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Forests

Shafts of sunlight filtering through the forest canopy strike smoke from fires burning outside family huts at an Mbuti pygmy hunting camp in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve outside the town of Epulu, Congo

DR Congo faces criticism over plans to open Congo rainforest to commercial logging

Environment

Debate ensues over environmental issues and the need for economic advancement as Democratic Republic of Congo lifts a moratorium on logging the Congo rainforest.

Adults and children swim in water near a large, white building in the background and birds flying overhead

In Karachi, planting dense urban forests could save the city from extreme heat

The Big Fix
Cloud forests are shown as the hits the horizon turning some of the clouds a golden color.

These scientists created a ‘cloud curtain’ in Peru’s tropical forests to mimic the future

Women on the street

These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than the men in their village. The men agreed.

Environment

New research shifts model on how forests contribute to carbon sequestration

Environment
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Advice Upon Travelling in the Rainforest

In some tropical forests a bit closer to the U.S., producer John Burnett recently had the good fortune to explore the rich biodiversity of Costa Rica. Along the way, John learned a few do’s and don’ts about visiting rainforests. He sent us this reporter’s notebook.

Northeast Old Growth

Steve travels into the forest of western Massachusetts with old-growth hunter Bob Leverette. Leverette is documenting the large and small old-growth stands that remain in the northeastern U.S. (Encore)

Fate of the Northwest Forests

Host Steve Curwood asks analyst Russell Sadler about what lies in store for the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. While Clinton’s forest plan may lead to the lifting of injunctions against logging , the region’s timber problems are far from over.

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Northeast Old Growth

Steve travels into the forest of western Massachusetts with old-growth hunter Bob Leverette. Leverette is documenting the large and small old-growth stands that remain in the northeastern US.

Why Tropical Forests Fall

The forces against forests vary by tropical region, but the results are often the same.