#forest-conservation

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Environment
fromColossal
3 days ago

Frederic Demeuse's Photos Foreground the Essential Beauty of Ancient Forests

Ancient woodlands like the Sonian Forest host rare beech groves and provide vital ecological, mental, and cultural benefits that demand careful preservation.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Forest Protectors Launch Tree Sit and Lawsuits to Stop Ecocidal Logging in WA

The Murphy Company's devastation of the landscape slaps you in the face. Here on land owned by the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a beautiful mature forest has been logged for hardwood, plywood, and other wood products. Hacked-off stumps are visible in all directions, a few trees left to stand. The former forest floor, once rich with organisms, now stands heaped into huge slash piles to be burned.
Environment
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections

"Make no mistake: this administration will do whatever it takes to sell off the places where we hunt, fish, recreate, and partake in long-standing traditions..."
US politics
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