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See our new publication on An Ecoregional Conservation Assessment for the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion of AZ & NM, USA : DellaSala et al. 2023
An Ecoregional Conservation Assessment for Forests and Woodlands of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion, Northcentral Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico, USA
Letter from Scientists Regarding Canada’s Definition of Forest Degradation
Scientists urge Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau to now recognize and address forest degradation domestically, properly defined according to ecological, rather than economic, indicators, and to support, rather than hinder, global policymaking that advances efforts to...
A Primer on Forests as Natural Climate Solutions
Read how home hardening and defensible space pave the way to protecting communities in this primer by Wild Heritage's Chief Scientist, Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala: A Primer on Forests as Natural Climate Solutions
Determining Threats and Conservation Needs for Mature-Old Growth (MOG) Forests: White Paper
Please see our white paper highlighting the need for making the distinction between anthropogenic vs. natural disturbances in assigning risk factors in the MOG threat assessment: MatureOldGrowththreats-conservation-dellasala-8-3-2023
Okefenokee!
Okefenokee!! The Department of the Interior has provided the green light to move ahead with a World Heritage nomination (after receiving over 10,000 letters of support) for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge:...
UNPFII Recognizes Amazonia for Life: Protect 80%x25 initiative
Some very good news: in April the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held regional dialogues as part of its 22nd session (https://lnkd.in/gQkZvNzd) and 80x25 was discussed...and included in their final report! In particular, the report noted: 19. The Permanent...
Amazonia for Life: Protect 80×25 – new website!
See the new Amazonia for Life: Protect 80×25 website!
Wild Heritage calls on the Forest Service and BLM
Please see our call to action to maximize protection of large trees of all species as well as mature and old growth forests as the most "climate-smart forestry" approach. Scientist letter: https://wild-heritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Letter-From-Scientists.pdf...
See our new publication on climate and biodiversity policy
Please see our new publication on encouraging cooperation between the climate and biodiversity conventions to solve both crises together: Young et al. 2023 CBD-UNFCCC
Huge Victory on mature and old growth forests on federal lands in the U.S.!
HUGE VICTORY!!!! The U.S. Bureau of Land Management just posted this announcement of a proposed rulemaking, stating that the BLM is now "working on various aspects of ensuring that forests on Federal lands, including old and mature forests, are managed to: "promote...
