Since the mid-1200s, the state has controlled Niepołomice Forest, which contains some of the last pockets of old-growth forest in Poland.
Published Nov 29, 2013
In British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) inland from the Pacific Ocean, rivers and lakes cut tortuous paths through rugged terrain. The peaks and valleys in this region are covered with forest, but the forest has changed over the years due to human use and insect pests, in particular, the mountain pine beetle.
Published Oct 12, 2008
The deep green forest that covers the northern mountains of Madeira Island is one of the last remnants of an ancient forest that once covered much of Europe and North Africa.
Published May 15, 2010
By changing a percentage, institutions can take some forested lands off the map.
Published Dec 18, 2015
A labor of love in the Argentine Pampas becomes a work of art for the planet.
Published Apr 27, 2014
This false-color image taken by the Landsat-7 satellite on June 7, shows how completely the Wallow Fire is burning the forest in the mountains of eastern Arizona.
Published Jun 9, 2011
Gishwati Forest suffered severe deforestation, evident in these true-color images.
Published Jun 9, 2009
Wildfires make a significant mark on the bird’s nesting and roosting habitat.
Published Dec 23, 2019
To celebrate Earth Day, Earth Observatory released a series of five puzzlers. Except for Thetford forest, all showed landscapes relatively untouched by human society.
Published Apr 27, 2013
Forests are being turned into rubber plantations, farmland, and timber at a rapid rate.
Published Jan 10, 2017
Dense smoke pours from a cluster of wildfires in this image of Northwest Territories, Canada, taken on July 23, 2011.
Published Jul 25, 2011
