More than 40 land management professionals gathered at the University of Guam earlier this month to discuss how to restore native forests to southern Guam’s eroded badlands.

Grafting trees involves a scion that is grafted to a rootstock. The two are cut to match together, taped together, and then ...

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Discover the goliath stick insect, one of the largest insects on Earth. Learn about what makes them true forest giants.

Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young offspring, follows. Massi pauses, narrows down on a spot, and starts digging. Luke ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

This energy for planting trees must be channelled towards growing the right tree in the right place. Deforested land can be ...

Cassie Hauswald was named executive director of The Nature Conservancy in Indiana in October 2025 after a nationwide search ...