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Protect one large forest, or many small ones? New study reignites conservation debate

Which provides more shelter for species biodiversity: a large, continuous tract of forest, or a number of small forest fragments that add up to the same land area? This question has divided the ...
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Small business owner makes massive impact after starting forest preservation foundation with late wife: 'Patience, humility, and a unique long-term view'

A business owner and nonprofit founder is working to preserve Pennsylvania's forests tree by tree. By buying up forested land and engaging in sustainable logging practices, he's already helped save ...

With social media and academics, Thai villagers save ancestral forest

The villagers of Ban Boon Rueang in northern Thailand had long known that they benefited from the community wetland forest ...

Small-scale forest landowners gain foothold in U.S. carbon markets

For Sara Velazquez and her husband, purchasing the 55 acres behind their rural Pennsylvania home was the start of a lengthy ...
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Forest Heights: A small town that's leading the way in sustainability

FOREST HEIGHTS, Md. — Forest Heights, a small town in Prince George’s County, is making a big impact on the environment. With just 2,700 residents, the town recently earned the prestigious ...