Outdoor Guide on MSN

Forests take up one-third of our land. Here's what you should know about the major types

Most of us know pine forests are different than jungles. There's a reason the world's forests are so distinct, yet there are only a handful of major types.
PBS

Forests: What Type is Your Forest?

There are many different types of forests with different types of trees. Learn more about a few types of forests and the trees that populate them. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and ...
The Conversation

Forests are breaking up in the tropics but coming together elsewhere – here’s what it means for wildlife and the climate

Eleanor Warren-Thomas receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council/UK Research and Innovation. In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world’s ...
OPB

Environmentalists push for stronger old-growth protections in Northwest Forest Plan

Rick Bowmer / AP Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest ...
Phys.org

New study on the importance of tree leaves for carbon dioxide storage

In a large-scale study with almost 400 partners, researchers worldwide have collected data on tree species, to which scientists from Bayreuth have contributed their knowledge about the Kilimanjaro ...