The IPCC's Fifth Assessment lists sustainable harvesting as having the most significant climate mitigation benefit for the world's forests. This view has been widely embraced, from the media to forest ...

Climate change mitigation through forest management and wood utilisation encompasses a suite of strategies aimed at enhancing carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems, optimising the storage of ...

Whether you can see the forest for the trees, the big picture of woodlands in the eastern United States shows a besieged ecosystem, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural ...

In recent decades, global forest tree growth has dramatically slowed the pace of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) accumulation and climate change by absorbing about 20% of anthropogenic, or ...

Small landowners—including families and individuals who steward 38% of forests in the United States—have the opportunity to take meaningful action against climate change through conservation and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 9—TAOS — Bobbie Scopa recalled the days when a 12,000-acre wildfire was still considered a big deal. She was a 19-year-old, ...

Climate scientists have long recognized the importance of forest conservation and forest regrowth in climate mitigation and carbon sequestration -- capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

For Woodland Park and Green Mountain Falls, partnerships can make a difference in reducing the threat of wildfires. Despite recent snowfall, the threat of catastrophic fire in Teller and western El ...

Colorado officials, lawmakers and forestry experts toured several forest management projects in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties this week to examine ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts, highlight ...