Co-authored with Dr. Dominick DellaSala What makes a forest a forest? This simple question becomes much more complicated, depending on who you ask. Thankfully, Dr. Dominick DellaSala, President and Chief […]
Release: Groups Demand Ireland Protect Forests & Our Climate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2019, 12:01pm Groups Demand Ireland Protect Forests & Our Climate: Open Letter Calls on Ireland to Reject West Offaly Power Station Extension and Biomass Conversion […]
Forests are the Heroes We Need
The Southern US contains about 2% of the world’s forests but produces over a fifth of the world’s timber products. Therefore, we have a particularly important charge to protect the […]
Press Release: Irish biomass plans for peat power stations “pose serious threats to our forests” US environmental groups warn
Irish biomass plans for peat power stations “pose serious threats to our forests” US environmental groups warn 33 US civil society groups submit Open Letter to Irish Government demanding closure, […]
Stop Thinking of Europe as Climate Leaders
In January of this year, the European Union Parliament’s vote on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) failed forests by neglecting to rule out the burning of stumps and stemwood […]