For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, ...

Scanning forests with lasers can provide three-dimensional models of forests, creating a unique way to look at these ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Helsinki are pioneers in applying this ...

The boreal forest, covering much of Canada and Alaska, and the treeless shrublands to the north of the forest region, may be among the worst impacted by climate change over the next 500 years, ...

How best to map ‘boreal’ or northern forest with spaceborne radar is the focus of an ESA campaign currently underway in northern Sweden. By answering this question, the campaign addresses one of the ...

The land donation project is significant as it enables better wildlife movement through connected conservation lands. Less than three per cent of the Central Newfoundland ecoregion currently falls ...

Covering over half of the state’s land area, Alaska's Boreal Forest is dominated by the hardiest trees. This tapestry of spruce and aspen shifts from green to golden to white when the season’s annual ...

SEATTLE, July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new report, the NGO Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE) estimates that clearcutting over 32,000 acres of boreal forests in Ontario to produce pulp for ...

Indigenous people make up 5 percent of Canada’s population but have made up more than half its wildfire evacuees this year.

Mosses, once overlooked, play a vital role in carbon storage and climate balance, proving forests are more than just their ...

A new international study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that vegetation in the Arctic is changing rapidly as species from nearby forests spread into the tundra. This ...