Utah’s policy leaders have long wanted to see a robust timber industry return to the state to support rural economies and fight fire. But new research led by the University of Utah shows some types of ...

Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within ...

This opinion piece was originally published in Turkish in Nasil bir Ekonomi Daily. From Canada to Kazakhstan, Algeria to Australia, and Türkiye to Thailand, forest fires are raging with unprecedented ...

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...

A new dataset and analysis released by World Resources Institute finds global tropical forest loss jumped to a record high in 2024, with 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) worldwide. In total, ...