Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics

Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Listening to Forests After Logging

New research from Borneo shows that the soundscape of a forest changes significantly following selective logging.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

There’s a Koala in the Backyard

A koala is the peak of Australian backyard wildlife. But this wildlife sighting is bittersweet.

Justine E. Hausheer

Helping Birds Adapt to Climate Change in the Nevada Desert

Planting trees to help birds adapt to climate change is the latest chapter in a history of Amargosa River conservation.

Matthew L. Miller

Operation Ponderosa: Saving a Forest, Pandemic Edition

An inspiring solo adventure to help save Texas’s ponderosa pines.

Matthew L. Miller

When Logging Stops, Does Biodiversity Benefit?

Protecting logging concessions could be a valuable tool for biodiversity conservation.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Heat Exposure From Deforestation Decreases Cognitive Performance of Rural Workers

New research shows that the associated heat exposure is harming the cognitive performance of rural subsistence workers.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Natural Forest Regrowth Works for Climate Change Mitigation

One of the most powerful ways trees can help mitigate global climate change may also be one of the most overlooked: letting nature takes its course.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Cassowary Quest: A Tale of Danger and Defecation

Cassowaries — and their massive piles of poop — are incredibly important to the rainforest ecosystems where they live.

Justine E. Hausheer

Agriculture Can Be a Solution for Deforestation in Chiapas, Mexico

TNC's long commitment to conservation in Chiapas demonstrates the kind of place-based approach and creative partnerships required to make ecological intensification work for farmers and conservationists.

Stephen Wood

Tropical Deforestation Is Making the Worst Climate Predictions A Reality

Industrial-scale tropical deforestation is altering local climate as much as 100 years of global warming under a worst-case emissions scenario.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Murder Hornets? Here Are 5 Other Scary Invasive Insects

Giant hornets aren't the only invasive insect you should worry about.

Matthew L. Miller