Earth has gifted us with boreal forests or taigas. Forests that, if you look at the map, shaped like a loose-knit headband across the planet’s...
Archive for tag: old growth forest
Ensuring the Survival of Giant Sequoias and Other Centuries-Old Trees: The Challenges to Save Them
Back in 2015, an incident we now call the Rough Fire happened due to a lightning strike. The fire torched over 150,000 acres of forest...
One More Proof to Show How Protecting Forests Has Its Benefits
There are many stories and news around us about how protecting forests can have a positive impact on our current efforts to improve climate change....
Indigenous People are Vital for Forest Conservation and Healthy Ecosystem
Around 12 miles northwest of downtown São Paulo lies Yvy Porã, one of six villages that make up the Jaraguá Indigenous Territory. It’s surrounded buildings...
City Dwellers or Not, Forests are Important for Cities and the People
Citizens like urban, lush parks because they reduce stress, cool the air, and make the concrete jungle a little more beautiful. If one lives in...
Why Old Growth Forests Are Better Off Standing Tall
Which one is better: Trees standing tall as old growth forest or the ones already transformed to paper that we can use to express our...