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

Forests are a key source of added-value public goods, such as timber. The benefits of forests, however, go beyond marketable produce and include environmental services, such as climate change ...

Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate of 10 million hectares each year and about 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to deforestation and forest degradation. But nature ...

In the fight against climate change, tree planting as a natural climate solution is a popular policy and land-use initiative among governmental and conservation organizations. Trees provide additional ...

For more than 25 years, ecologists have been desperately trying to prove the economic worth of the world’s ecosystems, hoping that a markets-based approach would slow the destruction of the natural ...

As the International Year of Forests 2011 draws to a close in February 2012, the Director of UN Forum on Forest Secretariat, Ms. Jan L. McAlpine, shares her thoughts about an eventful year. Thanks to ...

Forests dominated by conifers are often considered more profitable than structured diverse mixed forests. However, their lower susceptibility to disruption could compensate for this in the context of ...

Between 2014 and 2018, Nigeria underwent a seismic shift in its forestry sector, transforming from a minor timber participant into the world’s largest exporter of African rosewood, known locally as ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters – wood – is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...