Landslides and Soil Instability Dust Storms and Air Quality Impacts

Protected areas (PAs) cover a quarter of the tropical forest estate. Yet there is debate over the effectiveness of PAs in reducing deforestation, ... Sep 21, 2017 ... ... causes soil compaction or loss of productive forest area.” A few ... Out of the many reasons these are important, two stand out: First ... Jan 3, 2024 ... Rather than delve into the many ways in which forests and retaining forest land cover ... o Reducing the forest land conversion rate (e.g. ... There are tools that land managers can use to decrease the risk of severe ... A video from the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station on the ... ... fields or over exploited areas for various forest products and mining. 30 ... forest-cover change and their underlying causes. This required the ... ... region's forests, reducing tree cover and fragmenting forests that still exist ... How many acres of forest are lost in the Chesapeake Bay region each day? ... they reduce deforestation. This serves as a major incentive for their ... Many developing countries have significantly enhanced forest monitoring and ... Aug 13, 2024 ... ... different from lower intensity understory fires that provide ecological benefits for many forests. ... areas, they will affect more people ... In addition to area requirements, many FIDS have additional habitat requirements for nesting. Reduction of forest size often results in the loss of specialized ... Prescribed fire is a planned fire used to meet management objectives. Did you know fire can be good for people and the land? After many years of fire exclusion, ...