Tag: forests
Natural forests under threat – may be gone in 50 years
In the last 30 years, almost a quarter of Sweden’s last unprotected natural forests have disappeared. Research from Lund and Umeå universities shows this. At the current rate, these ecologically…
In Côte d’Ivoire, the experience of improved stoves to reduce pressure on forests
How to reduce the pressure on forest resources? In Côte d’Ivoire, several alternatives have emerged in recent years, to gradually change the habits that contribute to deforestation. Example with the…
Major enforcement action in the forests around Lage Vuursche: ‘We have to educate people a bit’
This weekend, 75 official reports were drawn up in and around the forests at Lage Vuursche during a major enforcement action. It is an action of the Utrecht Nature Supervision…
The EU does not ban cutting down forests for heating energy, but subsidies for renewable energy may disappear – the new directive is full of conflicts of interest
The European Parliament would limit the felling of wood as renewable energy, but legislation is still a long way off. The European Parliament made a decision on Wednesday that heated…
The forests would have ignited instantly after the fall of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs!
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] The Chicxulub crater, witness to the extinction of the dinosaurs About 65 million years ago, near the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, a meteorite more…
World analysis: The most climate-exposed forests
Rising temperatures could result in droughts, fires and insect infestations in the world’s forests. Now, for the first time ever, an international research team has analyzed the risk factors of…
Forests [2/5]: get out of monoculture
Second report in our series on forests: how to get out of monoculture? This is a question that arises especially after the repeated heat waves and drought in France, to…
Forests [1/5]: fire prevention
This week, a new summer series is dedicated to forests. To begin with, a look back at the fires that ravaged the forests of Gironde in July and August, the…
Photography: Léa Habourdin exhibits primary forests at the Rencontres d’Arles
The 53rd International Photography Meetings in Arles continue in this city in the south of France. This meeting offers no less than 40 exhibitions and, this year, it highlights many…
Northern forests sensitive to heat
Published: Just now fullscreen Conifer forest near Jokkmokk in Norrbotten. Such forests may change as temperatures rise. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT Even relatively small temperature increases can fundamentally change the northern…