Forests

Planting trees is not a silver bullet. It’s time to change the narrative from tree-planting to tree-growing.

A new book reveals the harrowing attempts made to save imperiled plants and wildlife from Australia’s massive wildfires last year, including a daring scheme to protect ancient Wollemi pines.

Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.

New legislation could help states and tribes clean up decades-old mining liabilities and restore the environment while creating needed jobs.

Writer Kathleen Dean Moore turns her ear to nature’s sounds and what we’re losing as species disappear.

Looking at the dramatic effects two people had in these countries decades ago reminds us that individuals and communities can make a difference for conservation.

Alabama’s Mobile River basin has the most aquatic biodiversity in the country. But we’re in danger of losing it before we even know what’s there.

With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.

A plan to import hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts begs the question of whether big hydro along with its reservoirs and dams, is green enough to be worth the cost.

Thousands of fires in the world’s largest tropical wetlands have put the region’s Indigenous communities and Brazil’s unique wildlife at risk.