Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

The complexity of forests cannot be explained by simple mathematical rules, a study finds. The way trees grow together do not resemble how branches grow on a single tree, scientists have discovered.

International Day of Forests 2026 seeks to place forests at the centre of sustainable, resilient and long-term economic ...

Researchers say studying how water cycles through ghost forests may hold the key to understanding how coastal forest ...

“As humans, our everyday lives are sustained by the behaviors and interactions of forest organisms,” photographer David Herasimtschuk writes of old growth forests. “Yet, because these processes and ...

When my friend Amy suggested a “little” hike up Puʻu Waʻawaʻa, what may be the oldest cinder cone on Hawaii Island, I was excited to tackle the 100,000-year-old landmass that dominates the landscape ...

Using five eddy covariance flux sites (two forests and three grasslands), we investigated ecosystem physiological responses to the 2018 drought across elevational gradients in Switzerland. Flux ...

After devastating wildfires, the Republic of Korea is restoring forests in ways that protect biodiversity, reduce future fire risk and support local communities.