Rapid deforestation due to expanding agriculture, logging, population centers, and other factors has been making headlines around the world for decades. Luckily, forests still cover more than 30 ...

The new study classifies forests only by tree cover —defined as a 30- by 30-meter pixel on a satellite image, where more than 50% of the pixel area is covered with trees that are over 5 meters tall.

Boreal forests are being clear-cut faster than some of their wildlife and plant species can recover, with a few failing to ...

When officials make tough calls on which areas to prioritize for conservation, biodiversity is often their top consideration. But there are several types of diversity, and not all of them overlap ...

In Québec, there are two distinct types of forest: the northern temperate forest in the south, and the boreal forest in the north. These forest ecosystems provide many different and essential services ...

In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world’s remaining forest now lies within 1km of the forest’s edge. This process, called fragmentation, is causing the ...