Forest resources, as a research topic, encompass the biotic and abiotic components of forest ecosystems that are subject to quantification, management, and policy analysis, including timber, non-timber forest products, biodiversity, soil and water resources, and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and climate regulation. Scientific work on forest resources examines their stocks and flows, regeneration dynamics, spatial distribution, and responses to anthropogenic pressures and climate change, often integrating remote sensing, forest inventory methods, ecological modelling, and socio-economic assessment to inform sustainable forest management, conservation planning, and bioeconomy strategies across multiple temporal and spatial scales.
Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fueled deforestation.
Ecology
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They're all around us: sensors and satellites, radars and drones. These tools form vast remote sensing networks that collect data on the climate, the ground, the air, and the water. This information is immensely useful for ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2026
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University of Alberta researchers have, for the first time, captured a much better view of what may be contributing to failures in lodgepole pine seed orchards—a tree essential to Alberta's forest industry. The researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2026
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Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear attacks to crop damage by wild animals. How should we interpret the current situation, and how should ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2026
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In recent years, Nepal has been heralded as a global leader in community-based forest conservation. By handing over nearly a third of its nationally owned forest to local villagers in the 1980s, the country reversed years ...
Environment
Jan 26, 2026
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The Northwest Forest Plan, adopted in 1994, helped quell mounting tensions between timber companies and environmentalists. It protected large swaths of old-growth forest in Washington, Oregon and California to preserve habitat ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2026
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Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new federal forecasts show.
Plants & Animals
Dec 29, 2025
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The cost of forest restoration is a considerable obstacle, sparking discussions in recent years about how to make it economically viable. Since native wood management, carbon credits, and payment for ecosystem services are ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2025
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A proactive new tool that can help preserve old forests in British Columbia has been developed by University of Alberta researchers.
Ecology
Nov 26, 2025
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Forests play a crucial role in providing precipitation to agricultural areas, importantly supporting crop production and global trade activities. A recent study published in Nature Water emphasizes that to manage global food ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2025
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