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Trees on a mountain in northern Utah during early autumn. Deforestation is a major anthropogenic source of carbon dioxide emissions, whereas reforestation is a major sink.
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International Food Security Assessment: 2012-22
Food security is estimated to improve slightly in 2012 as the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries covered in this report declines from 814 million in 2011 to 802... More »
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Fall Colors 2011
USDA Forest Service launches expanded Fall Colors 2011 website Hotline provides information for peak viewing and trip planning Fall Colors 2011 is underway with the U.S.... More »
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Svalbard Global Seed Vault The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, or the Doomsday Vault as the media have nicknamed it, was officially opened on February 26, 2008, to serve as the... More »
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National Report on Sustainable Forests (2010)
Report Supports an All-Lands Approach to Resource Management The United States has 751 million acres of forests that have remained remarkably stable during the past 50... More »
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Era of canopy crane ending
?Main Image: Scientists in the gondola were able to reach the canopy in a 560-foot circle of the forests. Source: U.S. Forest Service. Era of canopy crane ending; certain... More »
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Comments Sought: Forest Service Land...
USDA Forest Service Unveils Proposed Planning Rule to Provide Science-Based Framework to Support Healthy Forests and Communities Forest Service Seeks Public Comment on... More »
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Forests Protection: Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Federal Forests Still Protecting Chesapeake Bay After 100 Years For 100 years, the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville,... More »
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Spiral Pine Needle Cookstove
Spiral Pine Needle Cookstove Challenge In Uttrakand, India, wood fuel is a scarce commodity, as it is illegal to cut branches from the government-owned pine trees. The... More »
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Agriculture II
Humans began to cultivate food crops about 10,000 years ago. Prior to that time, hunter-gatherers secured their food as they traveled in the nearby environment. When they... More »
Forests as a Carbon Sink
Last Updated on 2013-01-08 at 12:06
Forests as a carbon sink are often overlooked as a major source of carbon removal from the atmosphere, a process known as carbon sequestration. Conversely, deforestation,... More »
Review: Forest restoration
Last Updated on 2012-10-16 at 15:14
This Review, written by Raf Aerts and Olivier Honnay*, appeared first in BioMed Central Ecology—a peer-reviewed, open access journal. This review article is part of the... More »
National Report on Sustainable Forests (2010)
Last Updated on 2012-08-21 at 17:06
Report Supports an All-Lands Approach to Resource Management
The United States has 751 million acres of forests that have remained remarkably stable during the past 50... More »
Monitoring forest fire danger with remote sensing
Last Updated on 2012-08-21 at 16:51
Abstract
This paper presents a review of the use of remote sensing technologies for forest wildfire danger monitoring, with a particular emphasis on its... More »
Changing climate, changing forests
Last Updated on 2012-08-16 at 14:29
The report focuses on established science and offers recommendations for decision-makers on steps that will make forests more resilient to the effects of climate change. It is... More »
Environmental effects of urban trees and vegetation
Last Updated on 2012-08-15 at 19:20
Introduction
Trees and other vegetation can mitigate the urban heat island effect because they shade buildings, intercept solar radiation, and cool the air... More »
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