News
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...
Research and Policy Partnership
Please see Griffith University's website for our research and policy partnership (and many publications) on primary forests with Griffith, Wild Europe, Australian Rainforest Conservation Society, Woodwell Climate Research Institute and many others!
Mature Federal Forests Play an Outsized Role in the Nation’s Climate Strategy
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. This study is a...
Press Release: US Fish & Wildlife Service Routinely Permits Killing and Harassing of Northern Spotted Owls in Burned Forests, Endangering Owl Recovery
For Immediate Release - October 24, 2022 US Fish & Wildlife Service Routinely Permits Killing and Harassing of Northern Spotted Owls in Burned Forests, Endangering Owl Recovery Contacts: Dr. Monica L. Bond (Wild Nature Institute, [email protected],...
Press Release: New Study Provides First-Ever Map-Based Assessment of Continental US Mature and Old-Growth Forests
New Study Provides First-Ever Map-Based Assessment of Continental US Mature and Old-Growth Forests Inventory assesses the vital climate, carbon, and biodiversity values of older forests, as well as the threats they face from logging. MEDIA CONTACT: Dr. Dominick A....
Wild Heritage at the World Biodiversity Summit
World Biodiversity Summit - New York September 21, 2022 New York City, USA 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...
Wild Heritage and Amazonia 80×25 – see the video
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....
Wild Heritage comments in response to RFI on Executive Order 14072
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! EO 14072 RFI Wild Heritage Comments DellaSala 8-22
Webinar on our new map of mature/old growth forests in the USA!
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...
Climate Change and World Heritage In Danger
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. We hope...
