Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change ...

The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an attempt to offset excess carbon emissions. However, authors argue that these carbon-offset plantations ...

Researchers from the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program are involved in the recently launched EU-funded Trees4Adapt project. The project focuses on tree-based solutions for climate ...

He warns particularly against the loss of tree species that occur only in very limited areas of the world. "We are talking about highly unique species, especially concentrated in tropical and ...

Burnt trees are seen after illegal fires were lit by farmers in Manaquiri, Amazonas state, on September 6, 2023. From September 2, 2023 to September 6, 2023, 2,500 forest fires in Amazon state alone ...

Carbon removal strategies may conflict with biodiversity conservation, but careful choices could bring benefits.

Five-year study shows islands increase ecosystem health without lowering crop yield, and a house built from concrete and nappies. Global demand for palm oil has resulted in huge expansion of the palm ...

Having “islands” of trees peppered across oil palm plantations can boost the biodiversity of the landscape while maintaining crop yields, a new study shows. Researchers found that biodiversity and ...

Lush landscape of the Amazon Rainforest in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. As an ecologist, the most frequent question I get asked is: Can nature really help in the fight against climate change? The ...