A new study finds that low-intensity logging doesn’t negatively affect a forest’s key ecosystem services such as carbon storage and food availability. The study, focused on a selective-logging ...

Forests contribute to human well-being by providing a wide variety of ecosystem services to the society. Credit: University of Jyväskylä Forests contribute to human well-being by providing a wide ...

Block plantations like these may look efficient, but research shows that more diverse and randomised tree arrangements boost forest productivity and ecosystem health. A new paper published in Nature ...

The Ecology and Ecosystems area of study focuses on the structure, function, dynamics, and resilience of terrestrial ecosystems, at a range of scales, from tree genetics and plant physiology to ...

THE Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) has confirmed that the Iwokrama Forest has retained its Forest ...

Aspen trees in fall in adjacent Custer Gallatin National Forest. (Diane Renkin/National Park Service via Courthouse News) (CN) — Conservationists joined forces in Montana on Wednesday in challenging a ...

RAIPUR: In a first, the Chhattisgarh state has introduced an innovative plan that connects the ecosystem services of its forests with the Green Gross Domestic Product (Green GDP). The moves aimed to ...

They may become a growing liability, as is evident currently from the catchy headlines of a forest fire, if the forest ...

Chhattisgarh has become the first state in India to initiate the valuation of ecosystem services as part of its economic framework. This effort, aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ...