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@slrpnk.nethttps://www.earth.com/news/nearly-40-of-climate-critical-amazon-rainforest-is-unprotected/
Nearly 40% of the Amazon's vital climate regions are unprotected, raising concerns about deforestation and the urgent need for preservation.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/tree-planting-project-aims-to-identify-climate-resilient-trees/
Volunteers in St. Paul, Minnesota, are helping scientists study which trees will thrive as the climate warms.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-discover-entirely-new-wood-type-that-could-be-highly-efficient-at-carbon-storage
Researchers have identified an entirely new type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood.
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-reveals-urban-trees-drought-rural.html
A recently published study in Ecological Applications details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively impacted by heat waves and drought than trees of the same species in nearby rural forests. The finding, made by researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC), highlights the challenges urban trees face in the context of climate change and underscores the importance of tailored urban forestry management as a tool for protecting tree species and reducing urban heat islands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/travel/los-angeles-neighborhoods-trees.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU4.k1Of.GJcdSG7calJp&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
There are palms, of course. But the city has one of the most diverse urban forests in the world and each neighborhood has its own characteristic plantings. Just follow the greenery.
https://apnews.com/article/banyan-tree-hawaii-lahaina-2023-fire-ccb63884e93fa09a3855e87163ec66fd
The deadly wildfire that tore through Lahaina last August scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06082024/argentina-gran-chaco-native-forest-deforestation-complaint/
A complaint lodged with the government alleges that Argentine provincial officials and businessmen are profiting from clearing the native forest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/science/redwoods-wildfires-indigenous-tribes-california.html?unlocked_article_code=1.500._l9c.frrNytoFPCad
After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns.
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