Women of the Wildlands
On the frontlines of the California wildfires, a group of women looks to redefine an industry.
Forests
Ecosystems, Forests, Indigenous Peoples
When a Tree Falls in the Amazon
Brazil's environmental laws have come a long way since the 1980's. But that doesn't mean the Amazon is well-protected.
Ecosystems, Forests
Perspectives from the People’s Land: If the Caribou Help Us
Can protecting endangered caribou in Quebec help preserve the Cree's way of life?
Ecosystems, Forests, Human Landscape, Indigenous Peoples
Perspectives from the People’s Land: First Nations, Forestry, and Ferocious Flies
Have you ever been in northern Quebec in bug season?
Black flies, horse flies, deer flies, moose flies, then a fifteen minute “bug window” – usually just before dusk, during the changing of the guard – followed by mosquitoes and …
At Yale, Ecosystems, Forests
Systems in Progress: A Summary of This Year’s International Society of Tropical Foresters Annual Conference
Every year the International Society of Tropical Foresters convenes a conference of members, scientists and tropical foresters at Yale University to discuss trends and issues in the management of the world’s tropical forests. This short summarizes the 2012 conference, which …
At Yale, Ecosystems, Forests
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Interview with the UN Forum on Forests’ Jan McAlpine
Jan McAlpine is Director of the United Nations Division on Forests and head of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat in support of all 193 countries in the United Nations. The UNFF works to bring about the conservation, …
