NYTIMES (Jonathan Wolfe) - One of Madagascar’s Oldest Sacred Trees Is Slowly Dying
In a forest in Madagascar, the demise of a centuries-old baobab points to the fraying of a fragile ecosystem.
NYTIMES (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey) - New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ecosystem collapse could unfold.
NYTIMES (Keith Schneider) - Peter Raven Dies at 89; Botanist Warned of Perils of Climate Change
He transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into an international research hub and laid out the existential threats posed by deforestation and unchecked development.
NYTIMES (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry Stevens) - Global Deforestation Slows, W.R.I. Report Finds. But Wildfires Are Taking a Toll.
In 2025, the world razed less forest than any other year in the last decade. The bad news: global warming is making wildfires more frequent and intense.