Some people see forests as a place to hike or camp. Others rely on them for their livelihoods. Still others, for food and fresh water. 

The truth is, forests are indispensable to us all — regulating the climate, cleaning the air and providing countless other vital services for people and the planet. But this relationship can sour.

As we cut down and degrade forests worldwide, we aren’t just losing the many services they provide. Some forests are actually changing from assets into liabilities.

Severe flooding in recent weeks has claimed over 1,000 lives and displaced millions in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other parts of southern Asia, devastating families and communities. Climate change is fueling more extreme floods in the region and globally, with risks projected to rise in the coming years.

In a challenging time for U.S. job seekers, clean energy has been a bright spot. The sector has outpaced the rest of the job market for years. Can it survive the current political climate?

Large swathes of the ocean now face multiple overlapping threats from climate change, according to new research. Impacts like acidification and rising water temperatures aren’t just bad for marine life. They pose risks to our health, too. 

Forests are often thought of as Earth’s “lungs.” But they’re so much more than that.