Land (Page 4)

The science—and practice—of safeguarding wildlands and helping developed areas return to nature.

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tropical peatlands Markurius Sera / Borneo Nature Foundation

Conserving tropical peatlands could be key to preventing the next pandemic

How 25 chinchillas could save a mountain

By Ed Stoddard/Undark

mixed-conifer forest

Healthy forests do more than just prevent wildfires

By Bales & Conklin/The Conversation

a firefighter silhouetted against a bushfire

Australia’s government needs to take drastic action to prevent future fires—and so do the rest of us

Aerial view of deforested area of the Amazon rainforest

The Amazon has shrunk by 24,000 square miles over the last decade

By Liberty Vittert/The Conversation

The Forest Service wants to open 9.2 million acres to potential logging. Here’s your chance to say something about it.

The Forest Service wants to open 9.2 million acres to potential logging. Here’s your chance to say something about it.

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

South America’s second-largest forest is burning, just like the Amazon

South America’s second-largest forest is burning, just like the Amazon

By Joel E. Correia/The Conversation

Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them

Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them

By Scott Denning/The Conversation

Burning Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon rainforest is burning, and humans are to blame

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

Europe’s ban on palm oil might actually hurt the environment

Europe’s ban on palm oil might actually hurt the environment

By Elizabeth Robinson and Herry Purnomo/The Conversation

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t

By Marlene Cimons

Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them

Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future

Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future

By Rachel Feltman