Australia dropped millions of seeds from the sky after catastrophic fires killed seed-bearing trees, helping native forests regrow from the air

Frequent bushfires threaten southeastern Australia's alpine ash forests. These trees require fifteen to twenty years to ...

Can we keep Australia’s endangered alpine ash on the map? New modelling shows where to focus our efforts

When fire returns before the new generation of trees can produce seed of their own, alpine ash forests can fail to regenerate ...

Portugal in the 20th century planted millions of Australian eucalyptus trees for the paper industry, but scientists now say the country's forests are more fire-prone and far ...

This article explores the impact of eucalyptus plantations on Portugal's biodiversity and wildfire susceptibility, revealing a concerning trend for the country's environmental future.

The Australian tree reshaping the world's wildfires

As Europe experiences another summer of extreme heat and wildfire warnings, one tree imported from Australia is coming under ...
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After logging bans, Australia turns to “forest thinning”. Does it reduce fire risk?

If you liked this story, share it with other people. As native forest logging ends in parts of Australia, governments and industry are turning to large-scale forest thinning as a tool to reduce ...
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Not all trees fuel wildfires - some can actually slow them down

Aspen trees can slow wildfires, giving communities more time and helping reduce fire spread even during extreme fire seasons.