New study finds clear‑cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk

In the past 30 years, floods have affected more than 2.8 billion people worldwide and caused more than 500,000 deaths. In ...
Phys.org

Vines strangle forests in warm temperatures, threaten planet's cooling 'carbon sink'

"With warmer temperatures and ongoing disturbances from logging and clearing, those forests areas under threat from liana around the world are only going to increase." Professor Marshall said the ...
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Clear-cut logging plans scaled back in parts of Kananaskis, but conservationists' concerns remain

Clear-cut logging plans impacting popular trail areas in Kananaskis have been reduced in some places while accelerated in another — and conservationists remain concerned over their potential impact.
The Conversation

One bad rainstorm away from disaster: why proposed changes to forestry rules won’t solve the ‘slash’ problem

The biggest environmental problems for commercial plantation forestry in New Zealand’s steep hill country are discharges of slash (woody debris left behind after logging) and sediment from clear-fell ...