Chernobyl’s Forests Pose Radiation Risk: Expert
The forests around the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant still contain significant radiation from the 1986 disaster, and now pose a heightened risk, warns Dr. William Keeton, a University of Vermont expert on Ukraine’s forests.
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Study: Europe’s Old-Growth Forests at Risk
Like its ancient cathedrals, Europe has a remarkable—but poorly understood—legacy of old-growth forests. These primeval landscapes, scattered on remote hillsides and forested valleys across many countries, are a “living treasure,” says University of Vermont scientist Bill Keeton.
New Map Shows Many Old-growth Forests Remain In Europe
Though you might read about deep, dark woods in fairy tales, the prevailing story today is that very little European old-growth forest remains. But now a new study—and map—shows that a surprising number of these primary forests still stand.