Forestry

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Noah Jean-Louis

In the first installment of the A\J Recap, we look into some of the top environmental headlines from this past week and take an in-depth look at the problem of urban sprawl.

This is your brain on shrubs

Apr 22 2019 | IN Students | BY Lori-Ann Livingston

How being outside and among trees improves children’s mental health

Why We Walk

Feb 06 2019 | IN Water | BY Mary Anne Caibaiosai

Nga zhichige Nibi onji – We do it for the water.

Cloud forest of Cusuco National Park/Julia Galbenu

Selling the forest to save it

Nov 15 2018 | IN Pollution | BY Julia Galbenu

Is carbon trading the future of our forests?

BEF-China's experimental site/Photo by UZH

Quality, not quantity of trees dictates how well forests store carbon

Oct 16 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Hai Lin Wang

Does species richness impact how effectively a forest can absorb excess carbon? A three-country, eight-year study (finally) has answers.

Forest fires rage in northern Alberta in 2009/Cameron Strandberg CC BY-2.0

Fighting historic wildfires amid bad ideas and no funding

Aug 09 2018 | IN Forestry | BY Edward Struzik

Uncontrolled fires are burning across North America. To get ahead of them, fire fighters and need modern tools. And government cash.

MNRF water bomber on a sortie over northern Ontario. (Ryan McGilchrist) CC BY-SA

Forest fires rage southwest of Temagami

Jul 12 2018 | IN Parks | BY Andrew Reeves

Lightning strikes have caused dozens of forest fires across the province in recent weeks, tens of thousands of hectares in size.

Study co-author Rina Mandimbiniaina entering data. (S. Rakotonarivo)

Who pays the price for tropical forest conservation?

Jul 11 2018 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Emily Yeung

Forest conservation programs that compensate local populations can become effective carbon sinks. But are developed nations paying their fair share?

Woodland caribou in Jasper National Park. (ThartmannWiki. 2014) CC A-SA4

Covering-up caribou loss

Jul 03 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Andrew Reeves

A recent study suggests Canada's forestry sector and its allies in conservative think tanks have intentionally spread misinformation for years to cover-up their role in the decline of caribou nationwide.

Breakfast in 2040

Nov 2017 | IN 43.2 Food and Resilience | BY Sabrina M. Chiefari Evan Gravely Jane Rabinowicz Elodie Mantha

Full article available online

Imagining and understanding how and why our food system will change.

43.3/4 Education & Fashion

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