Forests have been embraced as a natural climate solution, due to their ability to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, locking it up in their trunks, branches, leaves, and roots.

Climate change is causing trees to sprout earlier in spring. Nevertheless, some tree species are growing less. A study by the ...

Scientists studying trees ranging from saplings to 130 years old in Canada’s northern forests have discovered that the period since a fire last swept through an area determines how much carbon the ...

Researchers at Beijing Normal University used advanced machine learning and satellite imagery to map forest management ...

Scientists have been dramatically underestimating how much carbon trees actually absorb from the atmosphere, and the discoveries emerging from recent research are reshaping our understanding of ...

A new report from the University of Missouri School of Natural Resources outlines the critical role of forests in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in plant material. “Carbon ...

A single hurricane barreling into New England forests can undo decades of carbon storage, a new study has found. As climate change heats oceans and fuels hurricanes, worsening storms with higher-speed ...

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What impact does climate change have on Colorado forests? This is what a recent report by the Colorado State Forest Service addressed as a team of researchers investigated climate change effects on ...

AGC storage in China’s natural forests. (a) AGC storage in 2030; (b) AGC storage in 2060; (c) Change in AGC storage from 2030 to 2060; (d) Histograms of AGC storage and a line graph of AGC ...