For local communities, the urgency of identifying sustainable ways to protect these natural resources has never been greater.

The Forest Ecosystem Science degree is based on a vision that combines professional competency in forest management skills with an enhanced understanding of ecological sciences. Students interested in ...

"Tropical rainforest" might conjure images of close-packed trees, dense humidity, and the din of animal calls. But rainforests host landscapes beyond that archetypal one, including vast, treeless ...

The Ecology and Ecosystems area of study focuses on the structure, function, dynamics, and resilience of terrestrial ecosystems, at a range of scales, from tree genetics and plant physiology to ...

Illinois Institute of Technology, Purdue University, Natural State, The Morton Arboretum, and Indigenous communities collaborate to advance biodiversity monitoring and data collection in five-year, ...

Through the commodification of nature, the framing of the environment as a 'natural resource' or 'ecosystem service' has become increasingly prominent in international environmental governance. The ...

This story originally appeared in Hakai and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the stark sheep pastures of Ireland’s Maumturk Mountains, just a few gnarled trees cling to the hillside, ...

Though spatially distinct, the Santa Barbara Channel’s subtidal kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the foundation species of rocky reefs, ...

HAIKOU, China, Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Changjiang Li Autonomous County, situated in the heart of Hainan Island, recently hosted the 2025 "Rainforest and You" series of experiential ...