Modeling Logging’s Impacts on Biodiversity & Carbon in a Hypothetical Forest

New research from Nature Conservancy scientists indicates that low-intensity selective logging offers both the best and worst conservation outcomes while maintaining wood production, depending on both land tenure security and the use of certified reduced-impact logging methods.

Justine E. Hausheer

For World Orangutan Day, An Ambitious Plan to Save These Great Apes

Bornean orangutans were recently declared critically endangered. Conservationists see this as a call to action to improve forest management.

Matthew L. Miller

Mapping Reduced-Impact Logging with Lidar

Nature Conservancy scientists are using lidar ⎯ light pulses beamed down from airplanes ⎯ to map reduced-impact logging in Indonesia.

Justine E. Hausheer

Calculating Uncertainty in the Forest Carbon Equation

New research from Conservancy scientists provides a more accurate estimate of forest carbon in Indonesia.

Justine E. Hausheer