Forests and the climate are tied together in a simple loop. Healthy forests slow climate change. A stable climate keeps forests healthy. Break one side of that loop, and the other side suffers. This article explains that connection in plain…
Every year, the world loses about 10 million hectares of forest. That is roughly the size of Iceland, gone in twelve months. At the same time, people are planting billions of trees to put some of that forest back. Two…
Forests cover about 31% of the world’s land, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). We rely on them for timber, paper, furniture, and fuel. We also rely on them for clean air, stable climate, and habitat for millions…
Forests cover about 31% of the world’s land, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. They clean our air, hold our soil in place, and shelter most of the plants and animals on Earth. But forests are disappearing fast. National…
Forests are home to most of the world’s land animals. When a forest disappears, the animals that lived there lose their food, their shelter, and their space to raise young. Wildlife conservation is the work of protecting these animals and…
Forests cover about 31% of the world’s land surface, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). They store carbon, shelter wildlife, and supply water to billions of people. Yet they are disappearing fast. Between 1990 and 2020, the world…
Forests cover about 31% of the world’s land area, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). They hold more than half of the world’s land-based species, store vast amounts of carbon, and regulate the water we drink. Yet these…
Deforestation is the clearing or removal of forests to make room for other land uses. It happens quietly, one hectare at a time, until entire landscapes disappear. You may never see a forest fall, but the effects reach your food,…
Illegal logging is the harvesting, transporting, or selling of timber in ways that break national laws. It happens quietly, often in remote areas, and it strips forests faster than they can recover. The result is a slow collapse of the…
Forests do more than fill the horizon with green. They store carbon, clean water, hold soil in place, and shelter most of the world’s land-based species. Yet every year, large areas of forest disappear. Two industries drive much of this…
