BENGALURU: A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has found that logging and climate change are threatening bird communities in the eastern Himalayas. The researchers analysed more than 10 years of data on understory insect-eating birds captured in mist nets in the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.Researchers said the support of … Read more
The U.S. Forest Service, an agency with a long history of prioritizing timber production, has taken a first step toward protecting the nation’s most ancient forests from logging. The agency on Tuesday announced a proposal to amend management plans for all 128 national forests and grasslands across the country to better conserve carbon-rich “old-growth” forests, … Read more
NIGERIA: Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire. The work was similar on the other side of the road, with a timber-laden truck coughing dark plumes of smoke … Read more