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Tree canopy like in this Wyoming forest affects stream flow, the climate and life on land. Elyna Grapstein/BLM

Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened

Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before we cross them again, the lead author of a new study writes.
With climate change, many forests are risk finding themselves in conditions to which their trees are less well adapted. In light of this, a new idea is gaining ground: assisted migration. (Étienne Delorieux/Unsplash)

Moving forests to save them: Here are the risks and rewards of assisted tree migration

Relocating trees to protect forests struggling with climate change seems promising, but the extreme complexity of ecosystems poses challenges.
Forest, Uganda. Julie Ricard, Unsplash

Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment – or protect it: study highlights trade‑offs

Carbon removal strategies may conflict with biodiversity conservation, but careful choices could bring benefits.
PlantNet is the brainchild of a consortium composed of four French research organisations (CIRAD, Inria, INRAE and IRD) and the Agropolis Foundation. It has recorded over 80,000 plant species and registers, on average, 100,000-700,000 new users per day and is available in 54 languages. Plantnet.org

Introducing a new citizen science nature app that’s geared towards the scientific community

Pl@ntNet, the “shazam” for plants is a well-known app among the hiking community and nature enthusiasts, but not many know that it’s a precious resource for scientists.

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