Forests

One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.

Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get at it — and the more of a difference you’ll make.

A proposed timber sale within the Yaak Valley threatens massive old-growth trees and habitat. Instead, could it become the nation’s first climate refuge?

Beef and soybean agriculture are carving up this massive forest, which spans four countries and has some of the world’s highest deforestation rates.

Melting glaciers, plant genetics, protection from forever chemicals, and more: An annual look at the conservation horizon reveals priorities for the years ahead.

More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.

The U.S. Forest Service includes fire it intentionally sets as part of its acreage count of the nation’s “wildfires.” That presents an inaccurate picture.

Local communities strive to protect local forests and headwaters that include some of the Amazon River’s most important water sources.

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.

The fabled rainforest is starting to release its carbon as climate change, deforestation and other human threats drive it toward the limits of survival.