New Hampshire and its counties may soon be barred from enrolling publicly owned lands in carbon sequestration programs. “We don’t see sequestration as a traditional use,” said Rep. Mike Ouellet, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. The growing “climatization” of forests has meant too much ...

New research shows tropical forests can recover twice as fast after deforestation when their soils contain enough nitrogen.

A research team led by the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with multiple domestic and international research institutions, has made progress in ...

A hidden nutrient in the soil could double the speed at which tropical forests, and their climate benefits, come roaring back ...

You may have heard recent claims that call into question how the Forest Service cares for our public forests and wildlife. Many of these claims are not accurate, and I’m compelled to set the record ...

Carbon sequestration or sinks can have a role when reducing the overall emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. This is WWF's position on carbon sinks. Climate change is happening.

Overlapping registration of forestry projects under India’s carbon and green credit schemes enables double-counting of environmental benefits, threatening market integrity, credibility, and investor t ...

Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using ...