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Tag: Forests and Forestry

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‘These Forests Are the Lungs of the Country’: Thai Rangers Guard Precious Rosewood

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019Ben C. Solomon and Richard C. PaddockComments Off on ‘These Forests Are the Lungs of the Country’: Thai Rangers Guard Precious Rosewood

Deep in a jungle in Thailand, a battle is being waged between poorly armed forest rangers and poachers trying to sate China’s growing appetite for rare and precious rosewood.

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To Map a Coral Reef, Peel Back the Seawater

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019Paul TullisComments Off on To Map a Coral Reef, Peel Back the Seawater

This scientist couple created an airborne observatory to map tropical forests. Now they’re using it to identify threatened reefs.

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White Panda Is Spotted in China for the First Time

May 27, 2019TIFFANY MAYComments Off on White Panda Is Spotted in China for the First Time

Albinism, a rare genetically inherited condition, caused the animal’s unusual appearance.

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China’s Voracious Appetite for Timber Stokes Fury in Russia and Beyond

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019STEVEN LEE MYERSComments Off on China’s Voracious Appetite for Timber Stokes Fury in Russia and Beyond

After sharply restricting logging in its own forests, China turned to imports, overwhelming even a country with abundant resources: Russia.

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Poland Dispatch: Life and Death in an Ancient Polish Forest

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019MARC SANTORA and ANDREA MANTOVANIComments Off on Poland Dispatch: Life and Death in an Ancient Polish Forest

A European court stopped logging in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland. But many still fear for its future.

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Past Tense: Women With Axes: Looking Back at World War II ‘Lumberjills’

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019EMILY LUDOLPHComments Off on Past Tense: Women With Axes: Looking Back at World War II ‘Lumberjills’

Meet Rosie the Riveter’s British cousins.

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Japan Dispatch: Japan’s Enchanting Ice Monsters, Claimed by Climate Change

March 14, 2019MOTOKO RICHComments Off on Japan Dispatch: Japan’s Enchanting Ice Monsters, Claimed by Climate Change

The Japanese call them “juhyo,” or ice monsters, and armies of these abominable snowmen once spread across the country’s northern mountains. But they are at risk because of warming temperatures.

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Illegal Mining, ‘Worse Than at Any Other Time,’ Threatens Amazon, Study Finds

December 10, 2018December 11, 2018SHASTA DARLINGTONComments Off on Illegal Mining, ‘Worse Than at Any Other Time,’ Threatens Amazon, Study Finds

Researchers identified 2,312 illegal mining sites in six nations, and highlighted their toxic effects. Activists fear that Brazil’s new president will encourage even more mining.

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Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right?

November 18, 2018November 19, 2018PATRICK KINGSLEYComments Off on Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right?

Like his earlier comments about California’s forest management, President Trump’s remarks about how Finland prepares for wildfires were somewhat misleading.

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