Photos from the book Rainforest showcase the beauty and diversity of our planet's rainforests.
Island Press Field Notes
We turned to some of our authors to find out—What do they think will be the most pressing climate change issue in the next 50 years? Why?
In a world of bigger, hotter fires, it is time to think of forests as vital infrastructure, and to invest in preserving these resources for the future
For a long time we ecologists thought that we could predict not only how forests would grow but also how their composition was likely to change over time. And we could predict the effects of management actions: for example, If we chose to thin stands of...
International efforts to conserve biodiversity in developing countries are recognizing the need to provide alternative livelihoods.
This week, more than 193 nations will celebrate Earth Day. The annual event is a marker for the environmental movement begun on April 22, 1970, when Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson organized a peaceful teach-in. At the time, rivers were on fire, oil spills...
