It calls for a unique set of survival skills suited to this vast, frosty realm. This article details the must-attend workshops that prepare adventurers with the knowledge and skills to not just ...

Kamloops wildlife photographer Doug Giles is known for his stunning photography and has snapped photos of a variety of owls ...

Boreal ecology is the study of ecosystems in the subarctic (boreal) zone of the Northern hemisphere. These areas are dominated by coniferous forest, generally have permafrost soils, and occur ...

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Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the ...

In highly deforested landscapes and degraded forests, large-seeded big trees are losing out to opportunistic, fast-growing species, a recent study has found. Having examined 1,207 tree species ...

The Arctic-boreal zone, historically a carbon sink, is now a carbon source, with 34% of the region emitting more CO 2 than it absorbs, increasing to 40% when fire emissions are included.

“It is critical that immediate and effective steps are taken to stop the rampant illegal exploitation of forest throughout South Sudan. Failure to do so is a sure desire for desert encroachment ...

It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute of Forest Research, leads me further into this small patch of woodland here in ...

Researchers are revealing the secrets of 6,000-year-old pine forests, preserved in ice patches in the Beartooth Mountains. These ice forests are giving up ancient secrets about the past — and future — ...

Even the multimillion-dollar makeover intended to transform Orchard Road into a lush green corridor that connects Singapore’s historical green spaces passes over this secondary forest ...

Five people have been arrested over alleged crimes with an estimated cost of $1 million in the Kinleith Forests over the past year. Detective Sergeant Neale Saunders, of Tokoroa police said the ...