Forests face hotter canopies as projected CO₂ levels drive up leaf temperatures

Elevated carbon dioxide levels generated as a result of climate change could significantly increase the temperatures found ...
JSTOR Daily

Detecting the onset of autumn leaf senescence in deciduous forest trees of the temperate zone

Information on the onset of leaf senescence in temperate deciduous trees and comparisons on its assessment methods are limited, hampering our understanding of autumn dynamics. We compare five field ...
Mongabay

Forest finance expected to advance under new TREES standard and LEAF Coalition

The latest edition of the TREES standard for forest carbon crediting attempts to bring together the best of what the private sector can do and the best of what governments can do to protect forests.
JSTOR Daily

Distinct Bacterial Communities Dominate Tropical and Temperate Zone Leaf Litter

Little is known of the bacterial community of tropical rainforest leaf litter and how it might differ from temperate forest leaf litter and from the soils underneath. We sampled leaf litter in a ...
Mongabay

Governments, companies pledge $1 billion for tropical forests

The U.S., U.K. and Norwegian governments, working with private companies, have launched a carbon credit program that they say will pay double the going rate over existing schemes. Others involved in ...
The Boston Globe

A tree disease is sweeping into northern New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. — Ian Halm was walking in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in North Woodstock, N.H., last week when he encountered an unwelcome sight: leaves from a beech tree with a few dark ...
Panda

WWF welcomes progress represented by US$1 billion commitment from major new forest and climate coalition

The coalition promises to set a global standard for inclusive forest-based climate mitigation, but now we must focus on implementation. (22 April 2021) - WWF welcomes the groundbreaking US$1 billion ...