industries/can-shipping-industry-chart-course-that-delivers-planet-2024-06-26/
The revival of Britain's myth-shrouded, sacred wetlands
The county of Somerset is England's mythical and historical heartland. Alfred the Great's military campaigns from the fortress of Athelney in the 9th Century were instrumental in the birth of the English nation; while the nearby ruins of Glastonbury Abbey contain a…
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240624-the-revival-of-britains-myth-shrouded-sacred-wetlands
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