A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Forests and Global Change presents the nation’s first assessment of carbon stored in larger trees and mature forests on 11 national forests from the West Coast states to the Appalachian Mountains.
The Northern Spotted Owl is the quintessential canary in the coal-mine for older forest ecosystems. This medium-size nocturnal bird of prey was listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act in 1992 because of widespread logging of its old-growth forest habitat shared by hundreds of species.
Today, an international team of scientists released the first ever coast-to-coast, map-based assessment of mature and old-growth forests (i.e., collectively referred to as older forests) in the continental United States, in a new peer-reviewed study published by Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
The World Biodiversity Summit offers a platform to bridge the biodiversity and climate agendas, mobilise investments for nature, and build global public-private partnerships for nature to meet the goals outlined in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
Amazonia Against the Clock: see the new report which shows that there is still time to protect 80% of the Amazonia by 2025 – and that it is urgent to do so! Respecting Indigenous Peoples rights and expanding Indigenous territories are a key part of the solution.
Please see our comments in response to the Request for Information from the US Government regarding EO 14072 on Mature and Old Growth Forests submitted by Chief Scientist Dr. Dominick DellaSala!
Mature / Old Growth Forests in the USA Webinar: On August 3rd at 11am PST, Dr. Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, will discuss his groundbreaking research working with Griffith University and others to create the first Coast to Coast Mature/Old Growth Assessment for the USA.
Please see our new discussion paper about how the World Heritage Convention’s ‘List of World Heritage in Danger’ could be used more effectively to manage sites threatened by climate change or where climate change has already caused significant degradation.
Wild Heritage joins US ICOMOS and 16 other organizations in a call for the U.S. to rejoin UNESCO and pay its dues.
Wild Europe has long functioned as a key network working towards wilderness and primary forest protection in Europe and has been a close working partner of Wild Heritage on numerous initiatives.
Read about Wild Heritage Chief Scientist Dominick DellaSala’s work to protect the Tongass National Forest in Mongabay’s recent article!
Cyril Kormos started a new 4-yr term as IUCN WCPA Vice Chair for World Heritage. He will continue to sit on the IUCN WCPA Steering Committee and serve as a member of the IUCN World Heritage Panel. The new Steering Committee held its first meeting in May in spectacular Kota Kinabalu Park World Heritage Site in Sabah, Malaysia.