International Day of Forests 2023: Why mass tree plantation drives are an unscientific approach

A holistic view is necessary where all intact natural ecosystems are secured and degraded ecosystems are functionally restored

Huge implications for climate policy as new study confirms truth about land sink

It validates view that the prominent focus on the land sink is merely a smokescreen to mask countries’ hesitation at cutting down …

Soil carbon sequestration may help fight climate change

New agriculture modelling study shows atmospheric carbon dioxide can be captured, stored in soil 

Experts call for greater attention to indigenous people to preserve forests, fight climate change

A third of global forests are under some form of management by families, smallholders, local communities and indigenous people

How saving an endangered species can mitigate climate change

The Thanjavur Forest Division has been conserving sea grass in Palk Bay in order to save the endangered sea cow as well as mitigate climate change

Found: 'lost' forests covering an area two-thirds the size of Australia

The discovery boosts the total global forest cover by nine per cent and has significant consequences for carbon budgets

Blue carbon: could a solution to the climate challenge be buried in the depths of fiords?

Fiords occupy less than 0.1 per cent of Earth’s surface, but researchers estimate they account for 11 per cent of global marine organic …

Global warming set to breach 1.5 degree limit: IPCC Draft Report

Emission trajectories will have to undergo historic and unprecedented changes if the Paris Agreement is to be adhered, say authors

Farming in 2050: storing carbon could help meet Australia's climate goals

Growing population, growing demand for food, climate change: Australia's rural lands are facing a number of pressures. So how can we sustainably …

Extreme droughts weaken trees' ability to soak up carbon

Forests take longer than expected to rebound from droughts, diminishing their role as global carbon sinks

One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like

Recovering an ecosystem’s original state may be impossible because the external conditions that it depended upon simply no longer exist

The world's carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness

The world has lost 10 per cent of its wilderness areas in the past 20 years and, with it, vast stores of carbon

Forests in the tropics are critical for tackling climate change — yet the people showing how are being exploited

It costs an estimated $7 million a year to measure how much carbon is sequestered by intact tropical forests

Forests can help us shift to low-carbon economies

Forests increase removal of carbon from the atmosphere while sustainable forest management and forest products contribute to enhanced livelihoods …

New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground

Until now the scientific opinion was that converting CO₂ from gas to solid would take thousands of years, but it took less than two years

World Soil Day: A third of it is degraded. Here’s the solution countries should adopt

Soil erosion mitigation through the application of sustainable soil management is critical for protecting our soil

Global capacity to capture carbon could go up 6 times by 2030, still not enough for climate mitigation

More than $3 billion invested in tech so far in 2022, finds report  

In carbon negative Sikkim, emissions are on the rise

A preliminary report by the Sikkim government suggests the green state is carbon-negative, but emissions are on the rise

Study unravels how ocean warming impacts early development of Giant Kelp, can aid conservation

At higher temperatures, spore release increased but other reproductive processes were hindered

Zombie fires in a warming Arctic region a worry: Study

Arctic fires are also burning earlier and farther north, in landscapes previously thought to be fire resistant

Global production of wood products registers growth

Governments need to ensure that principles of sustainable forest management are enforced, says forestry expert

Relying on forests to achieve net zero targets not a good idea, and scientists agree

Rapid decarbonisation of energy and transport systems and reduction in emissions are the ultimate ways to limit warming

MGNREGA could also help India sequester carbon: Study

MGNREGA may have helped capture a total carbon of 102 million tonnes equivalent in 2017-18 through plantations and soil quality improvement works,…

Black soil in red: Climate change threatens world’s food basket

FAO report finds most black soils moderate to severely eroded due to land-use change, unsustainable practices 

An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than we knew

They are likely to play increasingly important roles as vascular plants decline under predicted hotter, drier & more variable global climates